Julian Blissett was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors in 2025. Following a 28-year career with General Motors Corporation (“GM”), Mr. Blissett retired in 2024 after leading GM’s operations in China through a period of significant growth and change.
He began his career with GM as an engineer and advanced through numerous roles in operations, new business development and executive leadership while gaining experience in the United Kingdom, Japan, Poland and most recently in China.
During his nearly 20 years in China, he served as Executive Director, Shanghai General Motors Manufacturing; Vice President, GM International Operations ManufacturingEngineering; Vice President, GM International Operations New BusinessDevelopment; Executive Vice President, Shanghai GM; and Regional President, GM International Operations.
Mr. Blissett graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and Business. He speaks conversational Mandarin and Japanese.