Kevin Williams has been appointed assistant managing director and manufacturing manager of GM de Mexico, while Annette Clayton will succeed Williams as GM North America vice president of quality, GM chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner announced today.


Williams, 43, will report to Arturo Elias, managing director of GM de Mexico. Clayton, 41, will report to Wagoner, who oversees GM North America. She currently is a GM manufacturing manager for eight assembly plants and president of Saturn Corporation. The appointments are effective from June 1.


In his new role, Williams will work closely with Elias in day-to-day operational activities and will be responsible for running GM’s manufacturing plants in Mexico.