Hector Villarreal

President and Managing Director GM Korea and Asia Pacific @ General Motors Korea

About

Automotive executive professional with global experience in General Management, Operations transformation, Sales, Strategy, Planning and Program Management.

Country

South Korea

City

Seoul

Industry

Automotive

Skill

Manufacturing Engineering, Powertrain, Automotive, Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Kaizen, Product Development, 5S, Program Management, Strategic Planning, Industrial Engineering, New Business Development, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Management, Business Development, Business Strategy, Process Improvement, Project Planning, Manufacturing, Negotiation

Experience

President and Managing Director GM Korea and Asia Pacific

General Motors Korea

2025-1 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

Seoul, South Korea

• Leading General Motors operations for the Asia Pacific region including Korea, Japan and South East Asia.

President and CEO

General Motors Korea

2023-8 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

Seoul, South Korea

Vice President Sales, Service and Marketing

General Motors

2020-10 - 2023-7 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Mexico City Metropolitan Area

President, GM Southeast Asia Operations

General Motors

2019-8 - 2020-10 · 1 yr 3 mos

Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand

Managing Director, GM Russia and CIS

General Motors

2017-10 - 2019-8 · 1 yr 11 mos

Russian Federation

President and Managing Director at GM Uzbekistan Operations

General Motors

2015-7 - 2017-10 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Uzbekistan

Planning and Program Management Vicepresident - GM Korea

General Motors

2012-9 - 2015-7 · 2 yrs 11 mos

South Korea

Strategy and Portfolio Planning Director - GM Mexico

General Motors

2008-7 - 2012-8 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Mexico

Program Management Director - GM Mexico

General Motors

2005-7 - 2008-7 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Mexico

Advanced Vehicle Portfolio Planning Manager

General Motors

2004-7 - 2005-6 · 1 yr

Greater Detroit Area

Vehicle Line Director

General Motors

2001-2 - 2004-6 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Mexico

Industrial Engineering Manager for GM Mexico Plants

General Motors

2000-1 - 2001-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Mexico

Manufacturing Planning Manager

General Motors

1998-12 - 2000-1 · 1 yr 2 mos

Mexico

Manufacturing Engineering Liaison

General Motors

1996-2 - 1998-12 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Flint, Michigan

Industrial Engineering Supervisor

General Motors

1993-7 - 1996-2 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Ramos Arizpe Mexico

Project Engineer

General Motors

1990-7 - 1993-6 · 3 yrs

Ramos Arizpe, Mexico

Education

Tecnológico de Monterrey

Engineering/Industrial Management

1992 - 1994 · 2 yrs

Tecnológico de Monterrey

Mechanical Engineering

1985 - 1989 · 4 yrs