Troy A. Clarke

GM Group Vice President
President
GM North America

Troy A. Clarke has been president of GM North America and GM group vice president since July 1, 2006.

Clarke had served as president of GM Asia Pacific and GM group vice president from June 2004. He earlier was GM group vice president of manufacturing and labor relations beginning in June 2002. During that time, he was responsible for North America vehicle manufacturing, vehicle operations, the Metal Fabricating Division, and labor relations. He served as GM's chief negotiator for the 2003 United Auto Workers labor negotiations in North America.

Clarke had been vice president of labor relations since January 2001. Before taking the labor relations post, Clarke was president and managing director of GM de México and a GM corporate vice president since January 1998. He had been director of manufacturing for GM de México since June 1997.

Clarke joined GM as a co-op student at Pontiac Motor Division in Pontiac, Michigan, in 1973. He remained at Pontiac for ten years, holding a series of engineering and manufacturing assignments of increasing responsibility.

He received a bachelor's degree in engineering from the General Motors Institute in 1978 and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Michigan in 1982.

Clarke is the co-chairman of the National Center for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation and a member of the University of Michigan Business School Visiting Council. He serves on the board of directors of the GM-Toyota NUMMI manufacturing joint venture in California.