Bill Parfitt

Christopher William Parfitt CBE is the chairman and former managing director of General Motors UK Ltd.[1][2]

Biography

Christopher William Parfitt was trained as an engineer and joined Goodyear in 1972, where he was in charge of initiating and running the Fast Fit operations. He later worked at Dorada, Sears, Lex, and Henlys.

In 1998, Parfitt joined General Motors as fleet sales director. Subsequently, he held the positions of Sales and Marketing Director, Managing Director, and Regional Director responsible for Saab, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Corvette, Hummer, and Opel Ireland as well as Fleet and LCV Sales for General Motors Europe.

Parfitt retired as Chairman & Managing Director for GM UK . He continued undertaking senior temporary roles and consulting for GM in Europe for some time after his retirement.

Parfitt was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) during the 2011 Birthday Honours.[3]

References
  1. David Robertson (May 26, 2009). "Business big shot: Bill Parfitt of General Motors UK". Times Online. The Times. Archived from the original on 2011. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  2. "GM veteran Parfitt to stay on as Vauxhall chairman". Automotive News Europe. 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  3. "No. 59808". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2011. p. 8.
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