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10 General Motors finance leaders
These ten current and former General Motors finance leaders include deputy CFOs, a treasurer and CFOs of GM regions and product groups. Readers can learn how GM's finance teams support product development, international operations, treasury and corporate development.
Professionals to explore
01—10Adam Chilinski
LinkedInExperience: CFO - GM Korea · General Motors
Former CFO - GM Korea at General Motors (2016–2022) and Vice President and CFO at SAIC General Motors since January 2022, based in Shanghai per his profile. At General Motors he was also FP&A Director - GMIO (2013–2016) and Managing Director FP&A - GM Korea (2012–2013).
Alejandro Delgado
LinkedInExperience: CFO, Enterprise Product Portfolio · General Motors
CFO, Enterprise Product Portfolio at General Motors since September 2023, and former Chief Financial Officer - GM Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean (2019–2023). At General Motors he was also Sales & Marketing Director - Electric Vehicles (2018–2019) and Finance Director - Treasury Operations and Global Bank Relations (2017–2018).
Claudia Gast
LinkedInExperience: Deputy CFO and Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development, and Technology Partnerships. · General Motors
Deputy CFO and Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development, and Technology Partnerships at General Motors since March 2026. She was Senior Vice President - Head of Strategy & Business Development (2025–2026) and Vice President - Head of Strategy and Business Development (2022–2025) at Lucid Motors, and CFO & Board Director (NASDAQ GTAC) at Global Technology Acquisition Corp. (2021–2022).
David Colasinski
LinkedInExperience: CFO Global Product Development · General Motors
CFO Global Product Development at General Motors since March 2025. At General Motors he was also CFO Software and Services (& Cruise Financial Oversight) (2024–2025), CFO Global Manufacturing and Labor Relations (2018–2024) and CFO GM Asia Pacific Region (2018).
Dirk Kumbrink
LinkedInExperience: CFO General Motors Europe · General Motors
CFO General Motors Europe since February 2022, based in Zürich per his profile; the highlight says he developed a long-term business case to re-enter the European market with EVs and a Direct-To Consumer (DTC) sales model. At General Motors he was also Finance Director Corporate FP&A, Long Term Plan (2018–2022) and Finance Director Full Size Trucks and Crossovers (2016–2018).
Melissa McKerracher
LinkedInExperience: Deputy CFO, Global FP&A and Commercial · General Motors
Former Deputy CFO, Global FP&A and Commercial at General Motors (2024–2025) and CFO, Novartis US since 2025. At General Motors she was also VP, Global Finance Strategy and FP&A (2023–2024) and CFO Electric Vehicles, Digital and Innovation (2021–2023).
Rocky Gupta
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Finance, Treasurer and Investor Relations · General Motors
Former Vice President Finance, Treasurer and Investor Relations at General Motors (2018–2023) and EVP - Treasurer at Comcast Corporation since 2023. At General Motors he was also Assistant Treasurer (2014–2017) and CFO, GM Southeast Asian Operations (2011–2014), and he was Chief Investment Officer & Chief Executive Officer of GM Asset Management (2017–2018).
Rosario Pena Noguero
LinkedInExperience: CFO, GM Mexico · General Motors
CFO, GM Mexico at General Motors since September 2023, based in Mexico City per the profile. Other General Motors roles listed are Finance Director - Global Capital Management (2022–2023), Finance Director - GM International Global Product Development (2019–2022) and Vice President and CFO of PATAC & Finance Director Global Product Development of GM China (2016–2019).
Sanjiv Gupta
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & CFO - GM International · General Motors
Former Vice President & CFO - GM International at General Motors (2023–2026), based in Detroit per his profile, and Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at Graco since April 2026. At General Motors he was also Executive Director - Head of Global Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis (2019–2023) and President and Managing Director - India & CFO - GM Holden (Australia & New Zealand) (2018–2019).
Zach Kirkman
LinkedInExperience: Deputy CFO · General Motors
Former Deputy CFO at General Motors (2024–2026); his profile says the role involved leading GM's global treasury, M&A, joint ventures, strategic partnerships and investments. At General Motors he was also VP Global Corporate Development and President GM Ventures (2024) and VP, Global Corporate Development (2023–2024), and he worked in Corporate Development at Tesla (2016–2022).
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Match the leader's region or business group to your question, since corporate, regional and product finance roles see different parts of GM's decisions. Check whether each person's GM role is current or ended before asking about recent practices.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does GM's finance organization decide how much capital to put behind a new vehicle or product program?
- 02How do regional CFOs at General Motors work with corporate finance on planning and forecasts?
- 03What does a deputy CFO at a large automaker focus on across treasury, partnerships and investments?
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