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10 General Motors IT leaders
These ten people hold or have held director-level or higher IT roles at General Motors, including chief information officers for GM regions and global functions. A reader can learn how these leaders run technology organizations in automotive manufacturing businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Fred Killeen
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Information Technology · General Motors
Former Vice President Information Technology at General Motors (2021–2023), a role the profile tags at the President/Vice President level, and former Chief Information Security Officer at General Motors (2018–2021). The profile also lists a CTO title at General Motors ending in 2021 and a Director, Systems Development Factory role there (2003–2005).
Jennifer Brennan
LinkedInExperience: CIO Joint Ventures · General Motors
CIO Joint Ventures at General Motors since 2013, a role the profile tags at the C-Level in General Management. Former CIO, PSA Alliance (2012–2013), former Global Purchasing & Supply Chain Information Officer (2010–2012) and former CIO Africa Middle East (2007–2010), all at General Motors.
Juan Arturo Dueñas Chávez
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · General Motors de México
Chief Information Officer at General Motors de México since 2022, a role the profile ties to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. The profile says the role manages the overall IT activity for GM de Mexico across all business functions and sites and supports product launches. Former Senior IT Manager GM Manufacturing Mexico at General Motors de México (2018–2022).
Lowell Kercheville
LinkedInExperience: CIO, Global Manufacturing and Workplace Safety · General Motors
CIO, Global Manufacturing and Workplace Safety at General Motors since 2024. Former CIO, Global Dealer, Aftersales and Supply Chain at General Motors (2021–2024), former CIO, Global Customer Care and Aftersales (2020–2021) and former CIO, Global Operations at General Motors (2018–2020). The profile also lists Director of Global Manufacturing and Quality IT at General Motors (2012–2018).
Marcelo Coelho
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer for South America · General Motors
Chief Information Officer for South America at General Motors since 2025. The profile says the role's mission is to align technology strategy with business objectives, driving operational efficiency and innovation across the automotive sector. Former Senior Business Partner Regional IT Manager covering manufacturing, GPSC, customer care and aftersales at General Motors (2019–2025).
Patrick McDevitt
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Global Markets IT · General Motors
Executive Director, Global Markets IT at General Motors since 2024, a role the profile tags at the Director level. Former Executive Director, Digital Business Technology (2021–2024) and former Director, Information Technology (2020–2021) at General Motors. Former Chief Technology Officer at Dun & Bradstreet (2016–2019).
Rich Pople
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer, Executive Director, Vehicle Integration, Innovation and AIML · General Motors
Chief Information Officer, Executive Director, Vehicle Integration, Innovation and AIML at General Motors since 2022. Former Director of the Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Center (2017–2022) and former Global Business Services, CIO (2013–2017) at General Motors. Describing the AI and Machine Learning Center role, the profile says Rich Pople is responsible for developing technology strategies and the autonomous off-vehicle roadmaps.
Robert Pasternak
LinkedInExperience: Global Director Infrastructure Cybersecurity, Compliance and Infrastructure Operations · General Motors
Global Director Infrastructure Cybersecurity, Compliance and Infrastructure Operations at General Motors since 2019. Former General Motors roles include Global Director Infrastructure Cybersecurity and Compliance (2018–2019), Global Director Infrastructure Engineering (2013–2017) and Global Director Application Architecture (2012–2013).
Sanjay Keswani
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · General Motors Africa & Middle East
Chief Information Officer at General Motors Africa & Middle East since 2023, and Regional Manager -Business Technology & Data Analytics there since 2017. The profile says the CIO role involves aligning IT strategies with business objectives. Former Regional IT Manager - Vehicle Sales, Service & Marketing at General Motors Africa & Middle East (2005–2013).
Stacy Bogataj Lynett
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Information Technology · General Motors
Vice President Information Technology at General Motors since 2023, a role the profile tags at the President/Vice President level in the Engineering and Technical department. Former Vice President, Digital Business Technology at General Motors (2021–2023) and former CIO, Global Product Group at General Motors (2019–2021).
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Match the person's scope to your question: a regional CIO knows how IT works inside one market, while a global function CIO or infrastructure director knows shared platforms and operations. Check whether the relevant role is current or past before asking about how General Motors runs IT today.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does General Motors split IT ownership between global functions and regional CIOs?
- 02What does it take to modernize plant and manufacturing systems without disrupting vehicle production?
- 03How should an automaker staff and govern IT for joint ventures, acquisitions and new businesses?
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