Last Thursday during the NCM Bash, we learned that the Corvette Assembly Plant’s Director Kai Spande had taken the recent GM buyout that was offered back in April and will be retiring after a 31-year career with General Motors. Kai spent eight years as our plant director and he will definitely be missed. His last day will be July 31st.
On Friday, General Motors made the announcement internally that Kai’s replacement had been selected. His name is Raymond (Ray) Theriault.
We can’t find much online about Ray Theriault, but thanks to a friend, we got his quick bio from the Friday GM announcement:
Raymond Theriault, Senior Manager – EV Supplier Integration, will be promoted to Plant Director, Bowling Green Assembly, replacing Kai Spande, effective June 1st. Raymond has held various roles in both GPS and VAP in cars and trucks as well as an international assignment in GMIO and China. These roles include Quality Manager, Quality Operations Director, Assistant Plant Manager and Assistant Plant Director. Prior to his current assignment, Raymond was the Assistant Plant Manager at Spring Hill Engine. In his new assignment, he will report direct to Camilo Ballesty.
We can appreciate his credentials related to Quality as well as being an Assistant Plant Manager at Spring Hill Engine which is a huge facility. I know that some will key in on the EV Supplier Integration job, but that’s just the future that GM is headed and now we have someone leading production of the Corvette that knows a bit more about electrification.
We look forward to welcoming Ray Theriault to the Corvette Assembly Plant.
Source:
General Motors
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Had not seen that Kai took a package. Interesting.
Kai knows what a CF electric vehicles are going to be. Time to get out now.
EVs Are The Yugo Of The 21st Century
https://issuesinsights.com/2023/03/28/evs-are-the-yugo-of-the-21st-century/
Buy outs, bail outs, and bail ins will be the latest fad soon.
Just another GM upper management “YES MAN”
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