LFM Pro-Sem

By Mr. Timothy Lee, GM North America Vice President, Manufacturing, along with two LFM alumni working at GM, Michael Peterson (LFM 94) and Amy Rabatin (LFM 02)

About Timothy Lee:
Timothy (Tim) E. Lee was appointed GM North America vice president of manufacturing on January 1, 2006. In this position, Lee has responsibility for GM's North American vehicle assembly and metal fabricating plants. Lee is a member of GM's North American Strategy Board.

Prior to his current assignment, Lee was GM Europe vice president of manufacturing, since June 1, 2002. He was responsible for all of GM's vehicle manufacturing and assembly plants in Europe. He was based in Zurich, Switzerland. Prior to this appointment, Lee was executive director of manufacturing engineering in Warren, Michigan, since July 2000.

Lee was born in Lorain, Ohio on February 5, 1951. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial administration from General Motors Institute (GMI), now Kettering University, and a Master of Science degree in industrial administration from Purdue University.

Lee began his career with General Motors in 1969 as a GMI student working at the former Fisher Body Division in Elyria, Ohio. He subsequently worked at several Fisher Body facilities in manufacturing, labor relations, and personnel positions. Between 1988 and 1996, Lee was plant manager at several GM plants in the U.S.

In 1996, Lee was transferred to Tokyo to direct product and manufacturing planning for Isuzu Motors. He was named vice president of corporate and product planning and a member of the board of directors at Isuzu later that year. After returning from Asia, he held various senior manufacturing positions within GM North America.