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Roy S. Roberts is an American business executive who had a long career at General Motors before retiring as group vice president, North American Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing in 2000. He is also a former managing director at Reliant Equity Investors.
In 1977, he started working as a trainee for General Motors in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Within four years, he was promoted to plant manager—he was the first Black man to hold the position. Roberts continued to rise through GM’s ranks in Michigan and, later, New York.
Roy S. Roberts started his career at General Motors Corporation as a trainee at the former Diesel Equipment Division in 1977 and today is one of the top black executives in corporate America.
Jun 16, 2023 · Roy Roberts, a native of Magnolia (Columbia County), rose through the ranks of the automotive industry from management trainee to vice president of General Motors Corporation (GM), only the second African American to hold such a high position in the corporation.
Jan 19, 2000 · Roy Roberts, group vice president of sales and marketing for General Motors Corp., said Tuesday he will retire April 1 to fulfill a dream of running his own business. Roberts, 61, GM’s...
As general manager of the newly-merged Pontiac-GMC division of General Motors, Roberts is presiding over the third-largest automobile manufacturing enterprise in the United States and is charged with leading his division into the twenty-first century as a cost-effective and innovative unit.
Jan 23, 2000 · Roy S. Roberts, 60, the G.M. group vice president for North American vehicle sales, service and marketing, announced last Tuesday that he would retire this spring. A week earlier, during the...
Roy Roberts VP of General Motors | Class of 2000. Roy Roberts, a native of Magnolia, Arkansas, rose through the ranks of the automotive industry from management trainee to vice president of General Motors Corporation (GM).
Jun 18, 2013 · Born in Arkansas, the 74-year-old Roberts had a notable career at General Motors before retiring as group vice president for North American vehicle sales and marketing in 2000. He is widely...
Feb 11, 2015 · My American Success Story: Always the First, Never the Last is the autobiography of Roy Roberts, who became the highest ranking African American executive in the history of General Motors Corporation and the global auto industry.
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