Cadillac Announces Leadership Appointments

Director Of Advertising And Sales Promotion, Marketing Director - North American Products, And Director Of Retail Development Named

DETROIT - Cadillac General Manager, Mark LaNeve, is pleased to announce the following leadership appointments:

Chris Hamer has been named advertising and sales promotion director for Cadillac. Hamer replaces Kim Kosak, who has accepted the position of general director of advertising and promotions for Chevrolet. Hamer was previously director of marketing communications for OnStar where he was responsible for web strategy, advertising, promotions, and subscriber management activities. Prior to joining OnStar, Hamer was vice president, online strategy, for Priceline.com in Norwalk, Conn.

Kim McGill, currently director of retail development at Cadillac, becomes marketing director for Cadillac's North American products. McGill replaces Susan Docherty, who will attend GM's Stanford Sloan Fellows Program in Palo Alto, Calif. The Stanford Sloan Fellowship is a one-year program limited to 50 students with representatives from around the world. While director of retail development, McGill successfully enrolled over 100 Cadillac dealers in a facility enhancement program. She also oversaw significant revisions to the dealer Standards For Excellence (SFE) program and certified pre-owned vehicle program, which lead to an overall increase in dealer and customer satisfaction.

Kate Hardy, currently regional divisional marketing manager for Chevrolet in Naperville, IL, will replace McGill as director of retail development. Hardy began her career with General Motors in 1985 working for Oldsmobile in Boston, Mass. She has held various sales and marketing positions at Oldsmobile, GM Card and Cadillac, including, regional divisional marketing manager, manager of recognition programs, sales and promotion manager and regional administration manager.

Cadillac is a division of General Motors Corp., the world's largest vehicle manufacturer. GM employs 342,000 people globally in its core automotive business and subsidiaries. Founded in 1908, GM has been the global automotive sales leader since 1931. More information regarding Cadillac and its products can be found at media.gm.com.