Christopher P.M. "Chris" Gubbey (born May 11, 1956 in Gosport

Gosport

Gosport is a town, district and borough situated on the south coast of England, within the county of Hampshire. It has approximately 80,000 permanent residents with a further 5,000-10,000 during the summer months...

, Hampshire

Hampshire

Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

) is an auto executive, who currently works for General Motors

General Motors

General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...

. Until 2007, Gubbey was the vice president of Shanghai GM

Shanghai GM

Shanghai General Motors Company Ltd. is a joint venture between General Motors Company and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation that manufactures and sells Chevrolet, Buick, and Cadillac brand automobiles in mainland China. Shanghai GM was founded on June 12, 1997 with 50% investment each...

. Gubbey is a graduate of Hatfield Polytechnic and has also held positions at Ford and Toyota. On July 1, 2007 he officially took up his role as chairman and managing director of Holden

Holden

GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931...

, however, after only six months as chairman and managing director, the shortest in the history of the company, Gubbey has been replaced by Mark Reuss

Mark Reuss

Mark L. Reuss is the current President of General Motors North America. He served as chairman and managing director of Holden, the Australasian General Motors operation from 1 February 2008 until 1 September 2009, overseeing GM's Australasian operations and is a director on the GM Asia Pacific...

. Gubbey has since been appointed GME Vice President and Managing Director, GM Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States.