Leadership
Direzione strategica e Dirigenti aziendali
James A. Bertrand
Vicepresidente, Delphi Corporation
Presidente, Gruppo Holding Delphi Automotive
Presidente, Delphi Sistemi Termici
James A. Bertrand, 50, is a vice president of Delphi Corporation and president of Delphi Automotive Holdings Group as well as president of Delphi Thermal Systems. He is also a member of the Delphi Strategy Board, the company's top policy-making group, and the executive champion for the Corporation's Customer Satisfaction Task Team. He also serves as the executive champion for the Chrysler Corporation customer account.
Bertrand è stato assunto da General Motors (GM) nel 1979 come ingegnere di prodotto presso la GM del Canada a Oshawa (Ontario) in Canada. Durante i sette anni successivi ha ricoperto diversi ruoli in ingegneria e finanza, tra cui programmazione ed esecuzione delle attività per la joint venture CAMI con Suzuki Motor Co. e GM del Canada.
Nel 1986, Bertrand si è trasferito nell'Ufficio della Tesoreria di New York dove, nel 1987, è diventato responsabile delle analisi finanziarie estere. Successivamente, è stato promosso direttore dell'analisi e sviluppo del business. Nel 1989, Bertrand si è spostato a Zurigo (Svizzera) dove ha ricoperto l'incarico di direttore dell'analisi finanziaria e della programmazione per GM Europe. Nel 1992, è stato nominato direttore amministrativo di Adam Opel AG in Ruesselscheim (Germania). Bertrand was relocated to Beijing, China, in 1995 and promoted to executive director business development — small cars for GM's International Operations. In this capacity Bertrand was directly responsible for establishing GM's small car presence in China. He was also a member of GM's Asia-Pacific Vehicle Strategy Board, GM's most senior management group in the region.
Bertrand was named executive director of operations for Delphi in June 1997 and elected a Delphi vice president, in charge of operations in November 1998. He was named president of the former Delphi Safety & Interior Systems in January 2000. Inoltre, è stato nominato presidente del gruppo Automotive Holdings di Delphi (AHG) nel gennaio del 2003. Bertrand ha mantenuto questo duplice ruolo fino al gennaio del 2004, quando il consolidamento aziendale della divisione Sistemi di sicurezza & Interni gli ha consentito di concentrarsi solamente sulle importanti sfide competitive in AHG. The scope of AHG's operations was further expanded in 2006 as a result of Delphi's restructuring decision to dramatically streamline the corporation's global product portfolio. Following the successful rationalization of the majority of AHG's operations and product portfolio, Bertrand assumed additional responsibilities as president, Delphi Thermal Systems in May 2008. Delphi Thermal competes globally in both the automotive and non-automotive sectors. Both divisions are headquartered in southeast Michigan.
Bertrand earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 1979 from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada receiving several academic awards. In 1983, under the GM Fellowship Program, he earned a master's degree in business administration from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada.