甘文维(Kevin E Wale ),澳大利亚人,1975年加入通用汽车公司。2005年5月1日起正式担任通用汽车(中国)有限公司总裁兼总经理,负责通用汽车在中国内地、台湾以及香港地区的业务运营。
Kevin E. Wale
Kevin E. Wale was appointed president and managing director of the GM China Group, effective May 1, 2005.
Wale began his GM career with Holden, the automaker's Australian unit, in 1975, in the Finance Department. In 1983, he moved to the GM Financial Staff in New York. In 1985, he took up the first of a series of posts in the Finance Division of Holden, ultimately assuming the position of director of Finance and Strategic Planning. In 1993, he became director of Sales, Marketing, and Aftersales. He was appointed executive in charge of operations for GM Asia Pacific in 1998. In 2001, he moved to Vauxhall Motors as managing director and was appointed vice president of GM Europe. Wale had served as vice president of GM Europe and chairman and managing director of Vauxhall Motors, since 2002, with additional responsibilities leading GM Europe's commercial vehicle activities.
A native of Melbourne, Australia, Wale has a Bachelor of Commerce degree with honors from Melbourne University and did additional study at GMI. In 2009, he received the Magnolia Award from the Shanghai government. He is currently a member of the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.