Nicholls gets top post at GM Sub-Sahara

PORT ELIZABETH, Eastern Cape - General Motors has appointed Ian Nicholls as president and managing director of GM's South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and Israel operations.

Nicholls’ appointment, from June 1 2015, is part of the automaker’s consolidation of its Africa and Middle East operations.

In his new role he will report directly to Mario Spangenberg, president and managing director of GM's Africa and Middle East operations.