GM hires new head of strategy from Lucid Motors 

By Kalea Hall

DETROIT, ⁠Feb ⁠9 (Reuters) - ‍General Motors has hired an executive from electric-vehicle startup Lucid Motors ‍to lead corporate strategy, a role ​that will include scouting for partnerships with technology ​companies.

GM said on Monday that Claudia Gast will be the automaker's deputy chief financial officer and ​vice president of strategy, corporate development and technology partnerships. Gast will start ​March 1 and report to GM CEO Mary Barra for ‌strategy and CFO Paul Jacobson for corporate development and technology partnerships.

Many ​automakers are hiring executives ⁠from EV startups and technology companies as they navigate major technological ‌changes to their businesses, including electrification, automated driving and software-centric vehicles.

In an expanded role, ‌Gast will be taking over for Zach Kirkman, ‌a former Tesla executive who joined GM in 2023. Kirkman is departing the company for ‍other opportunities, a company spokesperson said.

Gast was most recently the senior ⁠vice president of strategy and business development at Lucid. She was also previously head of strategy at defense contractor AM General.

(Reporting by Kalea Hall)

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