James A. Bertrand, 51, 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.
1979年,Bertrand加入通用汽车公司,任通用汽车公司加拿大安大略省奥沙瓦分公司的产品工程师。 在接下来的7年里,他担任了各种工程与金融领域的职位,包括CAMI与玲木汽车公司和通用汽车加拿大分公司合资项目的设计与实施。
1986年Bertrand调动到了纽约财政办公室,并在1987年时成为了海外财务分析经理。 随后,他被提拔为商业开发与分析总监。 1989年,Bertrand调任瑞典苏黎世通用汽车公司欧洲分公司,任财务分析与计划总监。 1992年,他升任位于德国Ruesselscheim的欧宝公司审计官。 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. 此外,他还在2003年时被任命为德尔福汽车控股有限公司(AHG)总裁。 2004年,安全与内饰系统部合并为公司后,他开始一心一意地解决AHG面临的巨大挑战。 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.