Mr. Karl Slym served as the Managing Director at Tata Motors Limited from September 13, 2012 to January 26, 2014. Mr. Slym joined Tata Motors in September 2012. Mr. Slym served as the Managing Director and President of General Motors India Pvt. Ltd. (known as GM India) at General Motors Company from October 1, 2007 to January 1, 2012. He served as an Executive Vice President of SAIC GM Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd. since January 1, 2012 He was awarded a Sloan Fellowship from GM and in 2002 earned a master of science degree in business administration from Stanford University. He graduated in 1984 from his post-secondary education in production engineering at England's Derby University. Mr. Slym passed away on January 26, 2014.