Bill Presley
Bill Presley is President and Chief Executive Officer of Gentherm, the global market leader and developer of innovative thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies. Bill joined Gentherm in January 2025 and serves on the Company’s Board of Directors.
As President and CEO, Bill leads more than 14,000 employees in 13 countries, where he is responsible for the strategic direction and operational leadership of the company. He is leading the company's quest to strengthen the core business and growth initiatives in adjacent markets centered on the company's core technology platforms of Thermal Management, Air Moving Devices, Pneumatic Solutions, and Valve Systems.
Bill joined Gentherm from Aptiv PLC, where he served as Vice Chairman, Chief Operating Officer and President for Aptiv’s Signal & Power Solutions Segment (S&PS). Under his leadership, he was responsible for $20 billion in revenue and oversaw more than 160,000 global employees in 40 countries across 140 facilities and 7 technical centers.
Prior to joining Aptiv in 2019, Bill held various positions of increasing responsibility at Lear Corporation including Global Vice President of the Wire & Component Business Unit and Global Vice President of Engineering from 2008-2019. Bill began his career at Chrysler Corporation where he worked in multiple functional areas including Systems & Component Engineering, Product Design Studios and Vehicle Development.
Bill graduated from Norwich Military University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and holds a Master of Engineering degree with a concentration in Electromagnetic Physics from the University of Detroit and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Oakland University. Bill served in the U.S. Army and Michigan National Guard as a member of the Field Artillery between 1988 and 2001 in various leadership positions.