DETROIT — General Motors' newest product and technology executive has said he thinks of the Detroit automaker as a canvas. One that can be curated, retouched or even torn apart.

After roughly six months as executive vice president and chief product officer, Sterling Anderson appears to be putting all three ideas to work as he oversees the company's vast product portfolio — from the vehicles themselves to the software powering them.

Anderson, who left the self-driving car company Aurora Innovation that he co-founded to join GM in June, has quickly become the most influential product executive in more than 15 years, outside of GM President Mark Reuss .

He has consolidated power to oversee "the end-to-end product lifecycle" of GM vehicles, including manufacturing en

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