Daniel F. Akerson was named Chief Executive Officer in September 2010 and Chairman
in January 2011. He has been a member of our Board of Directors since July 2009.
Before joining GM he was Managing Director and Head of Global Buyout of The Carlyle
Group from July 2009 to August 2010 and Managing Director and Co-Head of the U.S.
Buyout Fund from 2003 to 2009. Prior to joining The Carlyle Group he served as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of XO Communications, Inc. from September
1999 to January 2003. XO Communications, Inc. filed a voluntary petition under
Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in June 2002 and emerged from bankruptcy
proceedings in January 2003.
Stephen J. Girsky was named Vice Chairman of Corporate Strategy, Business Development,
Global Product Planning, and Global Purchasing and Supply Chain in February
2011. He has been Vice Chairman of Corporate Strategy and Business Development
since March 2010. He has been a member of our Board of Directors since July
2009 and serves on the Finance and Risk and Public Policy Committees. He has
also been Chairman of the Adam Opel AG Supervisory Board since November 2011
and a member of that board since January 2010. Prior to joining GM he served
as Senior Advisor to the Office of the Chairman of our company from December
2009 to February 2010 and President of S. J. Girsky & Company, an advisory
firm, from January 2009 to March 2010. From November 2008 to June 2009 he was
an advisor to the UAW. From 2006 to 2009 he served as President of Centerbridge
Industrial Partners, LLC, an affiliate of the private investment firm Centerbridge
Partners, L.P. He also served as lead director of Dana Holding Corporation from
2008 to 2009.
Thomas G. Stephens was named Vice Chairman and Global Chief Technology Officer
in February 2011 and will be retiring effective April 1, 2012. He had been employed
by General Motors Corporation since 1969. He had been Vice Chairman, Global
Product Operations since December 2009, and Vice Chairman, Global Product Development
from April 2009 to December 2009. Prior to that he had been Executive Vice President,
Global Powertrain and Global Quality since March 2008, Group Vice President,
Global Powertrain and Global Quality from March 2007 to March 2008 and Group
Vice President, Global Powertrain from July 2001 to March 2007.
Daniel Ammann was named GM Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
in April 2011. He has also been a member of the Adam Opel AG Supervisory Board
since November 2011. He had been GM Vice President, Finance and Treasurer from
April 2010 to April 2011. Before joining GM he was Managing Director and Head
of Industrial Investment Banking for Morgan Stanley, a position he held since
2004.
Jaime Ardila was named GM Vice President and President, South America effective
July 2010. He had been employed by General Motors Corporation since 1984. He
had served as President and Managing Director of GM Mercosur since November
2007, with responsibility for operations in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay,
Chile, Bolivia and Peru. Prior to this position he was Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of GM Latin America, Africa and Middle East since March 2003.
Mary T. Barra was named GM Senior Vice President, Global Product Development
in February 2011. She had been employed by General Motors Corporation since
1980. She has also been a member of the Adam Opel AG Supervisory Board since
January 2012. She had been Vice President, Global Human Resources from July
2009 to December 2010. Prior to this appointment she had been Vice President,
Global Manufacturing Engineering since February 2008. She had been Executive
Director, Vehicle Manufacturing Engineering since January 2005.
Timothy E. Lee was named GM Vice President and President, International Operations
in December 2009. He had been employed by General Motors Corporation since 1969.
He has also been a member of the Adam Opel AG Supervisory Board since November
2011. He had been Group Vice President, Global Manufacturing and Labor since
October 2009. He was named GM North America Vice President, Manufacturing in
January 2006.
Michael P. Millikin was named GM Senior Vice President and General Counsel
in February 2011. He had been employed by General Motors Corporation since 1977.
He had been Vice President and General Counsel from July 2009 to January 2011.
Prior to that he was Associate General Counsel since June 2005. He has been
a member of the Adam Opel AG Supervisory Board since 1998.
David N. Reilly was named GM Vice President and President, Europe in December
2009 and will be retiring effective April 1, 2012. He had been employed by General
Motors Corporation since 1975. He had been Executive Vice President, GM International
Operations since August 2009. He was named Group Vice President and President
of GM Asia Pacific in July 2006 and had previously been President and Chief
Executive Officer of GM Korea since April 2004.
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