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He’s back: Ed Whitacre stars in second GM commercial about repaying bailout
General Motors Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre General Motors’ Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre is starring in his second commercial for the Detroit automaker. Whitacre uses the commercial to spread the word...
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Detroit’s Big 3 slowly showing improvement, analysts say bumpy road still ahead
From L to R: Alan Mulally, Sergio Marchionne, Ed Whitacre Compared to one year ago, Detroit”s big three automakers are showing a shocking turnaround. While Chrysler has only shown a slowing of their...
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Whitacre thanks employees for first-quarter profit, says there is still more...
GM Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre General Motors’ Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre has finally spoken about the Detroit automaker’s first-quarter profit… at least to his employees. In an e-mail sent to...
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More shakeups at GM, Whitacre assumes control of global product planning
GM Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre The shakeups keep coming in the GM executive branch, as dozens of product development executives have been reassigned, and new heads of global product planning,...
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GM awards $6.66 million worth of stock to its 14 top executives
GM CEO Ed Whitacre arrives in the Chevy Volt at the Austin Chamber of Commerce Luncheon According to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, General Motors gave stock valued at a...
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GM’s Whitacre: IPO is no. 1 on our list, we don’t like being called...
Ed Whitacre at speaks at Traverse City General Motors CEO and Chairman Edward Whitacre will do all he can to shed the “Government Motors” moniker that has stuck with the company ever since it came out...
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BREAKING: Whitacre to step down as GM CEO, Akerson to take up the job
Ed Whitacre will step down as GM CEO and Chairman on Sept. 1 After reporting a second consecutive quarter of profits, General Motors CEO Edward E. Whitacre said that he will step down as CEO of the...
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GM’s Whitacre sends memo to employees, says he was planning to step down from...
General Motors Chairman and CEO Edward E. Whitacre In a letter to GM employees regarding his decision to step down as Chairman and CEO of General Motors, Ed Whitacre said that he was preparing for the...
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White House praises new GM CEO, applauds Whitacre
Dan Akerson By now most of you should already know that General Motors’ current CEO and Chairman Edward Whitacre Jr., will be stepping down on September 1 and will be replaced by Daniel Akerson – but...
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Report: GM board asked Whitacre to stay on for years or leave
GM Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre According to three people familiar with the talks, General Motors’ board and bankers asked current CEO and Chairman Ed Whitacre to either step down or commit to stay in...
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Report: GM executives could reap big gains if IPO takes off
Ed Whitacre will step down as GM CEO and Chairman on Sept. 1 General Motors announced today that it has filed for an initial public offering of common stock. The move is expected to largely benefit GM...
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Report: GM’s new CEO looking for a house in metro Detroit
Dan Akerson General Motors new incoming CEO, Dan Akerson, is shopping for a house in metro Detroit, a move that signals he’s going to stay a while and be close to the company’s Renaissance headquarters...
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As of today, Dan Akerson is officially the CEO of General Motors
Dan Akerson - CEO of General Motors Company When Edward Whitacre took the job as General Motors’ CEO last year, he made it clear that he wasn’t here to stick around for a long time. Whitacre seemed...
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Akerson tells GM employees to be aggressive, says Cadillac needs to beat BMW
GM Chairman Ed Whitacre and GM CEO Dan Akerson During his first major address to General Motors’ global workforce, new CEO Dan Akerson urged employees to “be on the attack” against rival automakers....
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egmCarTech reader Ivan meets former GM CEO Ed Whitacre, tells us some...
From L to R: Kent Hance, Ivan Gutierrez and Edward E. Whitacre Jr Earlier this morning, egmCarTech reader Ivan Gutierrez sent me an email with a picture of him standing next to former General Motors...
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GM’s chairman Whitacre predicts $20 to $25 share price
Ed Whitacre will step down as GM CEO and Chairman on Sept. 1 General Motors Chairman Edward Whitacre said today that the company’s stock will be priced from $20 to $25 per share. Whitacre made the...
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Report: GM's top executive bought big number of shares for IPO
General Motors Chairman Ed Whitacre and CEO Dan Akerson General Motors’ top three executives increased their investment in the company once the stock hit the open market, picking up more shares under...
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Whitacre: GM still has a lot of fat that needs to be cut
In his new book, former General Motors Chairman Ed Whitacre said that the company was one of the most poorly managed companies when he took control in 2009. He stated that current CEO was not a fan of...
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