Topic: Ed Whitacre

Former GM Chief Ed Whitacre's decision to resign last month instead of staying as planned through the automaker's initial public offering came on...

The week's winners and losers

WINNERS . . KEIKO AOKI Widow of Benihana founder Rocky wins two-year court battle for control of company.. . STEVE JOBS Apple boss wows tech world...

New GM boss starts Day 1

General Motors welcomes its fourth CEO in 18 months today, as Dan Akerson officially takes the reins from Ed Whitacre at the troubled automaker...

Departure tales

ManagementSpeak: So-and-so has left the company to pursue other interests. . Translation: We finally fired his worthless behind.. . KJR Club member...

Urgency With a Purpose

I want to make sure people understand that the responsibility for this company to be successful is not just with the C.E.O. It's them." That was Ed...

White House hails new GM CEO Akerson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House hailed GM's new CEO Dan Akerson on Friday as a proven and respected executive who can guide the company's recovery.Spokesman Robert Gibbs said President Barack Obama was informed of Edward Whitacre's resignation and
Updated throughout the day.. . Elizabeth Warren is a leading contender to run the newly created consumer financial agency (Reuters). . GM's board...

GM IPO filing pushed to early next week: source

NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Motors Co has pushed its IPO filing to early next week as it updates its prospectus with the recent CEO change and a management risk factor, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday.The filing with ...
Riding high on a 1.3 billion dollar quarterly profit, General Motors announced Thursday that Ed Whitacre will step down as CEO next month as the biggest US automaker prepares to break free from government control and relist on the stock exchange ...
General Motors Co. announced on Thursday that it made $1.33 billion in profit during the second quarter, an indication that the beleaguered...