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Pages in category "General Motors executives" The following 96 pages are in this category, out of 96 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Daniel Akerson;
General Motors ranked first among United States corporations in the value of wartime production contracts. [17] GM's William S. Knudsen served as head of U.S. wartime production for President Franklin Roosevelt. The General Motors UK division, Vauxhall Motors, manufactured the Churchill tank series for the Allies.
In 2001, he was appointed executive director of the Performance Division, then executive director of Global Vehicle Integration, Safety and Virtual Development in 2005, and held the position of President of General Motors North America from 2009 until 2013. [2] [4]
General Motors Company (GM) [2] is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. [3] The company is most known for owning and manufacturing four automobile brands: Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac, each a separate division of GM.
Harlow Curtice. Harlow Herbert Curtice (August 15, 1893 – November 3, 1962) [1] was an American automotive industry executive who led General Motors (GM) from 1953 to 1958. As GM's chief, he was selected as Man of the Year for 1955 by Time magazine.
Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr. (/ s l oʊ n / SLOHN; May 23, 1875 – February 17, 1966) was an American business executive in the automotive industry.He was a long-time president, chairman and CEO of General Motors Corporation. [2]
In 1920, he became president of General Motors succeeding William C. Durant, [12] and resigned in 1923, when he was succeeded by Alfred P. Sloan Jr. [13] Pierre du Pont resigned the chairmanship of GM in response to GM President Alfred Sloan's dispute with Raskob over Raskob's involvement with the Democratic National Committee. When du Pont ...
General Motors Corporation was started at this time with Durant putting Pierre du Pont in charge, with McLaughlin Director and Vice President of the newly incorporated General Motors Corporation in 1918. The venture proved highly successful for Durant, and he was able to buy enough shares in GM to regain control, becoming its president in 1916.