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  1. Golden Parachutes: 21 CEOs Landed $100M Plus

    Fri, 27 Jan 2012

    Raymond 1993-2005 $320,599,861 UnitedHealth Group William D. McGuire 1991-2006 $285,996,009 AT&T Edward E . Whitacre Jr . 1990-2007 $230,048,463 Home Depot Inc. Robert L. Nardelli 2000-2007 $223,290,123 North Fork

  2. GM's CEO Steps Down Amidst IPO Talk

    Thu, 12 Aug 2010

    The announcement that General Motors Co. CEO Ed Whitacre is stepping aside, coupled with rumblings of a possible public offering of the auto giant's shares, seem to signal the turning

  3. False Advertising? Complaint Against General Motors Filed With FTC

    Tue, 4 May 2010

    The FTC Has Been Asked to Review a GM Commercial That Claims the Automaker Has Repaid Its Government Loans

  4. GM Under Fire for 'Misleading' Bailout Ad

    Thu, 29 Apr 2010

    American people," Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, wrote in a letter Thursday to GM CEO Ed Whitacre . The letter notes a recent commercial in which Whitacre boasts that it has repaid its "government loan in full, with interest

  5. Grassley Questions GM Repayment

    Thu, 22 Apr 2010

    economic adviser, Larry Summers, wrote that it was “a bright spot on the road to recovery.” The automaker’s CEO Ed Whitacre touted the repayments at a GM plant in Kansas City and in a write-up in the Wall Street Journal, then flew to Washington

  6. General Motors Pays Back $8 Billion to Taxpayers Ahead of Schedule

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    that the auto maker may be on the path to profitability. "As of today, GM has repaid in full and interest," said GM CEO Ed Whitacre to a crowd assembled on floor of a GM plant in Kansas City, Kan. To smiles and applause from workers, Whitacre also announced

News

  1. GM Chairman Ed Whitacre Named Permanent CEO

    Mon, 25 Jan 2010

    ABC's Tahman Bradley reports from Detroit: General Motors Chairman Ed Whitacre announced this morning that he will continue in the role of CEO of the Detroit auto maker. "Having spent the past few months

  2. Automakers Battle Over Style and Integrated Technology in Detroit

    Sun, 10 Jan 2010

    airbags. Cadillac will show its CTS-V coupe while Buick brings out a performance sedan concept car. GM chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre seemed to downplay expectations at this year's annual gathering, saying during a conference call with reporters last week

  3. Clem's Chronicles: Health Care/Gitmo Detainees to America/Blind Recall

    Tue, 15 Dec 2009

    Mark Schone) -- GM/GOVERNMENT PAYBACK TIMETABLE - In a meeting with wire reporters this morning, GM Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre said the auto maker plans to repay the entire $6.7 billion in government loans by the end of June. In a statement the

  4. Clem's Chronicles: The President's Speech/Kandahar/Tiger Woods/State Dinner Crashers

    Tue, 1 Dec 2009

    RESIGNS -Fritz Henderson has resigned as CEO of General Motors after just eight months. The company's chairman of the board Ed Whitacre Jr. will serve as interim replacement. Reading from a prepared statement, Whitacre said Henderson, who helped GM through

  5. GM will offer 60-day, money-back guarantee on new cars

    Thu, 10 Sep 2009

    Sunday on morning talk shows and NFL footbal games. It will star GM's government-appointed chairman of the board, Edward Whitacre . He will introduce himself, concede that he had doubts about GM products when he took the job, knows that shoppers share

  6. GM board orders faster new vehicle rollout

    Wed, 5 Aug 2009

    vehicles to market faster, a sign that the 13-member board will play a far larger role than the old one. Board Chairman Edward Whitacre Jr., in a conference call with reporters Wednesday, would not identify which vehicles were pulled ahead, but said the

  7. New GM will make money, repay loans, CEO says

    Fri, 10 Jul 2009

    news conference at GM's Downtown Detroit headquarters. "Business as usual is over at General Motors." New Chairman Edward Whitacre Jr. said the 40-day period had been extremely challenging. "There have been a lot of long hours, there have been a

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Videos

  1. GM's Miraculous Turnaround

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    revolution and its top management. Because they don't have loyalties to the past. They can go in with fresh ideas. When Ed Whitacre took over. The former head of AT&T admitted He knew nothing about building any soon fired most of the GM managers replacing

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    loyalties to the past. They can go in with fresh ideas. When Ed Whitacre took over. The former head of AT&T admitted He knew nothing about building -- any soon fired most of the GM managers
  2. World News (4.21.10)

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    revolution and its top management. Because they don't have loyalties to the past. They can go in with fresh ideas. When Ed Whitacre took over. The former head of AT&T admitted He knew nothing about building cars any soon fired most of the GM managers

    Ed Whitacre found at 2:42

    loyalties to the past. They can go in with fresh ideas. When Ed Whitacre took over. The former head of AT&T admitted He knew nothing about building cars any soon fired most of the GM managers
  3. GM's Miraculous Turnaround

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    revolution and its top management. Because they don't have loyalties to the pass. They can go in with fresh ideas. When Ed Whitacre took over. The former head of AT&T admitted He knew nothing about building cars any soon fired most of the GM managers

    Ed Whitacre found at 1:42

    loyalties to the pass. They can go in with fresh ideas. When Ed Whitacre took over. The former head of AT&T admitted He knew nothing about building cars any soon fired most of the GM managers
  4. New York Fashion Week Preview

    Thu, 9 Sep 2010

    Center action today is the first day of the runway shows and Ben would have come from AOL's dot com got a look inside I'm Ed Whitacre Bernstein let's Coleman way here to give you the exclusive preview of the first ever Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln

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    AOL's -- -- dot com got a look inside -- -- I'm Ed Whitacre Bernstein let's -- Coleman way here to give you the exclusive preview of the first ever Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center.
  5. Tapper on Obama's Troop Deployment

    Tue, 1 Dec 2009

    after eight turbulent months that the auto maker. Anderson led the company through its bankruptcy filing last spring he's been at odds with GM's board over the sale of the Opel and Saab lines. Board chairman Ed Whitacre now takes over.

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    board over the sale of the Opel and Saab lines. Board chairman Ed Whitacre now takes over.
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