general motors co (GM:New York)

Executive Profile*

Background*

Mr. Daniel F. Akerson, Dan has been the Chief Executive Officer at General Motors Company since September 1, 2010 and has been its Chairman since January 1, 2011. He serves as Principal Executive Officer of General Motors Holdings LLC. Mr. Akerson served as Head of Global Buyout and Managing Director at The Carlyle Group LP, since July 2009. He joined The Carlyle Group in 2003 and served there until August 2010. He served as Managing Director of Carlyle Partners IV, ... L.P., Carlyle Venture Partners II, L.P., Carlyle Venture Partners III, L.P. and Carlyle Partners V, L.P. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Forstmann Little & Co., and also served as its General Partner from 1993 to 1996. From 1999 to January 2003, he served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of XO Communications, where he led the successful restructuring of XO Communications. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of XO Holdings, Inc. from September 1999 to January 17, 2003. He serves as the Chairman of General Motors Holdings LLC. Mr. Akerson served as the Chairman of the Board of Nextel Communications, Inc. from 1996 to 2001 and its Chief Executive Officer from 1996 to 1999. From 1993 to 1995, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Instrument Corporation. He served as a General Partner of Forstmann Little & Company since 1993. Mr. Akerson served in several senior positions at MCI Communications Corporation including Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer from 1987 to 1990 and President & Chief Operating Officer from 1992 to 1993. Mr. Akerson served as the Chairman of the Board of Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. from May 2, 2005 to May 2008. Mr. Akerson has been a Director at Freescale Semiconductor Inc. since June 21, 2007, General Motors Company since July 24, 2009 and Freescale Holdings G P Ltd - General Partner at Freescale Holdings L.P. since December 1, 2006. He serves as a Director of Hawaiian Telcom Services Company, Inc., Nielsen Finance LLC, the U.S. and Naval Academy Foundation. He served as a Director of Motors Liquidation Company since July 24, 2009. He served as a Director of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation since 2008. He served as a Director of American Express Company from 1995 to April 30, 2012. Mr. Akerson served as a Director of Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. and Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd., from June 21, 2007 to September 20, 2010. Mr. Akerson served as a Director of Manor Care, Inc. from 2008 to 2009, MultiPlan, Inc. from 2006 to 2009, Time Warner, Inc. from 2001 to 2002 and XO Holdings,Inc. from September 1999 to January 17, 2003. He served as a Member of Supervisory Board of Nielsen Holdings N.V. from July 28, 2006 to November 23, 2006. He served as a Director of United Components Inc. since 2003. He served as a Director of Willcom, Inc. and Hawaiian Telcom Communications Inc. He served as a Member of Supervisory Board of Forstmann Little & Co. Mr. Akerson holds a B.S. in Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and an M.Sc., in Economics from the London School of Economics.

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