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He was appointed Chief Executive automotive manufacturer in August after the surprise that Ed Whitacre, who had led the company back to profitability, stood beside announcement. This is in spite of the Akerson just as GM for a little over a year and have no further experience of work in the automotive industry. As fourth Executive Director of GM in 18 months, his battle to ensure stability seemed vast.

However, Akerson, 61, may not be a veteran of the industry, but neither was Alan Mulally, the pattern of Ford announced, when he was appointed in 2006.

Akerson joins the company with an impressive CV and a GM difficile.Avant reputation, he managed Director and head of global private equity group Carlyle, redemption until he had shone in the industry as a patron of Nextel and MCI Telecommunications.

A keen golfer, the Akerson worldwide private equity success is considered led to him raise a fortune of about 200 m $ (￡ 125 m).

Born in California from son of a man in the army, he is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1970 with a degree in science and engineering and also holds a master's degree from the London School of Economics.

He was brought to the jury on GMOs by automotive Obama administration task force, identified as a hard Taskmaster challenge strategy GM.Aux along with four other appointments of Government, including Whitacre, it is understood to have become engrossed in the constructor, questioning the decisions and play a role in the decisions at the end of 2009 to oust Henderson and the sale of a stake in Opel and Vauxhall, its European firms scrap.

On the appointment of Chief Executive, he said: "there are remarkable for the new mechanism possibilities, and I am honoured to lead the company through this chapter suivant.Ed Whitacre created a foundation on which we will continue to build a large car company."

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