Rick Wagoner

Rick Wagoner
Rick Wagoner in 2004
Born
George Richard Wagoner Jr.

(1953-02-09) February 9, 1953 (age 71)
Wilmington, Delaware, US
NationalityAmerican
Alma materDuke University (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)
Occupation(s)Businessman
Formerly chairman & CEO of
General Motors (2000–2009)
PredecessorJohn F. Smith Jr.

George Richard "Rick" Wagoner Jr. (born February 9, 1953) is an American businessman and former chair and chief executive officer of General Motors. Wagoner resigned as chairman and CEO at General Motors on March 29, 2009, at the request of the White House.[1][2][3] The latter part of Wagoner's tenure as CEO of General Motors found him under heavy criticism as the market valuation of GM went down by more than 90% and the company lost more than US$82 billion.[4] He is a board member of ChargePoint, an electric vehicle infrastructure company.[5]

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  4. ^ "General Motors bankruptcy: End of an era - Jun. 1, 2009". money.cnn.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  5. ^ Staley, Oliver. "The General Motors CEO who killed the original electric car is now in the electric car business". Quartz. Retrieved October 4, 2017.