U.S. Naval Academy (BS) London School of Economics (MS)
Occupation
Businessman
Known for
Former Chairman and CEO of General Motors
Board member of
General Motors, American Express
Spouse
Married
Daniel Francis Akerson (born October 21, 1948) is the former chairman and CEO of General Motors, serving from 2010 to 2014. Akerson succeeded Edward Whitacre as CEO on September 1, 2010, and became chairman of the board on January 1, 2011. He was succeeded by General Motors CEO Mary Barra.[1] Akerson was a managing director of The Carlyle Group and head of global buyout prior to joining General Motors. He joined the General Motors board of directors on July 24, 2009. Akerson also serves on the boards of American Express and the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation,[2] and in 2014 joined The Carlyle Group as a Vice Chairman and Special Advisor to the Board of Directors.
^David, Javier E. (December 10, 2013). "GM caps busy week by naming Mary Barra as new chief". CNBC. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
^"Daniel F. Akerson Corporate Bio". General Motors. January 1, 2011. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
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directors consists of 14 members. As of February 2016, members include: DanielAkerson (since 2014) David Burritt (since 2008) Bruce Carlson (since 2015) Joseph...
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non-deal, day-to-day operations of Carlyle. Also in 2009, Youngkin and DanielAkerson joined the firm's executive committee, which had previously consisted...
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Chairman (Update1)". Bloomberg. 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-07-15. "Daniel F. Akerson". Forbes. Archived from the original on March 13, 2009. "About GM:...
Wells & Co., as messenger. On April 1, 1845, along with Henry Wells and Daniel Dunning, Fargo organized the Western Express which ran from Buffalo to Cincinnati...
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Chenault Gary Crittenden Corporate directors Stephen Squeri (Chairman) DanielAkerson Charlene Barshefsky Ursula Burns Peter Chernin Vernon Jordan Jr. Jan...
Chenault Gary Crittenden Corporate directors Stephen Squeri (Chairman) DanielAkerson Charlene Barshefsky Ursula Burns Peter Chernin Vernon Jordan Jr. Jan...
Chenault Gary Crittenden Corporate directors Stephen Squeri (Chairman) DanielAkerson Charlene Barshefsky Ursula Burns Peter Chernin Vernon Jordan Jr. Jan...
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