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LANSING, Mich., March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Habitat for Humanity of Michigan is honored to announce Dan Akerson, chairman and CEO of General Motors Company, as the keynote speaker for the 2013 Awards Banquet on April 24, held at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing. In 2012, Akerson and his wife, Karin, stepped forward to provide a $1-million cornerstone gift to Habitat for Humanity's "Leaders to ReBuild Detroit" initiative. As a part of the ReBuild Michigan Campaign,...
Mr. Dan Akerson, CEO, General Motors spoke with MilitaryOneClick's Jennifer Pilcher about GM's unwavering commitment to the military at the unveiling of the new hand-crank cycle for the wounded veterans of the Achilles Freedom Team at the 113th Army Navy Game in Philadelphia on Saturday, December 8, 2012. Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) December 10, 2012 Prior to the start of the 113th Army Navy game on Saturday, December 8th in Philadelphia, the General Motors Team, members of the...
CHICAGO, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors Chairman & CEO Dan Akerson will be honored by The Executives' Club of Chicago with their International Executive of the Year award at a luncheon on June 28 at Navy Pier. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120203/MM47327LOGO) At the event, Akerson will speak to an audience of close to 1,000 business and civic leaders about American competitiveness, China, and the future of manufacturing. One of the top global auto...
CHICAGO, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors Chairman & CEO Dan Akerson will be honored by The Executives' Club of Chicago with their International Executive of the Year award at a luncheon on June 28 at Navy Pier. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120203/MM47327LOGO) At the event, Akerson will speak to an audience of close to 1,000 business and civic leaders about American competitiveness, China, and the future of manufacturing. One of the top global...
DETROIT, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors has released its first global sustainability report as a new company, reinforcing its belief that sustainability goals are best achieved when integrated into its business model. "Sustainability feeds our bottom line and sustaining a profitable business is our ultimate responsibility," said GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson. "Profits enable reinvestment - in R&D to reimagine a car's DNA; in cleaner, more fuel-efficient...
DETROIT, Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors Co. today outlined details of its 2011 labor agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) during a conference call with analysts and media, hosted by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dan Akerson and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dan Ammann. The agreement, which has been ratified by the UAW membership (65 percent production and 63 percent skilled trades), covers 48,500 hourly GM employees. "The agreement is a...
TOLEDO, Ohio, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors Co. announced Tuesday it will invest about $2 billion in U.S. assembly and component plants, creating or preserving more than 4,000 jobs at 17 facilities in eight states. "We are doing this because we are confident about demand for our vehicles and the economy," GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson said during an event at the 54-year-old Toledo Transmission Plant. "This new investment is on top of $3.4 billion and more than 9,000 jobs...
DETROIT, April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson and Opel and Vauxhall CEO Karl Stracke will serve in prominent roles at the 2011 SAE World Congress as General Motors hosts the world's largest gathering of transportation engineers. With the theme of "Charging Forward Together," the annual Congress returns to Cobo Center Tuesday through Thursday. Akerson will deliver the keynote address at Thursday's closing banquet, while Stracke, its chair, opens this year's...
BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- "As our largest market, China played a significant role in GM's success in 2010. We will continue investing aggressively in China to ensure the long-term success of our company." General Motors Co. Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson made these remarks during a media briefing today in Beijing. He also commented on the growth of the company's business and the importance of China to the automaker. According to Akerson, "GM's success in China is the result of...
DETROIT, Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute is honored to announce that Dan Akerson, chairman and chief executive officer of General Motors Company, and his wife, Karin, will serve as chairs of this year's Annual Dinner gala. The 29th Annual Dinner is one of Detroit's leading charitable events that raises critical funds to support groundbreaking cancer research, exceptional patient care and education at Karmanos. (Logo:...
