14 Facts About Dan Ammann

Dan Ammann is the former CEO of Cruise, having been the President of General Motors between 2015 and 2019.

Dan Ammann was born and raised in Eureka, a rural area outside of Hamilton, New Zealand.

Dan Ammann began his career as an investment banker, starting at Credit Suisse First Boston in 1993.

Dan Ammann moved to New York City in 1997, and continued to work for Credit Suisse until moving to Morgan Stanley in 1999.

At Morgan Stanley, Dan Ammann worked with clients in the technology, service, and manufacturing industries, helping with mergers, acquisitions, raising capital, and restructuring.

Dan Ammann was the lead advisor on GM's bankruptcy reorganization.

Dan Ammann joined GM in 2010 as the company's treasurer following the company's bankruptcy restructuring.

Dan Ammann then served as executive vice president of GM, before becoming the company's president in January 2014.

In 2018, Dan Ammann transitioned leadership of the Cadillac brand to GM product chief Mark Reuss in order to spend more time focusing on Cruise.

Dan Ammann helped guide the 2016 acquisition of Cruise and was closely involved with its leadership, growing the company from 40 to around 1,000 employees.

In 2016, Dan Ammann joined the Lyft board of directors when GM invested $500 million in the company.

Dan Ammann was the president of GM until 1 January 2019, when he was named the CEO of Cruise, the self-driving automobiles division of GM.

Dan Ammann left Cruise in December 2021 without explanation from GM or Cruise.

In 2022, ExxonMobil announced that Dan Ammann had joined them as the head of the company's low carbon solutions division.