Daniel Francis Akerson was born on October 21,1948 and is the former chairman and CEO of General Motors, serving from 2010 to 2014.
13 Facts About Daniel Akerson
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Daniel Akerson was succeeded by General Motors CEO Mary Barra.
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Daniel Akerson was a managing director of The Carlyle Group and head of global buyout prior to joining General Motors.
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Daniel Akerson joined the General Motors board of directors on July 24,2009.
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Daniel Akerson serves on the boards of American Express and the US Naval Academy Foundation, and in 2014 joined The Carlyle Group as a Vice Chairman and Special Advisor to the Board of Directors.
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Daniel Akerson was born in Oakland, California, grew up in Mankato, Minnesota, and currently resides in McLean, Virginia.
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Daniel Akerson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the United States Naval Academy and a Master of Science degree in economics from the London School of Economics.
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Daniel Akerson joined MCI Inc in 1983 where he served as the CFO for several years as well as President and Chief Operating Officer.
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Daniel Akerson left MCI in 1993 to become chairman and chief executive of General Instrument, where he succeeded former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
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In 1996, Daniel Akerson was hired to be the chief executive of Nextel.
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Shortly after stepping down as CEO of Nextel in July 1999, Daniel Akerson was brought in by Craig McCaw to run Nextlink Communications, later rebranded as XO Communications.
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XO Communications entered bankruptcy in June 2002, and Daniel Akerson resigned as CEO in December 2002.
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On December 10,2013, GM announced that Daniel Akerson will be replaced as CEO of GM by Mary Barra, effective January 15,2014.