Frederick Arthur "Fritz" Henderson was born on November 29,1958 and was president and chief executive officer of General Motors.
12 Facts About Frederick Henderson
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Frederick Henderson resigned as the CEO of General Motors on December 1,2009.
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Frederick Henderson replaced Rick Wagoner as CEO of GM when Wagoner stepped down after serving in that position for eight years, at the request of President Barack Obama in relation to the General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization.
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Frederick Henderson is a 1976 graduate of Lake Orion High School in Lake Orion, Michigan.
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Frederick Henderson holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.
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Frederick Henderson held a number of positions with the company until 1992 when he became GMAC group vice president of finance in Detroit.
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Frederick Henderson was successful in introducing small, inexpensive cars such as the Celta subcompact and the Meriva microvan, both produced in Brazil.
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In 2004, Frederick Henderson was appointed chairman of GM Europe, based in Zurich, Switzerland, where he undertook substantial restructuring including significant reductions in jobs.
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On December 1,2009, Frederick Henderson resigned from General Motors as CEO and was replaced by board Chairman Edward Whitacre, Jr.
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On February 19,2010, GM announced that Frederick Henderson would serve as a consultant on their international operations, to be paid $59,090 per month.
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On September 2,2010, Sunoco, Inc announced that Frederick Henderson would join the company as senior vice president, and that he will lead the company's SunCoke Energy unit as chairman and CEO when it is spun off in 2011.
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On June 11,2018, Adient plc announced that Henderson would replace former CEO R Bruce McDonald as interim CEO, pending a search for a full-time replacement for McDonald.