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NYT Profile of GM's President and CEO

DETROIT — If General Motors were to design a president and chief operating officer from scratch, the new model would probably look a lot like Frederick A. Henderson, according to The New York Times.

Born in Detroit and the son of a sales manager in G.M.’s Buick division, Mr. Henderson rose through the automaker’s finance ranks and parts division to head its operations in Latin America, then Asia and Europe.

When G.M. appeared headed for bankruptcy in early 2006, he was tapped as chief financial officer, and played a major role in shaping G.M.’s North American turnaround plan and negotiating a contract with the United Automobile Workers.

Now Mr. Henderson, who is known as Fritz, is charged with accelerating G.M.’s growth around the world while steering its comeback effort at home.

Posted by Peter C. T. Elsworth  at 1:39 PM to GM | Permalink

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