# GM, Meet Your New Daddy **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [June 9, 2009, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-meet-your-new-daddy/68918 "2009-06-09T12:01:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-meet-your-new-daddy/68918/1 "2009-06-09T12:01:53Z")
Well not exactly daddy, but chairman. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124455917011697805.html](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124455917011697805.html) > Edward Whitacre Jr., who turned [AT&T](http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=t) Corp. into the world’s largest telecommunications company as chief executive, will become chairman of General Motors Corp. when the company leaves bankruptcy, the auto maker said Tuesday. > ``` > The 67-year-old Mr. Whitacre is known as a straight-talking, no-nonsense executive with a track record of cutting big deals and working closely with the U.S. government, skills that could prove critical for GM as it orchestrates a massive restructuring under close scrutiny of the U.S. Treasury. > > ``` ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-meet-your-new-daddy/68918/2 "2009-06-09T13:14:36Z")
Could be interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-meet-your-new-daddy/68918/3 "2009-06-09T16:44:54Z")
great… ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-meet-your-new-daddy/68918/4 "2009-06-10T11:20:14Z")
> [@Viper966](#): > > great… x2 Now I guess BMW is my new favorite brand. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-meet-your-new-daddy/68918/5 "2009-06-10T11:22:28Z")
:tup: They need an outsider as chairman. Chairman/CEO’s always get absolute power and usually fuck things up. This guy is smart and knows what’s up. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-meet-your-new-daddy/68918/6 "2009-06-10T11:25:23Z")
Sounds like a good start. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-meet-your-new-daddy/68918/7 "2009-06-10T11:26:25Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > :tup: They need an outsider as chairman. Chairman/CEO’s always get absolute power and usually fuck things up. This guy is smart and knows what’s up. +1 This is a good thing! ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-meet-your-new-daddy/68918/8 "2009-06-10T11:32:40Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > They need an outsider as chairman. Chairman/CEO’s always get absolute power and usually fuck things up. Bingo! ---
**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-meet-your-new-daddy/68918/9 "2009-06-10T11:40:12Z")
chevy soon to hold contract with apple for Icar? ---
**Author:** ![blk99z28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@blk99z28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blk99z28)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-meet-your-new-daddy/68918/10 "2009-06-10T12:14:26Z")
At least its not Gheitner or Barney Frank.