Edward Whitacre Jr

GM Board Promises Faster Rollout Of New Vehicles

AP | TOM KRISHER | Posted 09.05.2009 | Business


TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — At its first meeting, the board overseeing the new General Motors Co. ordered management to bring some new vehicles to ma...

Whitacre, New GM Chairman: "I Don't Know Anything About Cars"

bloomberg.com | Amy Thomson and Katie Merx | Posted 07.11.2009 | Business


No car experience is necessary to take a top spot at the bankrupt icon of Detroit's automobile industry. Believe it or not, the newly appointed ch...

Edward Whitacre: Sued By Civil Liberties Group When At AT&T

forbes.com | Liz Moyer and Joshua Zumbrun | Posted 07.10.2009 | Business


London - For whom the bell tolls? It is small surprise anti-terrorism measures have an impact on open society, though resentment breeds if the measure...

Edward Whitacre Jr., Lord of the Rings At AT&T, According To Bussiness Week 2006 Profile

businessweek.com | Posted 07.10.2009 | Business


Edward E. Whitacre Jr. has a thing for airplane hangars. The chief executive of AT&T (T) has cut numerous acquisitions in these cavernous confines, in...

Edward Whitacre Jr.: New GM Chairman Is Former AT&T CEO

Yahoo! Finance | Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer | Posted 07.10.2009 | Business


UPDATE: Edward Whitacre was the son of a railroad engineer, who grew up trapping frogs and shooting rabbits, according to Business Week. DETROIT (A...