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	Richard Wagoner
		Wagoner has responsibility for the strategic and operational leadership of General Motors, and is chairman of its automotive strategy board.
		Wagoner began his GM career in 1977 as an analyst in the Treasurer's Office in New York.
		Wagoner served as vice president in charge of finance for General Motors Europe, based in Zurich, from June 1989 to July 1991, when he was named president and managing director of GM do Brasil.
	www.surferess.com /CEO/html/richard_wagoner.html (365 words)

	GM - Senior Leadership Group and Staff Officers (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rick Wagoner was elected GM chairman and chief executive officer on May 1, 2003.
		Wagoner was elected president and chief operating officer in 1998 and had been executive vice president of GM and president of North American Operations since 1994.
		Wagoner is a member of the boards of trustees of Duke University and Detroit Country Day School, the Board of Dean's Advisors of the Harvard Business School, and the Board of Directors of Catalyst.
	www.gm.com /company/investor_information/corp_gov/bios/wagoner.htm (301 words)

	Cars! Cars! Cars!: Rick Wagoner
		He drew applause when he said GM is pursuing technology-backed ways -- and not "pie-in-the-sky theories, or unfunded mandates, or ill-conceived exercises in regulation" -- to make its cars and trucks more fuel efficient and reduce emissions, which have been linked to global warming.
		Unfunded mandates (aka pay us to make a product which we will then sell), pie-in-the-sky theories (aka the competition makes kick-ass cars that are so good, people are buying 'em rather than ours), global warming (aka, Alison Krauss will wear fewer garments and, at least, put slits in her dress to expose her thighs).
		Wagoner's ~$5,000/hour compensation (based on his $10 million compensation for 2006: 10 mil divided by 12 (months) then by 20 (working days a month) then by 8 (hours/day) -- it's just a rough estimate).
	carscarscars.blogs.com /index/rick_wagoner/index.html (1697 words)

	Between the Lines: Rick Wagoner Takes on the Critics - Jalopnik
		Rabid Rick Wagoner, GM's beleaguered CEO, recently responded to increasing calls for his resignation by asking The General's Board of Bystanders for a vote of confidence.
		Wagoner singularly fails to understand that his critics fault him for the limited scope, delayed timing and sluggish pace of his changes.
		Wagoner's answer indicates that he misheard the question; Hummer may be a success (Wagoner only "thinks" so), but it isn't a turnaround story like Cadillac.
	www.jalopnik.com /cars/between-the-lines/between-the-lines-rick-wagoner-takes-on-the-critics-166209.php (1718 words)

	John Tamny on GM and Rick Wagoner on NRO Financial
		Rick Wagoner is either lying or blind when it comes to explaining the automaker’s fall.
		Contrary to Wagoner’s claim that U.S. automakers gain some kind of advantage when the dollar is falling, GM’s stock reached a 20-year high in 2000 when the dollar was bludgeoning the yen.
		Notably, Wagoner said GM is “not looking for a bailout” in the same paragraph in which he said, “It’s critical that government leaders, supported by businesses, unions and all our citizens, forge policy solutions to the issues undercutting American manufacturing competitiveness.” Wagoner doth protest too much.
	www.nationalreview.com /nrof_comment/tamny200512080857.asp (542 words)

	GM is not considering filing for bankruptcy, says Rick Wagoner (CEO) - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		Wagoner also said he and other top executives will see their compensation cut by 40 per cent or more this year, deflecting criticism from UAW President Ron Gettelfinger and others that executives aren't making enough sacrifices.
		Wagoner spoke two days after the automaker reported a $1.6 billion (euro1.34 billion) third-quarter loss, and announced a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers to cut health care benefits for its US hourly workers and retirees.
		Wagoner said he knows some GM hourly workers and retirees are upset about benefit cuts and may think executives aren't doing their part, but he said that's not the case.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /magazines/Business/html/20051020T220000-0500_90769_OBS__GM_IS_NOT_CONSIDERING_FILING_FOR_BANKRUPTCY__SAYS_RICK_WAGONER__CEO_.asp (538 words)

	Rick Wagoner - Jalopnik
		Wagoner also used his pedestal to chide the feds for the lack of a comprehensive energy policy, which would, assumedly, prevent the corporate heart attacks that occur as volatile gas prices screw with their plans.
		While Rick was showing a bit of full frontal action of the new Zeta-platformed Pontiac G8 set to be introduced at the Chicago Auto Show in just a week, we were waiting for Charlie to get his butt over to a "State of the Automotive Industry" town hall meeting over at the WXYZ-TV studio.
		The same day as "Slick" Rick Wagoner was up on stage in LA announcing a plug-in hybrid for the General, ToMoCo's senior samurai in North America, Jim Press, was asked about his company's strategy for plug-in hybrids at the Electric Drive Transportation Association conference in Washington.
	jalopnik.com /cars/rick-wagoner (3791 words)

	2008 International CES: Keynotes
		“We’re thrilled to have Rick Wagoner speak at the 2008 CES and look forward to hearing his vision for the growth of consumer technology in the automotive industry.”
		Rick Wagoner was elected GM chairman and chief executive officer on May 1, 2003, and had served as president and chief executive officer since June 2000.
		In 1998, Wagoner was elected president and chief operating officer, and had served as executive vice president of GM and president of North American Operations since 1994.
	www.cesweb.org /attendees/conferences/keynotes.asp (908 words)

	GM FastLane Blog: Rick Wagoner on 'Face on the Nation'
		Wagoner: Please stress that GM is a company of 325,000 hard working employees who are no different than the viewers, that they have real families and concerns just like everyone watching.
		Wagoner is yet to do this, instead trying to hype timid, irrelevant reforms with the liberal use of vague words like "better" and "improving" etc.
		Watching Rick on Face the Nation was like watching any Senator, repub or dem.
	fastlane.gmblogs.com /archives/2006/04/rick_wagoner_on.html (6365 words)

	Schwere Tage für Rick Wagoner
		Ob Wagoner diese Zukunft noch mitgestalten wird, könnte sich schnell entscheiden.
		Wagoners Führungsstärke sei weggebröckelt, die Milliardenverluste würden durch die Bilanzfehler noch überboten.
		Wagoner würde damit als erster Vorstandschef der US-Geschichte eingehen, der ein nationales Autodenkmal in die Pleite gesteuert hat.
	www.handelsblatt.com /news/Karriere/Koepfe/_pv/_p/200811/_t/ft/_b/1059424/default.aspx/schwere-tage-fuer-rick-wagoner.html (897 words)

	GM to increase capital spending budget
		GM Chairman and Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said the world's largest automaker will increase its global capital spending to between $8.5 billion and $9 billion in 2007 and 2008, up from less than $8 billion in 2005 and 2006.
		Wagoner also said the automaker slashed $9 billion in expenses at an annual rate by the end of 2006.
		Wagoner said GM cut its global automotive structural costs to between 29 and 30 percent of global revenue in 2006 from 34 percent of revenue in 2005, and expects to post further improvements in 2007.
	www.twincities.com /mld/journalgazette/business/16437595.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp (656 words)

	OregonLive.com's Printer-Friendly Page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Wagoner said the $5-a-gallon lineup would cost more because the company would have to invest more in its plants to make the change.
		The company's flexibility is "not as good as it needs to be," Wagoner said, adding that it will get better during the next several years and as GM reduces its production capacity.
		Wagoner said he did not think plant flexibility would be a part of contract talks with the United Auto Workers in 2007.
	www.oregonlive.com /printer/printer.ssf?/base/business/115759592360710.xml&coll=7&thispage=2 (576 words)

	Channelnewsasia.com
		While an alliance could help both companies, "we all agreed that the synergy levels were significantly in favor of Renault and Nissan," GM chief executive officer Rick Wagoner said at a press conference.
		Wagoner hinted last week that while there were no contacts at present between GM and its Detroit rival, such an alliance might still be contemplated.
		Wagoner said that GM was "making real progress - progress that is well ahead of what the skeptics thought possible".
	www.channelnewsasia.com /stories/afp_world_business/print/234028/1/.html (659 words)

	FairVote - In the News
		GM chairman and chief executive officer Rick Wagoner managed to maintain control of the meeting despite calls by some frustrated shareholders for his resignation, and he seemed to give as good as he got.
		Wagoner even turned salesman at one point, offering to help a shareholder frustrated at not being able to find the particular vehicle he wanted from his local dealership.
		While offering her own views on what is ailing GM, shareholder Evelyn Y. Davis of Washington, D.C., whose barbs at Wagoner sometimes drew laughter from the audience, as well as the CEO himself, suggested that shareholders were united on at least one issue.
	www.fairvote.org /americanplan/?page=39&articlemode=showspecific&showarticle=866 (689 words)

	Rick Wagoner Bio October 4, 2006
		Wagoner also has won big concessions from workers and retirees on health care and appears to have diffused a potential crisis at bankrupt supplier Delphi Corp.
		Whether he succeeds or fails, Wagoner likely will be remembered either as the guy who saw the world's largest auto maker sink to also-ran status under his watch, or the CEO responsible for engineering one of the greatest industrial turnarounds in recent history.
		The Wagoners settled in Scarsdale “in the worst house in town” and were in the midst of “massive renovations” when he was tapped in 1981 to move to Brazil as treasurer of GM do Brasil Ltda.
	www.overthehillcarpeople.com /rickwagonerbio100402.htm (1476 words)

	AP Wire \| 01/17/2007 \| GM's Wagoner says government should promote alternative fuels
		Wagoner said automakers need to lead the way, but government and other industries such as oil, electric utilities, battery companies and research laboratories also must play a role.
		Wagoner said GM cut structural costs by $9 billion on an annual basis, and it became a stronger global company with more global product development that saves money and gets new products to market faster.
		Wagoner also said the company successfully reduced sales incentives, lowered its prices and focused marketing efforts on brands and products rather than sales deals.
	www.twincities.com /mld/journalgazette/business/16475577.htm (561 words)

	Rick Wagoner 1953— - An uphill battle, Early years at gm
		Wagoner was particularly outspoken about the Japanese government's efforts to keep the yen artificially weak, which gave some of GM's biggest competitors—notably Toyota, Nissan, and Honda—a decided advantage in the international marketplace.
		Wagoner, an enthusiastic and promising basketball player in high school, took his father's advice and enrolled at Duke, which for decades had fielded a standout basketball team.
		Wagoner's success in turning things around at NAO made him an ideal candidate for higher office within GM's corporate structure, and in 1998 he was tapped to serve as the company's president and chief operating officer.
	www.referenceforbusiness.com /biography/S-Z/Wagoner-Rick-1953.html (2849 words)

	GM Vows to Defend Title Against Toyota
		Wagoner also announced that GM's global sales exceeded 9.1 million vehicles for the second year in a row and the third time in the company's history.
		Wagoner wouldn't reveal the company's 2007 production targets, but he said GM has the capacity to build more than 9.42 million cars worldwide.
		Also in the interview, Wagoner said he agreed with Ford CEO Alan Mulally's statements that the United Auto Workers may have to make significant concessions in upcoming contract talks to keep GM competitive.
	www.wtopnews.com /index.php?nid=111&sid=1023726 (1172 words)

	CanadianDriver: General Motors names Rick Wagoner next Chairman
		His global experience, commitment to product and technology leadership, his proven track record of continuously improving all aspects of the company's operations, and leadership style, with an emphasis on strong people and strong teamwork, are the right attributes to lead GM into the future," Smith said.
		Wagoner has been president and CEO since June 2000, and was previously president and chief operating officer from 1998 through 2000.
		Wagoner has been with GM since 1977 and has held a number of executive positions around the world, including vice president - finance of GM Europe, and president and managing director of GM do Brasil, before coming back to the United States in 1992 as executive vice president and CFO.
	www.canadiandriver.com /news/021204-5.htm (335 words)

	GM’s Rick Wagoner - The Car Connection
		Wagoner was put on the fast track almost from the day he first joined GM in 1977, after graduating from the prestigious Harvard Business School with an MBA.
		Wagoner, however, did expand GM's truck capacity at a time when many inside the company were convinced the truck boom was a fad.
		Wagoner also has taken to heart the criticism of the company's lackluster product image and approved a major overhaul of the company's design staff.
	www.thecarconnection.com /Auto_News/Commentary/GMs_Rick_Wagoner.S192.A994.html (991 words)

	GM CEO Rick Wagoner gets stock bonuses - Boston.com
		DETROIT --General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Rick Wagoner and several senior company executives have received performance-based stock awards, according to documents filed with federal regulators.
		On Tuesday, Wagoner was granted 95,000 restricted shares of GM stock to be delivered in annual installments during the next five years, the company said Thursday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
		The performance-based stock for Wagoner is the first time he has received such an award since 2003, and is part of a move by the board to tie compensation more to the company's future earnings and stock price, said spokeswoman Rene Rashid-Merem.
	www.boston.com /business/articles/2007/03/23/gm_gives_chief_stock_award (445 words)

	Los Angeles Auto Show :: General Motors' Rick Wagoner to Deliver Keynote Address to Open Los Angeles Auto Show Press ...
		Wagoner has been a driving force behind General Motors' turnaround plan in the past year, reducing costs and rolling out new products worldwide.
		Wagoner began his distinguished career with General Motors in 1977 as an analyst in the Treasurer's Office based in New York.
		After a series of additional opportunities at the corporate and North American levels, Wagoner was elected president and chief operating officer of the company in 1998, and in June 2000 he added the title of chief executive officer.
	sev.prnewswire.com /auto/20060623/LAF00423062006-1.html (548 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Wagoner said more than half of GM's sales are now outside the US, and China is the automaker's second biggest market.
		Wagoner said the Chevrolet brand is responsible for much of the worldwide growth spurt.
		Wagoner said the outlook for the US and Europe this year is fairly flat and that global growth will be driven by Asian markets.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/worldbiz/archives/2006/01/09/2003288228 (742 words)

	Wagoner zieht Notbremse - Spar-Offensive bei GM - Dossier - n-tv.de
		Spar-Offensive bei GM General-Motors-Konzernchef Rick Wagoner hat mit einer breit gefächerten Offensive zur Bewältigung der ausufernden Milliardenverluste in Nordamerika einen schnelleren Gang eingeschaltet.
		GM verbuchte in den ersten neun Monaten dieses Jahres einen Verlust von 3,8 Mrd.
		Wagoner hofft, zukünftig mit geringen Verkaufsrabatten arbeiten zu können, doch haben die meisten Autofachleute ihre Zweifel, dass GM dies schaffen wird, ohne im Heimatmarkt noch mehr Kunden zu verlieren.
	www.n-tv.de /591590.html (418 words)

	Wagoner insists GM can survive without merger-Business-Industry Sectors-Engineering-TimesOnline
		RICK WAGONER, the chief executive of General Motors, insisted yesterday that the struggling US carmaker did not need to strike an alliance with Renault-Nissan to survive.
		In a letter to Mr Wagoner, Mr Kerkorian said his firm Tracinda believed that “additional investment in GM would be viewed positively by investors, and your support will maximise the likelihood of obtaining regulatory approval” for the share purchase.
		Mr Wagoner admitted in Paris yesterday that GM would be able to cut costs more and leverage global assets if it had the strength of a large alliance.
	www.timesonline.co.uk /article/0,,-2380349,00.html (898 words)

	EVWORLD FEATURE: GM Electric Car II: It's Deja Vu All Over Again: Plug-In Hybrid \| General Motors \| Los Angeles Auto ...
		PHOTO CAPTION: GM CEO Rick Wagoner uses the same venue that his predecessor did in 1990 to announce GM's next generation of electric car, a plug-in hybrid based on the Saturn VUE.
		He got a good laugh when he invited Rick Wagoner, Chairman and CEO of General Motors, to move the headquarters of GM to Los Angeles.
		Rick Wagoner spoke of ethanol likes it's a solution to something more than boosting corn prices for farmers.
	www.evworld.com /view.cfm?page=article&archive=1&storyid=1154&first=3273&end=3272 (1684 words)

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