Former CFO of Microsoft, now CFO of GM

[MikeMike]

RESS RELEASE:Chris Liddell Named GM Vice Chairman and CFO
DETROIT – Chris Liddell has been appointed General Motors vice chairman and chief financial officer, it was announced today. Liddell was most recently CFO for Microsoft Corp., a post he held since May, 2005.
"Chris brings a depth and experience to this job that were unmatched in our search for a new financial leader," said Ed Whitacre, GM chairman and CEO. "Chris will lead our financial and accounting operations on a global basis and will report directly to me. We're also looking to his experience and insights in corporate strategy as a member of the senior leadership team in helping our restructuring efforts."
Liddell will start with GM in the new year. While at Microsoft, Liddell was responsible for leading Microsoft Corp.'s worldwide finance organization, which included overseeing acquisitions, corporate strategy, treasury activities, tax planning, accounting and reporting, internal audit, and investor relations. He is leaving Microsoft on December 31 of this year.
Before joining Microsoft, Liddell was CFO at International Paper Co., the world's largest forest products company, with similar responsibilities. Prior to that, he was chief executive officer of Carter Holt Harvey Ltd., then New Zealand's second-largest listed company. He also has worked as an investment banker as managing director and joint CEO for CS First Boston NZ Ltd.
Liddell, 51, holds an engineering degree with honors from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and a Master of Philosophy degree from Oxford University in England. He has served as director of the New Zealand Rugby Union and governor of the New Zealand Sports Foundation. He is a distinguished alumnus of the University of Auckland. Liddell was a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting.

This will provide some entertaining comments on a tech forum...

 

[krylon]

This will provide some entertaining comments on a tech forum...

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[oddyager]

This will provide some entertaining comments on a tech forum...

So I suppose GM's new strategy would be to buy up every other automaker and then package their parts together into some hybrid vehicle. I kid. I kid.

 

[Fritzo]

He ran finances the company that made computers crash, so the logical next step is to start making cars crash.

 

[spidey07]

So if my car has trouble I'll need to pull over to the side of the road and reboot it? Should I expect this a few times each day?

What about when my car gets a virus? Will I have to pay GM a monthly fee for a cleanup at the dealer?

 

[dwell]

The bad news: Every GM vehicle manufactured in 2010 onward will randomly explode while driving.

The good news: GM is proud to offer a 3-year warranty for the exploding vehicle error. If your vehicle explodes, we will replace it with the reassembled parts of a previously exploded vehicle.

 

[spidey07]

The bad news: Every GM vehicle manufactured in 2010 onward will randomly explode while driving.

The good news: GM is proud to offer a 3-year warranty for the exploding vehicle error. If your vehicle explodes, we will replace it with the reassembled parts of a previously exploded vehicle.

So when my car overheats I should expect to see three blinking lights with no real indication of what the problem is? No temp gauge, no check engine light, no nothing.

And when it does overheat there is permanent damage to the entire car?