DETROIT, Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors
Co. (NYSE: GM) announced today that transformational technology
leader Aneel Bhusri, the co-founder,
co-CEO and chairman of Workday, Inc., is joining its Board of
Directors.
GM now has 13 directors with the addition of Bhusri. The
company's 12 independent directors have senior leadership and board
experience in manufacturing, information technology, digital
commerce, retail, higher education, investment management,
international affairs, defense, transportation, cybersecurity, and
pharmaceuticals, among other fields. Six of GM's independent
directors are women.
"Aneel's entrepreneurial experience in software and venture
capital will benefit GM as we transform the company to better serve
our customers, employees and stakeholders," said GM Chair and CEO
Mary Barra. "Adding this type of
expertise to our board will help us drive value for shareholders
and other GM stakeholders, especially during this period of
technological change and growth."
In 2005, Bhusri co-founded Workday, a company that has grown to
become a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for
finance and human resources. He previously held leadership
positions at PeopleSoft including vice chairman of the Board.
He is an advisor at Greylock Partners, a leading venture capital
firm, a member of the Board of Trustees at Stanford University and serves on the Board of
Directors at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Bhusri
earned an MBA from Stanford University
and an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering and economics
from Brown University. He is a Crown
Fellow at the Aspen Institute.
"A massive technological and cultural transformation is taking
place at GM that will help usher in an era of cleaner, safer
transportation," said Bhusri. "I look forward to working with GM
management and my fellow directors to help the company capitalize
on the tremendous opportunity in front of it, especially as it
builds value for all stakeholders, and helps build a safer and more
sustainable future."
Bhusri is the third addition to GM's Board this year.
Meg Whitman, a technology leader and
former head of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Mark Tatum, deputy commissioner and chief
operating officer of the National Basketball Association, joined
GM's Board in March.
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to all. At the heart of this strategy is the Ultium battery
platform, which will power everything from mass-market to
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joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Buick,
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