11 Milestones in GM's Year Since Bankruptcy

GM's one year anniversary of its bankruptcy filing is an occasion to review what's happened since that dramatic day in June 2009. TIME offers a look at GM's big moments, its accomplishments, its changing leadership and its many remaining challenges

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The New Boss

By Joseph R. SzczesnyFriday, June 04, 2010

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Ed Whitacre Jr.

June 8, 2009
Ed Whitacre, the former AT&T chief executive officer, accepts the post of Chairman of the GM board. Whitacre later says he was given a free hand by President Obama's auto task force to run the company as he saw fit.

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