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Dan Ammann

b. 1972

New Zealand executive

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About Dan Ammann

Born 1972. Dan Ammann is a manager, banker, businessperson, cruise (autonomous vehicle) and exxonMobil.

Early life Ammann was born and raised in Eureka, a rural area outside of Hamilton, New Zealand. In 1994, he graduated from the University of Waikato with a bachelor of management studies.

Investment banking Ammann began his career as an investment banker, starting at Credit Suisse First Boston in 1993. and continued to work for Credit Suisse until moving to Morgan Stanley in 1999. In 2004, In addition to helping lead GM's automotive business, he also led GM Financial. before becoming the company's president in January 2014. After Ammann became president of GM, the New Zealand Herald wrote that he had become "one of the most powerful Kiwi businessmen in the world". As of 2014, he was also one of GM's few test drivers certified to drive at the Nürburgring.

As president, he led product groups including Chevrolet, Cadillac and Cruise. In 2018, Ammann transitioned leadership of the Cadillac brand to GM product chief Mark Reuss in order to spend more time focusing on Cruise. Ammann helped guide the 2016 acquisition of Cruise and was subsequently closely involved with its leadership, growing the company from 40 to around 1,000 employees. During his tenure, Ammann led GM to transition its focus to electric and automated vehicles. He departed the board two years later.

Cruise Ammann was the president of GM until 1 January 2019, when he was named the CEO of Cruise, the self-driving automobiles division of GM. As CEO of Cruise, he also remained a member of the GM CEO's leadership team.

ExxonMobil In 2022, ExxonMobil announced that Ammann had joined them as the head of the company's low carbon solutions division.

Personal life Ammann is married and has two children.

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Born
1972, Eureka
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Education
University of Waikato

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Who is Dan Ammann?

New Zealand executive

When was Dan Ammann born?

Dan Ammann was born in 1972 in Eureka.

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Dan Ammann is a manager, banker, businessperson, cruise (autonomous vehicle) and exxonMobil.

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· Wikipedia: Dan Ammann

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