GM CEO

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2010 file photo, General Motors Co. CEO Edward Whitacre Jr., speaks during a news conference in Detroit. On Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, Whitacre said he's stepping down Sept. 1. Whitacre said he will be replaced by GM board member Daniel Akerson, the managing director and head of global buyout of The Carlyle Group. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)