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    GM brings in former Microsoft CFO as finance chief

    GM brings in former Microsoft CFO as finance chief

    Former Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell steered towards new finance career at General Motors

    Author Writer Date published December 22, 2009 Categories

    General Motors has appointed Microsoft’s former CFO
    Chris
    Liddell     into the same role.

    Liddell takes over from Ray Young, who moved to VP international operations
    at GM two weeks ago, reported
    The
    Times    .

    Young led the
    company
    through its bankruptcy     during the summer.

    Liddell joined Microsoft in 2005 from International Paper.

    Further reading:

    Microsoft
    CFO Chris Liddell steps down

    GM
    files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

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