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Edward E.
Whitacre served as the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of SBC Communications, Inc. from 1990 to 2005, and as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T, Inc. from 2005 to 2007.
He also served as the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of General Motors Co. and Motors Liquidation Co. in 2010, and as a Director of General Motors Corp.
in 2009.
Additionally, he was a Director of Anheuser-Busch Cos.
LLC from 1988 to 2008, and a Lead Director of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
from 1993 to 2010.
He was also a Director of Emerson Electric Co. from 1990 to 2004, and a Director of The May Department Stores Co. from 1989 to 2004.
He served as an Independent Director of Exxon Mobil Corp.
from 2011 to 2014, and as a Director of WellAware Holdings, Inc. He started his career as a Facility Engineer at Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. and served as a Trustee of Southwest Research Institute.
Mr. Whitacre received his undergraduate degree from Texas Tech University in 1964.
Former positions of Edward E. Whitacre
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | Director/Board Member | 2014-05-28 |
| GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY | Chairman | 2010-11-30 |
| BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE, LLC | Director/Board Member | 2010-02-11 |
General Motors Corp.
General Motors Corp. Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables Manufactures automobiles and trucks and provides financing services | Director/Board Member | 2009-11-22 |
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC Beverages: AlcoholicConsumer Non-Durables Produces beers and operates breweries | Director/Board Member | 2008-11-17 |
Training of Edward E. Whitacre
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| Private companies | 14 |
|---|---|
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC Beverages: AlcoholicConsumer Non-Durables Produces beers and operates breweries | Consumer Non-Durables |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. RailroadsTransportation Provides rail transportation services | Transportation |
Emerson Electric Co.
Emerson Electric Co. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Manufactures measurement and analytical instruments, industrial valves & equipment and process control software and systems | Electronic Technology |
General Motors Corp.
General Motors Corp. Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables Manufactures automobiles and trucks and provides financing services | Consumer Durables |
The May Department Stores Co.
The May Department Stores Co. Department StoresRetail Trade Owns and operates retail distribution department stores | Retail Trade |
SBC Communications, Inc.
SBC Communications, Inc. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides local, long distance, wireless, and paging services | Communications |
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Povides telecommunication services | Communications |
Exxon Mobil Corp.
Exxon Mobil Corp. Integrated OilEnergy Minerals Explores, develops and distributes crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products | Energy Minerals |
WellAware Holdings, Inc.
WellAware Holdings, Inc. Other TransportationTransportation Provides end-to-end solutions for oilfield data collection, storage, visualization, and decision analysis | Transportation |
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Southwest Research Institute
Southwest Research Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides contract research and development services | Commercial Services |
AT&T, Inc.
AT&T, Inc. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Operates as a holding company whose subsidiaries provides wireless and wireline telecommunications and broadband services | Communications |
General Motors Co.
General Motors Co. Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables Develops, manufactures and markets cars, trucks and automobile parts | Consumer Durables |
Motors Liquidation Co.
Motors Liquidation Co. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Engages in the settlement of past liability claims from General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization | Commercial Services |
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