Dan Ammann was named president of General Motors in January 2014. Ammann is responsible for managing the company’s business operations around the world, the global Chevrolet and Cadillac brand organizations, global product planning, new business development and GM Financial.

Ammann was previously executive vice president and chief financial officer since April 2011 where he led a transformation of GM’s finance operations into a world-class organization. He also led the strategy to rebuild the company’s captive finance capability through the successful establishment and growth of GM Financial.

Ammann joined GM in April 2010 as vice president of finance and treasurer, where his first assignment was to manage GM’s initial public offering. He was elected a member of the Opel Supervisory Board in November 2011 and named chairman in February 2014, a role he served until GM sold Opel to PSA in August 2017. In addition, he has been chairman of the board of Shanghai General Motors, GM's largest Chinese joint venture, since February 2014.

Ammann is a member of the board of directors of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Lyft, Inc.

Before joining GM, Ammann was managing director and head of Industrial Investment Banking for Morgan Stanley, where he was instrumental in many high-profile assignments including advising GM during its 2009 restructuring.

A native of New Zealand, Ammann holds a bachelor of management studies (First Class Honours) from the University of Waikato in New Zealand.