Rick Wagoner's GM career
1977: Begins with GM as analyst in treasurer's office, New York
1981: Treasurer, GM do Brasil
1988: Group director, strategic business planning, Chevrolet-Pontiac-GM of Canada
1989: Vice president, finance, GM Europe
1991: President, GM do Brasil
1992: GM CFO
1994: President, GM North America
1998: President
2000: CEO
2003: Chairman and CEO
In the spring of 2005, Rick Wagoner faced another in a long line of crises. After a couple of years of relative success, the General Motors chairman saw his company's revenue drop dramatically on the way to a massive second-quarter loss.