TECH - GM Appoints Marc Whitten As New Cruise CEO Gears Up For Robotaxi Resumption Amid Tesla Challenge | Benzinga
General Motors’ (NYSE:GM) autonomous driving unit Cruise has appointed Marc Whitten as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as it seeks to resume its robotaxi operations after a suspension that lasted several months.
What Happened: Cruise said on Tuesday that Whitten, a founding engineer at Xbox, has been appointed CEO, effective June 16. He was previously also employed at Amazon and Sonos.
Until June 16, Cruise was run by co-presidents Mo Elshenawy and Craig Glidden who took over ever since Cruise co-founder Kyle Vogt left his CEO position last year.
Elshenawy will continue as President and Chief Technology Officer, while Glidden will be President and Chief Administrative Officer, Cruise said. GM said in a separate statement that Glidden has stepped down from his position as its chief legal and public policy officer but will serve as executive ...