Robert Nardelli
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Bob Nardelli being introduced by General James Cartwright at an America Supports You event.
Robert Louis Nardelli （born May 17, 1948） is an American businessman, was the former chairman and chief executive officer of Chrysler from August 2007 to April 2009, the former CEO of Freedom Group from September 2010 to March 2012,
and had earlier served in a similar capacity at The Home Depot from December 2000 to January 2007.
Prior to that, Nardelli had risen to become one of the top four executives at General Electric.
Born in Old Forge, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Nardelli attended Rockford Auburn High School in Rockford, Illinois and received his Bachelor of Science in business from Western Illinois University in Macomb,
where he was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
Nardelli also earned an MBA from the University of Louisville.
He is married to Susan L. Schmulbach with four children and attends Roman Catholic church.
He joined General Electric in 1971 as an entry-level manufacturing engineer.
From 1988 to 1991, Nardelli was an executive for a division of the construction equipment maker, J. I. Case Company, which was then part of Tenneco.
By 1995, he had risen to president and CEO of GE Power Systems, also having the title of GE senior vice president.
Nardelli was often known as "Little Jack", after his mentor Jack Welch, whom Nardelli had ambitions to succeed as CEO of GE. When Jack Welch retired as chairman and CEO of GE, a lengthy and well-publicized succession planning saga ensued.
Nardelli competed with James McNerney and Jeffrey R. Immelt to succeed Welch.
With Immelt winning th...