predecessor successor children birth_place nationality name birth_date nickname spouse article_title birth_name occupation alma_mater
rick wagoner edward whitacre , jr. . sarah , emily detroit , michigan , us american frederick henderson 29 november 1958 fritz karen lucht henderson frederick henderson
 frederick arthur henderson svp suncoke energy , sunoco , inc. , chairman , ceo university of michigan harvard business school
frederick henderson

frederick arthur `` fritz '' henderson -lrb- born november 29 , 1958 -rrb- was president and chief executive officer of general motors .
prior to his appointment as ceo on march 31 , 2009 , henderson was the vice president of general motors and has been with the company since 1984 .
frederick henderson resigned as the ceo of general motors on december 1 , 2009 .
he replaced rick wagoner as ceo of gm when wagoner stepped down at the request of president barack obama in relation to the general motors chapter 11 reorganization after serving in that position for eight years .
henderson assumed the new position on march 31 , 2009 .
