Chris Liddell

Christopher P. Liddell (born April 24, 1958) was the Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of General Motors (GM). Liddell joined GM in January 2010, and led the company’s global finance operations until March 2011.

Before joining GM, Liddell was a Senior Vice President and CFO of Microsoft where, since 2005, he was responsible for leading their worldwide finance organization. His responsibilities included overseeing corporate strategy, acquisitions, treasury activities, tax planning, accounting and reporting, internal audits and investor relations. Liddell left Microsoft in December 2009.

Prior to Microsoft, from 2003 to 2005, Liddell served as CFO of International Paper. From 1999 to 2002, he was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Carter Holt Harvey, a forest products firm and then New Zealand’s second largest listed company. He had been CFO of Carter Holt Harvey from 1995 to 1998.

Liddell holds an Engineering degree with honors from the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and a Master of Philosophy degree from Oxford University in England.

A native of New Zealand, Liddell has served as director of the New Zealand Rugby Union and governor of the New Zealand Sports Foundation. Liddell is a Distinguished Alumni of the University of Auckland and a patron of the University’s fundraising campaign. He was chairman of Project Crimson, a conservation group, and is active in a number of environmental projects in New Zealand, such as the restoration of Rotoroa Island.

He was also a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting.

Liddell married Renee Harbers in March 2011.

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