General Motors (GM) hires former Google exec Lin-Hua Wu as CCO

General Motors (NYSE: GM) revealed Thursday that the company has appointed former Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) executive, Lin-Hua Wu as senior vice president and chief communications officer. Wu replaces Craig Buchholz, who left the automaker May 1, said GM spokesman Pat Morrissey.

Wu, who has served as the Vice President of Global Communications and Public Affairs at Google since 2021, will be joining GM effective August 21, and will report directly to GM CEO, Mary Barra.

“Lin-Hua’s broad experience and background will help drive more effective internal and external communications around our EV transformation and accelerated growth strategy,” Barra said in the news release. “Her extensive technology and Silicon Valley experience is the perfect fit for communicating our story as a technology-driven company that enables a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion.”

Shares of GM are down 1.11% near end of day trading on Thursday.

By Michael Elkins | [email protected]

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