Theodore Matthew "Tim" Solso (born March 5, 1947), is an American businessman that served as the
chairman
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of
General Motors
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, from January 15, 2014, to January 4, 2016, where he was succeeded by
General Motors
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CEO
Mary Barra
Mary Teresa Barra (née Makela; born December 24, 1961) is an American businesswoman who has been the chair and chief executive officer (CEO) of General Motors since January 15, 2014. She is the first female CEO of a 'Big Three' automaker. In De ...
. Prior to that, Solso served as the
chief executive officer
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of
Cummins
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from 2000 to 2011.
Personal life
Solso was born in
Spokane, Washington
Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Canada ...
to Virgil Edward Solso and Dorothy Jane Burger Solso. Solso graduated from
DePauw University
DePauw University is a private liberal arts university in Greencastle, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 1,972 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the G ...
in 1969 with a degree in
psychology
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and received an MBA from
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...
.
References
1947 births
Cummins people
Living people
General Motors executives
Businesspeople from Spokane, Washington
Harvard Business School alumni
American chairpersons of corporations
American chief executives of Fortune 500 companies
DePauw University alumni
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