John M. Devine
GM Vice Chairman
Chief Financial Officer

John M. Devine was named vice chairman and chief financial officer of General Motors Corporation, effective January 1, 2001. He has responsibility for GM's Worldwide Financial Operations, GM Asset Management (GMAM) and the Enterprise Activity Group. He is a member of the GM Automotive Strategy Board and serves as its global process leader for finance. Devine, who was chairman and chief executive officer of Fluid Ventures, LLC, immediately prior to his GM appointment, retired from Ford Motor Company in October 1999 as that company's executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Mr. Devine's retirement from Ford capped a 32-year career with the automotive firm during which he held a variety of financial and product-development positions in the United States and overseas, including assignments in the United Kingdom, Melbourne and Tokyo.

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 13, 1944, Mr. Devine earned a bachelor of science degree from Duquesne University in 1967, and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Michigan in 1972.

Mr. Devine joined Ford in 1967 as a financial analyst and held a variety of managerial positions in product development and finance. In 1977, he moved to Ford Europe where he served in a number of finance positions before being appointed controller of product development in 1981. In 1983, he became staff director of finance for Asia-Pacific operations and, in 1986, was named vice president of Northern Pacific business development and President of Ford Motor Company-Japan. Also in 1986, Mr. Devine was elected to the board of directors of Mazda Motor Corp. He returned to the United States in 1988 and was named controller of truck operations for Ford's North American Operations.

Mr. Devine joined First Nationwide Bank, a Ford subsidiary, in late 1988 as president and chief operating officer and was appointed chairman and chief executive officer in 1991. He returned to Ford as vice president and corporate controller in June of 1994 and later that year was named group vice president and chief financial officer of Ford Motor Company. Within a year, he was appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer. He served as Ford's principal liaison with the banking and investor communities and also had management responsibility for three business units Hertz, Visteon, and Ford Land.