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accession: "0001193125-21-295457"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GM"
cik: "0001467858"
company_name: "General Motors Co"
filed_at: "2021-10-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T21:47:36.950357+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GM appoints Workday co-founder Aneel Bhusri to board of directors

## Summary
- Bhusri is co-founder, co-CEO and chairman of Workday, a cloud applications provider.
- He is GM's third new director in 2021, joining Meg Whitman and Mark Tatum.
- Bhusri will receive standard compensation: $305k annual retainer, 50% deferred in DSUs.
- His software and venture capital expertise expected to aid GM's transformation and EV strategy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-295457
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GM
- cik: 0001467858
- company_name: General Motors Co
- filed_at: 2021-10-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000119312521295457/0001193125-21-295457-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000119312521295457/d136358d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-295457
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-295457.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-295457.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Aneel Bhusri was elected as member of the Board at General Motors Co.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: member of the Board
  source text: On October 5, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of General Motors Company (“GM”) elected Aneel Bhusri as a member of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000119312521295457/0001193125-21-295457-index.htm

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