GM Names Firm to Lead Search for New General Counsel
Executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. will lead the search to find a new general counsel to succeed General Motors Co.’s Michael P. Millikin, who will retire early next year, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Leading the effort for Heidrick & Struggles are Victoria Reese, global head of the firm’s legal, risk, compliance and government affairs practice, and Lee Hanson, a Heidrick vice chairman and former investment banker, reports The Journal, citing sources who asked not to be identified because the information hasn’t been made public.
Millikin, who has been with GM since 1977 and has served as general counsel for five years, has announced his retirement.
“The 66-year-old has been one of Chief Executive Mary Barra’s closest allies as she took on the CEO position earlier this year and has dealt with the continuing ignition-switch debacle,” according to The Journal‘s report.
