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Cruise Llc Appoints Marc Whitten As CEO and Hires Nick Mulholland As Chief Communications and Marketing Officer

PRIVATEJun 26, 2024almost 2 years ago

Position

Chief Communications and Marketing Officer

Company

Cruise

Nick Mulholland
San FranciscoManufacturingAutomotive

Description

General Motors Co.'s Cruise LLC has appointed Marc Whitten, a former Amazon executive and founding engineer at Xbox, as the next CEO. Cruise also announced the hiring of Nick Mulholland as its chief communications and marketing officer.

Company Information

Company

Cruise

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Cruise is building the world’s most advanced self-driving vehicles. Since our 2013 founding in San Francisco, we have hired over 1,600 talented individuals and opened additional offices in greater Seattle, Pasadena, Phoenix and Munich. We have raised $10B from General Motors, Honda, Microsoft, SoftBank, T. Rowe Price, Walmart and others. Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale, building all-electric, zero-emission, self-driving vehicles that will help save lives, reimagine cities, reduce carbon pollution, redefine time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for individuals who live in dense urban settings.

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