General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced today that Vice Admiral Jan Tighe, former US Navy Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare and Director of Naval Intelligence, has been nominated by GM’s Board of Directors to stand for election at the company’s annual shareholder meeting on June 20, 2023.
“GM’s future will be driven by a software-first approach that enables a faster cycle of innovation, an elevated experience for our customers and a more efficient enterprise,” said GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra.
“Vice Admiral Tighe’s vast expertise in cybersecurity and information systems will be invaluable as GM scales EVs, AVs, and software-defined vehicles to deliver our vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion,” said Barra.
Tighe, 60, spent more than 34 years with the U.S. Navy and National Security Agency as a career cryptologist before retiring in 2018. During her career, Tighe also served as Fleet Commander for the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, U.S. 10th Fleet, and was the first woman to command a numbered fleet and first woman cryptologic warfare officer promoted to flag rank. She also served as the U.S. Cyber Command deputy director of operations and president of the Naval Postgraduate School.
Tighe has worked around the world for both the Navy and the National Security Agency, specializing in Signals Intelligence and Cyber Operations, including flying combat support missions during Desert Storm. She also serves on the boards of the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Huntsman Corporation and IronNet Inc., as well as The Progressive Corporation. Tighe will retire from the Progressive board at their 2023 annual meeting.
GM is introducing its Ultifi Platform this year, which, combined with its connectivity via OnStar, will enable over-the-air updates and services to improve the customer experience. GM also offers the first truly hands-free driving assistance technology through Super Cruise, which will be available globally on 22 vehicle models by the end of 2023. (autoinformed.com on: GM to Move to Unified Automotive Software Standards)
“I couldn’t be more excited to join GM’s Board during this momentous time,” said Tighe. “GM’s transformation – enabled by EVs, AVs and software-defined vehicles – is historic, as is the pace at which the company is executing its future.”
Following the retirement of Carol Stephenson, who is not standing for reelection this year, and if each nominee is elected at the annual shareholder meeting, the GM Board will have 13 directors with senior leadership and board experience in manufacturing, digital commerce, retail, higher education, investment management, international affairs, defense, transportation, and information technology and cybersecurity, among other fields. Six of GM’s Board nominees are women and 12 are independent.
Investors and shareholders can obtain a copy of the definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents (when they become available) filed by GM free of charge from the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Vice Admiral Tighe Shattering Glass at GM Board of Directors
General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced today that Vice Admiral Jan Tighe, former US Navy Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare and Director of Naval Intelligence, has been nominated by GM’s Board of Directors to stand for election at the company’s annual shareholder meeting on June 20, 2023.
“GM’s future will be driven by a software-first approach that enables a faster cycle of innovation, an elevated experience for our customers and a more efficient enterprise,” said GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra.
“Vice Admiral Tighe’s vast expertise in cybersecurity and information systems will be invaluable as GM scales EVs, AVs, and software-defined vehicles to deliver our vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion,” said Barra.
Tighe, 60, spent more than 34 years with the U.S. Navy and National Security Agency as a career cryptologist before retiring in 2018. During her career, Tighe also served as Fleet Commander for the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, U.S. 10th Fleet, and was the first woman to command a numbered fleet and first woman cryptologic warfare officer promoted to flag rank. She also served as the U.S. Cyber Command deputy director of operations and president of the Naval Postgraduate School.
Tighe has worked around the world for both the Navy and the National Security Agency, specializing in Signals Intelligence and Cyber Operations, including flying combat support missions during Desert Storm. She also serves on the boards of the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Huntsman Corporation and IronNet Inc., as well as The Progressive Corporation. Tighe will retire from the Progressive board at their 2023 annual meeting.
GM is introducing its Ultifi Platform this year, which, combined with its connectivity via OnStar, will enable over-the-air updates and services to improve the customer experience. GM also offers the first truly hands-free driving assistance technology through Super Cruise, which will be available globally on 22 vehicle models by the end of 2023. (autoinformed.com on: GM to Move to Unified Automotive Software Standards)
“I couldn’t be more excited to join GM’s Board during this momentous time,” said Tighe. “GM’s transformation – enabled by EVs, AVs and software-defined vehicles – is historic, as is the pace at which the company is executing its future.”
Following the retirement of Carol Stephenson, who is not standing for reelection this year, and if each nominee is elected at the annual shareholder meeting, the GM Board will have 13 directors with senior leadership and board experience in manufacturing, digital commerce, retail, higher education, investment management, international affairs, defense, transportation, and information technology and cybersecurity, among other fields. Six of GM’s Board nominees are women and 12 are independent.
Investors and shareholders can obtain a copy of the definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents (when they become available) filed by GM free of charge from the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.