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...The priciest work came courtesy of the collection of Thomas and Doris Ammann: Andy Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” (1964), which sold for $170mn at Christie’s in May ($195mn with fees)....
...Mr Ammann, who led the acquisition of the San Francisco-based start-up, has also been the GM executive responsible for the business....
...“When it comes to being faster, more aggressive and taking chances and opportunities this is part of the DNA of the company,” says Daniel Ammann, author of a book on Rich....
...Johann Schneider-Ammann, economics minister, this year hailed Zug as a model for Switzerland to become the “crypto nation”, stealing a march on global rivals as technology spurs more developments....
...Mr Clark, who had a separate meeting with Mr Ammann before Mr McCluskey joined, called the talks “constructive”....
...“With the Lyft alliance, our Maven car-sharing brand and now Cruise, we have a lot of pieces of the puzzle that will enable us to define the future of mobility,” Mr Ammann said....
...“This is really all about meeting the rapidly changing needs of customers in these growth markets,” Mr Ammann said....
...“There’s tremendous potential for growth in General Motors,” Mr Ammann said. “We have the tools to go all the way from the very top to the very bottom of this industry.”...
...“We’re earning strong margins in both of these segments today,” Mr Ammann said about luxury cars and trucks....
...“The main theme for 2014 is that we take advantage of the strength in the US and China to fund restructuring activity elsewhere,” Mr Ammann said....
...Dan Ammann, the chief financial officer who will become GM’s president on Wednesday as Ms Barra becomes chief executive, said GM’s “fortress” balance sheet, substantial liquidity, consistent earnings and...
...Dan Ammann, GM’s chief financial officer, who will take over next year as GM’s president, insists the company nevertheless remains on a steady path towards recovery....
...Ms Barra beat Mark Reuss, president of GM North America, who will take over as head of product development, and Dan Ammann, chief financial officer, who will become company president, to secure the top job...
...Dan Ammann, General Motors’ chief financial officer, last week told the Financial Times that the carmaker was “getting closer” to resuming dividend payments....
...Dan Ammann, GM’s new president, boasted to an audience at one event about the fuel efficiency of a new, racing version of the company’s flagship Chevrolet Corvette sports car....
...“The objective is to reach break-even,” Mr Ammann said. “Clearly, we’re on track towards that.”...
...The two were concentrating on developing some joint products and gaining synergies from joint purchasing, Mr Ammann said. “We have no current intention to put more money in,” Mr Ammann said....
...“Our focus remains on continuing the progress we are making in the marketplace with world-class cars, trucks and crossovers,” Mr Ammann said....
...It was “too soon” to say the European car market had “hit bottom”, Mr Ammann said....
...“It’s all about execution this year, all about the new vehicle portfolio,” Mr Ammann said....
...Paradoxically, as journalist Daniel Ammann recounted in his 2009 biography The King of Oil, Rich’s willingness to trade with everyone – including apartheid South Africa, Fidel Castro’s Cuba and the Ayatollah...
...The negative result was less than the $1.95bn it lost in 2010, but “simply unacceptable on a go-forward basis”, Dan Ammann, GM’s chief financial officer said....
...Mr Ammann added that the carmaker would act on both the revenue and cost sides....
...A new jail guard (Alberto Ammann), still in his civvies, is being shown round the cages when hell breaks loose. To survive he feigns being an inmate....
...Mr Ammann, 38, was formerly an investment banker at Morgan Stanley....
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