NEW YORK (Reuters) - David Einhorn, head of hedge fund firm Greenlight Capital, told CNBC on Tuesday that he was supportive of General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra despite the company's objection to Greenlight's proposal to split the carmaker's stock into two classes.
"Notwithstanding her objection to our idea, we are supportive of Mary Barra," Einhorn told the cable television network.
He also said Greenlight had offered to go to credit rating agencies to confirm that there would not be a negative impact on GM's credit rating as a result of Greenlight's plan.
(Reporting by Sam Forgione and Michael Flaherty; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
Mary Teresa Barra holds the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at General Motors Co. and Chairman for SAIC General Motors Corp. Ltd. Ms. Barra is also Member of The Business Roundtable and Member of The Business Council and on the board of 11 other companies. In her past career she was Chief Executive Officer & Director at Motors Liquidation Co., Vice President-Global Manufacturing Engineering at General Motors Corp. and Principal at Detroit-Hamtramck. She received an undergraduate degree from Kettering University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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