We have absolutely not delivered on our commitment with respect to (U.S.) market share.

Bill is an emotional guy.

Bill re-established stability within Nortel and credibility with all its stakeholders, … Mike can now build for the future on the strong foundation Bill Owens has given us.

[Nortel had misrepresented results over several years, possibly in an effort to trigger bonus payments, sparking regulatory and criminal investigations in the U.S. and Canada. The company was forced to restate a half-decade’s results, diverting...

We needed stability, to be very transparent in our commitment to the future of the company. It was very important in my judgment that we not prolong the process. It had to be a high-quality...

He’s the right leader to build on the important work of Bill Owens — and take Nortel to the next level.

It’s simple — we lead in truck fuel economy today and General Motors intends to remain the leader in five years.

Our intent is to achieve a fair resolution of these lawsuits and avoid a prolonged, uncertain and costly litigation process.

Hybrid propulsion is just one of the technologies that we can introduce to meet the performance expectations of our customers, yet protect this planet that we all count on to sustain us.

Due to rapid consolidation in the media and telecommunications industries, GM is now considering alternative strategic transactions involving Hughes and other participants in those industries, … Any such transaction might involve the separation of Hughes...

We would like to take cars out of the environmental debate.

At a moment of great challenge and enormous need in the history of this company, the Board turned to one of its own, whose long career embodied the highest levels of trust, integrity and distinguished...

to the next level.

Quite frankly, but for Bill Owens’ efforts in this regard, I’m not sure we’d be sitting here today,