GM’s chief restructuring officer at a glance

NAME: Albert A. Koch

AGE: 67

POSITION: General Motors chief restructuring officer

BACKGROUND: Vice chairman and managing director at AlixPartners LLP. Previously did restructuring work for Kmart Corp. as interim chief financial officer.

Served as interim president and chief executive of modular home builder Champion Enterprises Inc. Headed a major financial and operational overhaul, boosting market capitalization and operating results.

Interim chief financial officer of Oxford Health Plans during a crisis brought on by financial and accounting problems.

Former partner with accounting firm Ernst & Young.

Chairman of Polar Corp., a privately held trucking products and services company.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in accounting from Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Penn.

Source: AlixPartners LLP