Background
O'Connell, Robert Thomas was born on July 7, 1938 in New Haven. Son of Joseph E. and Agnes V. (McNulty) O'C.
O'Connell, Robert Thomas was born on July 7, 1938 in New Haven. Son of Joseph E. and Agnes V. (McNulty) O'C.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1960; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1965.
Assistant comptroller Pontiac (Michigan) division, General Motors Corporation, 1975-1976; assistant treasurer, General Motors Corporation, New York City, 1976-1978; treasurer, General Motors Corporation, New York City, 1978-1982; comptroller, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, 1982-1984; vice president marketing and product planning staff, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, 1987; vice president, group executive finance, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, from 1987; executive vice president, chief finance officer, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, until 1992; senior vice president, General Motors Corporation chairman, chief Executive officer, GMAC, Detroit, since 1992.
Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1960-1963.
Married Julia N. Engel (divorced November 1976). Children: Robert, Christopher. Married Kathryn A. Miller, April 2, 1977.
1 son, Jason.