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September 18, 2008: AIG Boss Replaced Again

2008-09-18

Edward Liddy is approved by the board of insurance giant AIG as its chief executive officer. Liddy replaces former boss Robert Willumstad, who had only been in the job for a few months (see June 15, 2008). [Bloomberg, 3/5/2009; Reuters, 4/17/2009] Liddy tells employees he intends to repay a two-year Federal Reserve loan that recently bailed the company out (see September 16, 2008) sooner than scheduled. [Bloomberg, 3/5/2009]