General Motors Corp. directors once drew criticism for accepting the losses that sent the automaker into bankruptcy. The revamped General Motors Co. board charts a more activist course.

Three members from the private-equity world, Daniel Akerson, David Bonderman and Stephen Girsky, are helping Chairman Ed Whitacre impose a sense of urgency on the company’s culture. Ousting Chief Executive Officer Fritz Henderson and scuttling the sale of the Opel unit over the past five weeks may make the board the most outspoken in GM’s 101-year history.

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