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Stephen Lieberman is vice president and treasurer for United. He is based at the company's headquarters in Chicago.
Named to the position in September 2006, Lieberman is responsible for United's treasury department, including corporate finance, risk management, cash management, insurance and corporate tax where he oversees strategies to optimize United’s capital structure, minimize financing costs and ensure adequate liquidity. He also is responsible for all capital market financing activities and manages the company's relationships with commercial and investment banks, supplier financing groups and rating agencies. Additionally, he is responsible for all hedging programs, the insurance functions and tax activities.
Prior to joining United, Lieberman held a number of positions at General Motors Corporation (GM) both in the United States and abroad. Most recently, he served as their finance director of Vehicle Incentives, where he had a leadership position in the development and implementation of U.S. vehicle sales strategies and incentive programs. Prior to that position, he served as director of Business Development, with the objective of increasing global revenue and profit at GM’s Service and Parts Operation. He also served as the treasurer of General Motors de Mexico in Mexico City and the treasurer for GM’s Asia Pacific Regional Treasury Center in Beijing. Lieberman began his career with GM at the New York Treasurer’s Office followed by an assignment at the treasury center in Singapore.
Lieberman holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and master’s degree in business administration from The University of Michigan. During his tenure at Michigan, he participated in an exchange program at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University in The Netherlands | 