DETROIT, MI- General Motors Co. on Tuesday announced Niharika Taskar Ramdev as its new vice president of finance and treasurer.<br /><br />Taskar Ramdev, 44, will replace Jim Davlin, who has elected to leave the Detroit-based automaker. The appointment is effective April 1. GM says Davlin will remain an advisor to the company for six months beginning May 1 to assist with the transition.<br /><br />Taskar Ramdev, who will become GM’s seventh female company officer, currently serves as chief financial officer of Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, a position she has held since August 2011.<br /><br />“Niharika is an accomplished leader who brings substantial treasury and operational experience to this role,” said Chuck Stevens, GM executive vice president and chief financial officer, in a statement.<br /><br />Taskar Ramdev will report to Stevens. She will lead GM’s global treasury operations, including capital planning, capital market activities, worldwide banking and participate in business development, risk management and investor relations.<br /><br />Taskar Ramdev is the second female treasurer in GM’s history, according to a GM spokesman. The first was Heidi Kunz, who was treasurer for a year in the mid-1990s.