Mary Barra

Mary Barra
Official portrait, 2022
Chair of the Board of General Motors
Assumed office
January 6, 2016
Preceded byTim Solso
CEO of General Motors
Assumed office
January 14, 2014
Preceded byDaniel Akerson
Member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council
Assumed office
March 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Personal details
Born
Mary Teresa Mäkelä

(1961-12-24) December 24, 1961 (age 62)
Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
SpouseAnthony Barra
Children2
EducationKettering University (BS)
Stanford University (MBA)

Mary Teresa Barra (née Makela; born December 24, 1961) is an American businesswoman who has been the chair[1] and chief executive officer (CEO) of General Motors since January 15, 2014.[2] She is the first female CEO of a 'Big Three' automaker.[3][4][5] In December 2013, GM named her to succeed Daniel Akerson as CEO.[3] Prior to being named CEO, Barra was executive vice president of global product development, purchasing, and supply chain.[3][4]

  1. ^ Wayland, Michael (July 12, 2021). "Ford and GM replace 'chairman' title with gender-neutral 'chair'". CNBC. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Muller, Joann. "Exclusive: Inside New CEO Mary Barra's Urgent Mission To Fix GM". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Vlasic, Bill (December 10, 2013). "G.M. Names First Female Chief Executive". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Dan Akerson to Retire as GM CEO in January 2014 Mary Barra to Become Next CEO; Dan Ammann Named President". General Motors. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  5. ^ Wayland, Michael (February 5, 2020). "GM swings to a loss in the fourth quarter as 40-day strike erodes profits". CNBC. Archived from the original on February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.