Mary Barra

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Chair and Chief Executive Officer at General Motors

Detroit Metropolitan Area
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General Motors Chair and CEO leading an outstanding team with the ambition, talent and technology to create a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion.

Articles by Mary

  • Driving an Era of Progress

    Yesterday, we hosted Wall Street financial analysts at our flexible manufacturing site in Spring Hill, Tennessee –…

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  • Charging Toward Our Future

    As we close out 2023, there’s much to say about the steps General Motors has taken toward our vision of a world with…

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  • A Reflection of the Incredible GM Team

    I recently had the incredible honor of being inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame, which reflects the outstanding…

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  • Marking Our Progress Midway Through 2023

    I knew 2023 would be full of pivotal moments marking our #electric, #autonomous and #software-defined vehicle momentum.…

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  • A May Full of Momentum

    2023 is an important year across General Motors as we advance our EV, AV and software strategies. The investments we’ve…

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  • Leading and Learning Our Way to the Future

    I’ve always believed we can observe and learn from one another, whether it’s our leaders, peers or children. So, it was…

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  • Q1 Results Power Our Bright Future

    Once again, we delivered strong earnings thanks to healthy customer demand for our vehicles, our intense focus on…

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  • Why Safe Deployment Drives Everything In Our Self-driving Vehicles

    At General Motors and at Cruise, we are excited about the world-changing benefits autonomous vehicles and hands-free…

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  • How General Motors is Earning Customers for Life

    Today, we received an important recognition that underscores General Motors’ commitment to earning customers for life…

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  • Lead with a Learning Mindset

    Since I first began my career as an engineer, I’ve learned many things and experienced pivotal moments that shaped who…

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  • General Motors

    General Motors

    35 years

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      Chair and Chief Executive Officer

      General Motors

      - Present 9 years 8 months

      Greater Detroit Area

      Responsible for leading the Board of Directors, establishing General Motors' strategic direction and managing the company’s day-to-day global operations, including vehicle sales in more than 125 countries.

      Driving General Motors to become the global industry leader in automotive technology and design, product quality and safety, customer experience and business results.

      Leading the company toward a future of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion.

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      Chief Executive Officer

      General Motors

      - 2 years 1 month

      Responsible for day-to-day management of GM’s global operations.

      Achieved record global sales, earnings and net income in 2015.

      Redefined the company’s purpose and values, putting the customer at the center of everything GM does.

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      Executive Vice President – Global Product Development

      General Motors

      - 1 year

      Led the Global Product Development function responsible for Design, Engineering, Program Management and Purchasing, Supply Chain and Logistics.

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      Senior Vice President – Global Product Development

      General Motors

      - 2 years

      Led the Global Product Development function responsible for Design, Engineering, Program Management and Quality.

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      Vice President – Global Human Resources

      General Motors

      - 2 years

      Led the HR function globally during a period of unprecedented change. Redefined talent management, leadership development, compensation, benefits, health care, organizational transformation and other HR systems.

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      Vice President – Global Manufacturing Engineering

      General Motors

      - 1 year

      Transformed Global Manufacturing Engineering operations. Drove streamlining initiative recognized by the United States Treasury and major consulting groups for delivering “industry-leading flexibility strategy at benchmark investment levels.”

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      Executive Director – Vehicle Manufacturing Engineering

      General Motors

      - 4 years

      Built an industry-leading Manufacturing Engineering organization. Integrated six independent groups into one manufacturing engineering operation to quickly improve performance and support product development.

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      Plant Manager, Detroit Hamtramck Assembly

      General Motors

      - 1 year

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      Executive Director, Competitive Operations Engineering – Vehicle Operations

      General Motors

      - 2 years

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      General Director, Internal Communications – Corporate Staffs

      General Motors

      - 2 years

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      Executive Assistant to the Chairman & Vice Chairman

      General Motors

      - 3 years

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      Manager, Manufacturing Planning – Midsize Car Division

      General Motors

      - 3 years

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      Senior Staff Engineer, Operations Engineering Services – Chevrolet–Pontiac–Canada Group

      General Motors

      - 3 years

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    General Motors

    8 years

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      Acting Superintendent, Maintenance & Tooling/Senior Plant Engineer

      General Motors

      - 3 years

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      Kettering University Co-op Student – Pontiac Motor Division

      General Motors

      - 5 years

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