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GM's Mary Barra to be first female CEO at major automaker
December 10, 2013
General Motors today promoted insider Mary Barra to serve as its chief executive officer, the first female head of a major US automaker.
Barra, executive vice president, will succeed current CEO Dan Akerson on January 15, the company said.
Akerson, 65, is retiring several months earlier than planned because his wife has an advanced stage of cancer, the automaker said.