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The following is a list of chief executive officers of notable companies. The list also includes lead executives with a position corresponding to chief executive officer (CEO), such as managing director (MD), and any concurrent positions held. Companies with a revenue of at least US$ 10 billion are included in the list.
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]
In 1977, the Mansour Group secured rights to sell and distribute Caterpillar digging equipment in Egypt. The Mantrac subsidiary was formed to manage the Caterpillar business, and Mantrac eventually secured Caterpillar rights to Sub-Saharan Africa, Russia and Iraq. As of 2015. Mantrac was the fifth largest Caterpillar dealer in the world. [3]
GM's near-term future plans were part of a broad-reaching, and often irreverent, 40-minute interview Barra gave to David Rubenstein, chairman of the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.
It was made possible by transition to the modern GM GEM aggregate platform (Global Emerging Markets is the automotive platform of the American GM). As a result, Uzbekistan has become the second largest manufacturer of Chevrolet cars in the world, became the second most important market for the brand (ahead of Brazil, Mexico and even China), and ...
Mary Barra's first year on the job as the first woman ever to lead a global automaker was about as rough as a CEO’s first year can be. Barra, a General Motors lifer, took the helm at GM in ...
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Just as production began to ramp up, Durant was fired for the second and final time from General Motors. Since the Sheridan was a Durant pet project, GM, now under Alfred Sloan, was left with Sheridan, one of Durant's more costly but viable caprices. Durant on the other hand knew that the vehicle was soundly engineered and knew what GM paid for ...