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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 2005, Edward T. Welburn was promoted to the newly created position of vice president, GM Global Design, making him the first African American to lead a global automotive design organization and the highest-ranking African American in the US motor industry at that time. On July 1, 2016, he retired from General Motors after 44 years.
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]
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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Frederick Henderson resigned as the CEO of General Motors on December 1, 2009. He replaced Rick Wagoner as CEO of GM when Wagoner stepped down after serving in that position for eight years, at the request of President Barack Obama [1] in relation to the General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization. Henderson assumed the new position on March 31 ...
Barra, who ranks No. 1 on this year’s Fortune Most Powerful Women list, came into the job in early 2014, just in time for one of GM’s biggest crises. A few weeks into the role, GM recalled ...