All the rungs on the ladder Mary Barra climbed to become GM’s next CEO

By Matt Phillips and David Yanofsky

Published December 10, 2013

General Motors executive Mary Barra was tapped as the auto behemoth’s next CEO. When she takes over the reins after current CEO Dan Akerson’s retirement in January, she’ll be the first woman to run a global auto company. Here’s how she got there.

All the rungs on the ladder Mary Barra climbed to become GM’s next CEO

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