About six years ago, Mary Barra was appointed CEO of General Motors, becoming the first woman to lead a major global automaker and raising hopes that the male-dominated industry was embarking on a ...

The Insider’s Outsider. Barra, 52, is preternaturally energetic and likable in a down-to-earth, Midwestern kind of way. Our initial day together begins at 5:30 a.m. with an hour-long drive to a ...

General Motors' CEO Mary Barra graces the cover of Time magazine under the headline "The Mechanic" and a profile that emphasizes how she is going to move on ... She has a 'thing' for expensive shoes.