WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The first female CEO of the largest American automaker will be honored by sitting with Michelle Obama when the president delivers his State of the Union Address on Tuesday.
The White House announced that Mary Barra, 51, a veteran of General Motors, will be front and center when President Barack Obama delivers his speech on his policy outline for the year 2014.
Barra has worked at GM for 33 years, rising through a series of manufacturing, engineering and senior staff positions.
She was appointed to the top post on Jan. 15.
In 2013, Fortune Magazine named Barra one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Business” and Forbes Magazine names her one of the “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.”
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