[THE INVESTOR] General Motors CEO Mary Barra, who was slated to visit South Korea next week, has canceled her trip, local news reported Aug. 24.
Barra, the first female CEO of the US auto giant, was invited to speak at an event hosted by AmCham Korea at Conrad Hotel in Seoul on Aug. 30.

GM Korea, however, announced Barra’s trip has been canceled due to an unavoidable schedule conflict. 



“The exact reason is unknown. We plan on rearranging the schedule for her visit,” a GM Korea official said.

Barra, who was to visit Korea for the first time since she took the top job in 2014, was also planning on visiting GM Korea’s production plant and meeting with local partners.

By Ahn Sung-mi (sahn@heraldcorp.com)