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General Motors chief exec Dan Akerson plans to retire in January, and the carmaker has tapped Mary Barra as his successor, making her the first female CEO of a major U.S. automotive company. It's been speculated for months that Barra would eventually replace 65-year-old Akerson, though the timeline has been moved up due to his wife, Karin, having late-stage cancer.
Akerson appointed Barra svp of global product development in 2011 after she spent a year and a half as GM's head of human resources.
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