Mary Barra was recently named new CEO of General Motors (GM 1.91%) and the first woman to head a major automotive maker. She is a longtime GM employee and someone very focused on plug-technology. In fact, she was quoted in late 2012 in a GM News memo as saying, "Plug-based solutions will play a significant role in our technology portfolio going forward." Barra was the company's former top product development executive so her enthusiasm for electric vehicles could become the hallmark of the auto brand she now will drive.
The first woman to be named head of a major automaker could bring a new whole perspective to General Motors.
About the Author
John Licata is the Founder & Chief Energy Strategist of Blue Phoenix Inc. and the author of “Lessons from Frankenstorm: Investing for Future Power Disruptions”, a 2013 Wiley e-book on the future of energy post Sandy. His ability to cross-pollinate idea generation and analysis of both traditional and unconventional global energy markets has been documented in the global media for north of a decade by the likes of Bloomberg, CNBC, BNN, Yahoo! Finance, Reuters Insider and Fox Business Channel.
John is a proven Strategist with over fifteen years of commodity research experience and unique content creation which has made him a highly sought out public speaker for viewpoints related to the future of energy. Prior to launching Blue Phoenix Inc. in 2005, John held research and trading positions at Dow Jones, Salomon Smith Barney, BrokerageAmerica and on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).
John graduated from Saint Peter’s University with a B.S. in Economics and he received his M.B.A. from the Executive MBA Program at NYU’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business.