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She’s rock solid. She’s quiet on the outside but internally she is extremely effective and a strong leader. She came up through the manufacturing ranks. They are not as bad as they used to be but any woman who comes up that way has to be tough,” said Krebs.
Akerson will step down in January. Under his guidance the company returned to the stock market in November 2010 and has recorded 15 consecutive quarters of profitability, re-invested nearly $9bn and created or retained more than 25,000 jobs at its US plants.
“My goals as CEO were to put the customer at the center of every decision we make, to position GM for long term success and to make GM a company that America can be proud of again,” Akerson said. “We are well down that path, and I’m certain that our new team will keep us moving in that direction.”. (When Mary became the CEO, I want to puke)