玛丽•芭拉——通用汽车

2013年12月份，芭拉当选通用汽车（GM）首席执行官，接替丹•阿克森。目前这家公司负债很少，新产品也广受好评。然而，因为芭拉是历史上第一位大型汽车公司的女性CEO，人们会把她放到显微镜下仔细审视，尽管这并不公平。同时，GM需要为欧洲业务制定更有力的销售策略，芭拉还得把注意力集中在2015年和全美汽车工人联合会（United Auto Workers）的劳资谈判问题上。

Mary Barra -- GM

The company's incoming chief executive officer, who was selected to succeed Dan Akerson in December, takes over GM (GM, Fortune 500) at a time when the company is enjoying a light debt load and an acclaimed new lineup. Yet Barra will be under a microscope -- unfairly so -- because she carries the title of the only woman to ever lead a major automaker. GM also needs to develop a stronger sales strategy for its European operations, and Barra will need to focus on coming contract negotiations with United Auto Workers in 2015.