General Motors Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
General Motors' CEO is Mary Barra, appointed in Jan 2014, has a tenure of 11.08 years. total yearly compensation is $27.85M, comprised of 7.5% salary and 92.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.087% of the company’s shares, worth €40.08M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.1 years and 6.6 years respectively.
Key information
Mary Barra
Chief executive officer
US$27.8m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 7.5% |
| CEO tenure | 11.1yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.09% |
| Management average tenure | 2.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$11b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$11b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$11b |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$28m | US$2m | US$10b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$9b |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$29m | US$2m | US$9b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$9b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$8b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$9b |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$29m | US$2m | US$10b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$11b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$13b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$9b |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$24m | US$2m | US$6b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$22m | US$2m | US$7b |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$9b |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$9b |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$9b |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$22m | US$2m | US$8b |
Compensation vs Market: Mary's total compensation ($USD27.85M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD4.94M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mary's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Mary Barra (62 yo)
11.1yrs
Tenure
US$27,847,405
Compensation
Ms. Mary T. Barra serves as Board Chair of Cruise LLC since August 2018. She serves as the Chief Executive Officer of General Motors of Canada Limited. Ms. Barra has been the Chief Executive Officer of Gen...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 11.1yrs | US$27.85m | 0.087% € 40.1m | |
| President | 6.1yrs | US$17.97m | 0.013% € 5.9m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 4.2yrs | US$11.12m | 0.026% € 12.2m | |
| VP of Global Business Solutions & Chief Accounting Officer | 6.4yrs | no data | 0.0012% € 558.8k | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Communications Officer | 1.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer | 1.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief People Officer | 2.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & President of GM China | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Product Programs | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | 14.3yrs | no data | no data |
2.1yrs
Average Tenure
53.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 8GM's management team is considered experienced (2.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 11.1yrs | US$27.85m | 0.087% € 40.1m | |
| Independent Director | 2.4yrs | US$367.35k | no data | |
| Independent Lead Director | 15.6yrs | US$472.20k | 0.0031% € 1.4m | |
| Independent Director | 13.3yrs | US$416.14k | 0.0022% € 1.0m | |
| Independent Director | 6.8yrs | US$400.66k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 9.7yrs | US$409.28k | 0.0032% € 1.5m | |
| Independent Director | 6yrs | US$420.57k | 0.0020% € 928.2k | |
| Independent Director | 2.5yrs | US$364.22k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 10yrs | US$378.72k | 0.00010% € 46.2k | |
| Independent Director | 6.3yrs | US$352.93k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 3.9yrs | US$376.62k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.7yrs | US$195.05k | no data |
6.6yrs
Average Tenure
62.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 8GM's board of directors are considered experienced (6.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/02/07 16:36 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
General Motors Company is covered by 60 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| William Selesky | Argus Research Company |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Brian Johnson | Barclays |