GM's Mary Barra, Industry Leader of the Year, returns to crisis footing GM's Mary Barra, Industry Leader of the Year, returns to crisis footing November 26, 2018 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment As she approaches the five-year mark, Mary Barra is calling on her crisis-management skills and lessons again to help drive the company and its work force of 180,000-plus through its next transformation and further away from the shadows of “old” GM.