GM: Mary Barra will receive U.S. $ 14.4 million this year

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GM: Barra intends to follow the line drawn by Akerson

General Motors said Monday that its new chief executive, Mary Barra, would receive a fee of U.S. $ 14.4 million this year.

The American auto giant has specified that Ms. Barra would more money than Dan Akerson, she replaced last month.

Ms. Barra is the first woman to hold the position of CEO of a major global automaker. She will receive $ 1.6 million in salary, $ 2.8 million in bonus and $ 10 million in the form of shares.

The Chairman of the Board of GM, Tim Solso, has said in a statement Monday that the remuneration of Ms. Barra corresponded to that of its counterparts and based largely on the performance of the company.

GM said it had unveiled these data to counter the rumor that Ms. Barra is less well payee Mr. Akerson.