Template:Did you know nominations/Mary Barra

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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 02:41, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

Mary Barra

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~~... that Mary Barra was named the next CEO of General Motors on December 10, 2013?~~
ALT1: ... that Mary Barra was named the next CEO of General Motors, which will make her the first female leader of a major automaker?

Reviewed: Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Adèle_van_der_Pluijm-Vrede

5x expanded by Iselilja (talk), Sunnydoo (talk), Guiletheme (talk). Nominated by Iselilja (talk) at 14:19, 11 December 2013 (UTC).

5x expansion verified. Article is new enough, long enough, no close paraphrasing seen in sources. QPQ done. The hook, though, reads like a headline. The part about her being the first female CEO is much more interesting. Yoninah (talk) 20:00, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

Right. I have added an ALT1 above. I am a bit unsure about the phrasing here; since she won't technically become the first woman until she has actually taken over the position (January 2014), but hope the current hook suggestion is OK. Regards, Iselilja (talk) 20:36, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

ALT1 is better; I removed the date to make it punchier. Hook ref verified and cited inline. ALT1 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 20:47, 28 December 2013 (UTC)