SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The chief financial officer at General Motors, Dhivya Suryadevara, is trading Detroit for Silicon Valley in a surprise departure to join the payments startup Stripe.

A rising star in the auto sector, Suryadevara became GM's first female CFO in 2018 at the age of 39, and quickly became a trusted voice for Mary Barra, the first woman to head a major U.S. auto manufacturer.

"Dhivya has been a transformational leader in her tenure as CFO," said Barra. "She has helped the company strengthen our balance sheet, improve our cost structure, focus on cash generation and drive t...