PINK magazine’s March/April 2008 issue names the top 15 women in business. These are the women PINK has named “The Innovators.” PINK calls their list the, “exclusive list of the most influential women driving innovation (and revenue) in corporate America.”
PINK developed their list of the top 15 women in business through nominations from the top 250 public companies as well as through their own research of membership lists of industry organizations and regional women’s groups. After creating a list of candidates, PINK narrowed down the list to the top 15 by finding women who made documented innovative contributions to their companies that directly impacted those companies’ profits and/or customers.
Following is PINK magazine’s list of the top 15 women in business:
- Cathy Avgiris, Comcast
- Barbara Beck, Manpower
- Irene Chang Britt, Campbell Soup
- Laurie Brubaker, Aetna
- Diane Duren, Union Pacific Railroad
- Julie England, Texas Instruments
- Michelle Gass, Starbucks
- Mona Siu-Kan Lau, Ph.D., UBS Dijuana Lewis, Wellpoint
- Margery Mayer, Scholastic
- Seong Ohm, Wal-Mart
- Linda Sanford, IBA
- Nor Rae Spohn, Hewlett-Packard
- Donna Sturgess, Glaxosmithkline
- Padmasree Warrior, Cisco Systems
I think it’s great that these women come from a diverse group of companies in various industries. Looks like these are women and companies to watch. What do you think?
Susan Gunelius
Susan Gunelius is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women on Business. She is a 30-year veteran of the marketing field and has authored a dozen books about marketing, branding, and social media, including the highly popular Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing for Dummies, Blogging All-in-One for Dummies and Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps. Susan’s marketing-related content can be found on Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, BusinessWeek.com, and more. Susan is President & CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc., a marketing communications company. She has worked in corporate marketing roles and through client relationships with AT&T, HSBC, Citibank, Intuit, The New York Times, Cox Communications, and many more large and small companies around the world. Susan also speaks about marketing, branding and social media at events around the world and is frequently interviewed by television, online, radio, and print media organizations about these topics. She holds an MBA in Management and Strategy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).
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