General Motors, No.7 on this year's overall Fortune 500 list, promoted Mary Barra to serve as the new chief executive officer on Tuesday, December 10. Barra will serve as the first female head of a major U.S. automaker.
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General Motors, No.7 on this year's overall Fortune 500 list, promoted Mary Barra to serve as the new chief executive officer on Tuesday, December 10. Barra will serve as the first female head of a major U.S. automaker.
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Meg Whitman is the head of information technology company Hewlett-Packard, which came in 15th on this year's overall Fortune 500 list.
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Meg Whitman is the head of information technology company Hewlett-Packard, which came in 15th on this year's overall Fortune 500 list.
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Virginia Rometty is president and CEO of IBM. She is the first woman to lead the technology giant, America's 20th-largest company, according to Fortune.
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Virginia Rometty is president and CEO of IBM. She is the first woman to lead the technology giant, America's 20th-largest company, according to Fortune.
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As CEO of food processing corporation Archer Daniels Midland, Patricia Woertz has presided over a 30% increase in revenues since 2011, leading ADM to 27th position in the Fortune 500 list.
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As CEO of food processing corporation Archer Daniels Midland, Patricia Woertz has presided over a 30% increase in revenues since 2011, leading ADM to 27th position in the Fortune 500 list.
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Indra Nooyi sits at the helm of Pepsico, the 43rd-largest company in America, according to Fortune. Nooyi has overseen a shift in focus from soft drinks into less-profitable, but healthier, snack-food markets in recent years.
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Indra Nooyi sits at the helm of Pepsico, the 43rd-largest company in America, according to Fortune. Nooyi has overseen a shift in focus from soft drinks into less-profitable, but healthier, snack-food markets in recent years.
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Marillyn A. Hewson is president and chief operating officer of Lockheed Martin. The aeronautics company and major defense and security contractor is ranked No. 59 in the Fortune 500.
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Marillyn A. Hewson is president and chief operating officer of Lockheed Martin. The aeronautics company and major defense and security contractor is ranked No. 59 in the Fortune 500.
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Ellen Kullman is CEO of DuPont, the 72nd-biggest company in America, according to the Fortune 500 list. Kullman oversaw an 18% rise in revenues and a 14% increase in profits at the chemical company in 2011.
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Ellen Kullman is CEO of DuPont, the 72nd-biggest company in America, according to the Fortune 500 list. Kullman oversaw an 18% rise in revenues and a 14% increase in profits at the chemical company in 2011.
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As CEO of Kraft Foods, Irene Rosenfeld presides over America's 88th-biggest company.
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As CEO of Kraft Foods, Irene Rosenfeld presides over America's 88th-biggest company.
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Phebe N. Novakovic is the chairman and CEO for General Dynamics, which ranked 98th this year.
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Phebe N. Novakovic is the chairman and CEO for General Dynamics, which ranked 98th this year.
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Carol Meyrowitz is the CEO of retail clothing firm TJX. The company ranked 115th in this year's Fortune 500 list.
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Carol Meyrowitz is the CEO of retail clothing firm TJX. The company ranked 115th in this year's Fortune 500 list.
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Ursula Burns made history in 2009 by becoming the first African-American woman to head a Fortune 500 company. Xerox ranks 131st on the 2013 Fortune list.
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Ursula Burns made history in 2009 by becoming the first African-American woman to head a Fortune 500 company. Xerox ranks 131st on the 2013 Fortune list.
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