Last week, Forbes published its annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World 2008. At the top of the list is Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany, but the second person on the list is a businesswomen, Sheila Blair – Chairman of FDIC. In fact, 8 of the women in the top 10 are businesswomen.
- Angela Merkel – chancellor of Germany
- Sheila C. Blair – Chairman of FDIC
- Indra K. Nooyi – CEO of PepsiCo
- Angela Braly – President and CEO of Wellpoint
- Cynthia Carroll – CEO of Anglo American out of the U.K.
- Irene B. Rosenfeld – Chairman and Chief Executive of Kraft Foods
- Condoleeza Rice – U.S. Secretary of Defense
- Ho Ching – Chief Executive of Temasek Holdings out of Singapore (and wife of the Singapore Prime Minister)
- Anne Lauvergeon – Chief Executive of Areva in France
- Anne Mulcahy – Chairman and CEO of Xerox
You can follow the link to see the complete list of the 100 Most Powerful Women according to Forbes. It’s a great list of successful women, but how do these women rank in a list that includes men and women? That’s the list women need to conquer!
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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Susan, why aren’t you in the Top 10? Have you lodged a protest? Do you need us to sign a petition?
I’m too poor to be on the list. I’d have to win the lottery first. 😉
Im trying to follow them on twitter, and i cant find any of theirs! how can that be?
or does anyone know what their twitter is? id love to see how their days are like, and how they think.