List of women in leadership
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The following is a list of women in leadership by nationality — notable women who are well known for their achievements in leadership.
Africa
Kenya
- Vivienne Yeda Apopo, banker, director general of the East African Development Bank
- Gina Din (born 1961), businesswoman working in strategic communication and public relations
- Tabitha Karanja (born 1964), entrepreneur, CEO of Keroche Breweries
- Stella Kilonzo (born 1975), former CEO of Capital Markets Authority (Kenya), manager at the African Development Bank
Morocco
- Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch, businesswoman, founder and CEO of the Aksai Group with retail interests
Namibia
- Clara Bohitile (born 1955), politician, businesswoman, chair of the Meat Corporation of Namibia
- Monica Nashandi (born 1959), former diplomat and politician, former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
- Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi (born 1958), former government minister, former managing director of the Namdeb mining joint venture
Nigeria
- Olajumoke Adenowo (born 1968), architect, businesswoman, head of the oil and gas firm Advantage Energy, founder of AD Consulting
- Folorunsho Alakija (born 1951), business tycoon in the fashion, oil and printing industries
- Folake Coker (born 1974), fashion designer, founder of Tiffany Amber
- Uche Eze (born 1983), social media expert, entrepreneur, founder of the BellaNaija online magazine
- Kehinde Kamson (born 1961), entrepreneur, founder and CEO of the fast food company Sweet Sensation Confectionery
- Abibatu Mogaji (1917–2013), business magnate, President-General, Association of Nigerian Market Women and Men
- Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli (born 1975), social entrepreneur, co-founder of AACE Food Processing & Distribution, founder of LEAD Africa, a non-profit enterprise encouraging business leadership and development
- Bola Shagaya (born 1959), businesswoman, managing director of Practoil, board member of Unity Bank, Nigeria
Sierra Leone
- Isha Johansen, since 2013, president of the Sierra Leone Football Association
- Asma Mansour (born mid-1990s), entrepreneur, co-founded Tunisian Center for Social Entrepreneurship in 2011
Uganda
- Barbara Birungi, technologist, founder of HiveColab
- Amina Moghe Hersi (born 1963), business executive in Kampala
- Annet Nakawunde Mulindwa, managing director and chair of Finance Trust Bank
Ukraine
- Natalia Korolevska (born 1975), former government minister, leader of the Ukraine – Forward! party
Asia-Pacific
Afghanistan
- Fatema Akbari, founded the Women Affairs Council in 2004
- Roya Mahboob, founder and CEO of Afghan Citadel Software
Australia
- Rosie Batty (born 1962), Australian of the Year (2015)
- Julie Bishop (born 1956), foreign minister since 2013
- Jillian Broadbent (born 1948), business executive, board member of the Reserve Bank of Australia, chancellor of the University of Wollongong
- Elizabeth Broderick, Former Australian Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner
- Dame Quentin Alice Louise Bryce (born 1942), former Governor-General of Australia (2008–14)
- Ita Buttrose (born 1942), journalist, businesswoman, former editor of the Australian Women's Weekly, President of Alzheimers Australia
- Kate Carnell (born 1955), former Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory, CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Kathryn Fagg, prominent businesswoman, Member of the Reserve Bank of Australia[1]
- Julia Gillard (born 1961), former prime minister (2010–13)
- Carolyn Hewson, prominent businesswoman[2]
- Cindy Hook, CEO, Deloitte Australia[3]
- Joan Kirner (1938–2015), politician, 42nd Premier of Victoria
- Catherine Livingstone (born 1955), chair of the Business Council of Australia (2014)
- Tanya Plibersek (born 1969), Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Australian Labor Party
- Heather Ridout (born 1954), businesswoman, chair of Australian Super, board member of the Reserve Bank of Australia
- Gina Rinehart (born 1954), mining magnate, chair of Hancock Prospecting
- Gillian Triggs (born 1945), President, Australian Human Rights Commission
- Alison Watkins, CEO, Coca-Cola Amatil Australia[4]
- Jennifer Westacott, CEO, Business Council of Australia[5]
China
- Margaret Chan (born 1947), Chinese (Hong Kong) health specialist, director-general of the World Health Organization
- Dong Mingzhu, business executive, president of Gree Electric
- Ping Fu, Chinese-American entrepreneur, founder of Geomagic
- Gu Kailai (born 1958), former lawyer, businesswoman
- Liu Chaoying (born 1950s), former executive at China Aerospace International Holdings, Ltd. Hong Kong, Lt. Col in the People's Liberation Army
- Peng Lei, co-founder and executive of Alibaba Group
- Zihan Ling, entrepreneur and gender equality proponent, founded Techbase in 2015
- Sheng Aiyi (1900–1983), entertainment entrepreneur, general manager of Shanghai BaiLeMen
- Wu Ying (born 1981), former entrepreneur, convicted of fraud
- Yang Huiyan (born 1981), majority shareholder of the Country Garden Holdings property group
- Yang Lan (born 1986), co-founder and chair of Sun Media Group
- Peggy Yu (born 1965), co-founder of Dangdang, an online retailer
- Zhang Xin (born 1965), business executive, co-founder and CEO of the real estate developer SOHO China
- Zhang Yin (born 1957), founder and director of Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Limited
- Kelly Zong (born 1982), executive and purchasing manager of the Hangzhou Wahaha beverage group
Hong Kong
- Sally Aw (born 1926), newspaper owner until 1959
- Flora Cheong-Leen (born 1959), business executive in fashion
- Pollyanna Chu, executive with interests in finance and real estate
- Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn (born 1940), business executive, former politician, held senior positions until 1995
- Kwong Siu-hing (born 1929), controlling interests in Sun Hung Kai Properties
- Michelle Sun, entrepreneur, founded First Code Academy in 2013
- Yvonne Lui (born 1977), business executive, board member of several companies
- Annie Wu, businesswoman, founder of Beijing Air Catering, involved in other catering joint ventures
India
See also: List of Indian businesswomen
- Anuradha Acharya (born 1972), entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Ocimum Bio Solutions
- Vinita Bali (born 1955), CEO of the food products corporation Britannia Industries
- Avani Davda (born c.1980), CEO of the joint venture between Starbucks and Tata Global Beverage
- Bala Deshpande, senior managing director of the venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (India)
- Nisa Godrej, executive director of Godrej Consumer Products
- Shyamala Gopinath (born 1949), former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India, chair of HDFC Bank
- Zeba Kohli (born 1966), entrepreneur with interests in chocolate and confectionery
- Vandana Luthra (born 1959), entrepreneur, founder of VLCC Health Care Ltd
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (born 1953), chair & CEO of Biocon
- Megha Mittal (born 1976), chair and CEO of the German fashion firm Escada
- Sumati Morarjee (1907–1998), headed the Scindia Steam Navigation Company
- Leena Nair (born 1969), executive director, HR, Hindustan Unilever
- Naveen Saini (born 1958), business executive, former CEO of ICICI Prudential, CEO of Oral Developers bank
- Priya Paul (born 1967), Chairperson of Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels (born 1967), chair of Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels
- Chitra Ramkrishna (born 1963), managing director & CEO, National Stock Exchange of India
- Kirthiga Reddy (born c.1972), businesswomen, director of sales at Facebook India
- Nicole Rodrigues-Larsen (born 1973), Dubai-based entrepreneur, founder and managing director of modelling and talent agencies
- Usha Sangwan, business executive, managing director of Life Insurance Corporation of India
- Devita Saraf (born 1981), founder and CEO of Vu Technologies
- Ameera Shah (born 1979), CEO & Managing Director, Metropolis Healthcare]], CEO and managing director of Metropolis Healthcare
- Shikha Sharma (born 1958), managing director and CEO of Axis Bank
- Snehlata Shrivastava (born 1957), government administrator, business executive, board member of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
- Mallika Srinivasan (born 1959), chair and CEO of the TAFE farm equipment company
- Mercy Williams (c.1947–2014), first woman to be mayor of Kochi
Indonesia
- Karen Agustiawan (born 1958), former managing director and CEO of the Pertamina oil and gas concern
Israel
- Orit Adato (born 1955), first woman to achieve a three-star rank in Israel
Japan
- Tatsuuma Kiyo (1809–1900), leading role at the Hakushika sake brewing company
Malaysia
- Yvonne Chia (born c.1953), business executive, former CEO of Hong Leong Bank, currently CEO of Shell Refining, Malaysia
New Zealand
- Anne Blackburn, banker, businesswoman, board member or director of various organizations including Meridian Energy, Television New Zealand and the Royal New Zealand Ballet
- Theresa Gattung, business executive with senior positions in several companies including Bank of New Zealand and Telecom New Zealand
- Bronwen Holdsworth (born 1943), business woman, arts patron, chair of the Holdsworth Group with interests in farming, property, investment and manufacturing
- Pauline Kumeroa Kingi (born 1951), Māori community leader
- Rosanne Meo, board member of several companies including television energy and financial interests
- Annette Presley (born 1964), telecommunications entrepreneur, co-founder of Slingshot
- Nicky Wagner (born 1953), politician, government minister outside of cabinet
- Joan Withers, business executive, chair of Television New Zealand and the Mighty River Power electricity generation company
North Korea
- Kim Kyong-hui (born 1946), former member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, former director of WPK Light Industry Department
Pakistan
- Benazir Bhutto (1953–2007), Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan (1924–2015), businessperson, politician, chair of the textile conglomerate Saif Group
- Fahmida Mirza (born 1956), politician, former speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Philippines
- Abby Jimenez, business executive, headed the advertising agency JimenezBasic
- Patricia Santo Tomas, chair of the Development Bank of the Philippines
Saudi Arabia
- Nabilah al-Tunisi (born c.1959), general manager of Northern Area Projects for the Saudi Aramco oil and gas company
- Lubna Olayan (born 1955), influential businessperson, CEO of the Olayan Financing Company
- Ameera al-Taweel (born 1983), princess, philanthropist, vice chairperson of Alwaleed Philanthropies
Singapore
- Jannie Chan, entrepreneur, president of the Singapore Retailers Association
- Jennie Chua, businessperson, co-founder of Beeworks, Inc.
- Fatimah binte Sulaiman (c.1754–c.1852), merchant, philanthropist
- Loke Cheng Kim (1895–1981), Malaysian-born businessperson, owner of the Ocean Park Hotel
- Olivia Lum, founder and president of the Hyflux Group
- Saw Phaik Hwa (born 1957), former president and CEO of SMRT Corporation
South Korea
- Kim Sung-joo (born 1956), entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Sungjoo Group, chair and CEO of MCM Holdings
Sri Lanka
- Neela Marikkar, chair of the Grant McCann Erickson advertising agency
Taiwan
- Nancy T. Chang (born 1950), biochemist, co-founder of the U.S. pharmaceutical company Tanox
- Eva Chen, business executive, co-founder and CEO of the Trend Micro security company
- Shenan Chuang, CEO for Greater China at the Ogilvy & Mather advertising and marketing company
Thailand
- Tarisa Watanagase (born 1949), economist, former governor of the Bank of Thailand
United Arab Emirates
- Raja Al Gurg, influential business executive, managing director of Easa Saleh Al Gurg
- Moza Saeed Al Otaiba, business executive, philanthropist, founder of Al Otaiba Inmaa
Europe
Armenia
- Matild Manukyan (1914–2001), leading property investor in Istanbul
Austria
- Evelyn Lauder (1936–2011), Austrian American business executive, vice president of Estée Lauder Companies
- Nadja Swarovski (born 1970), board member of the Swarovski crystal company
Belgium
- Clara de Hirsch (1833–1899), businesswoman, philanthropist
- Marie-Thérèse Rossel (1910–1987), newspaper editor, headed the Rossel publishing company
Croatia
- Maja Ruth Frenkel, entrepreneur, business executive, politician
Czech Republic
- Muriel Anton, economist, business executive, former CEO of Vodafone, Czech Republic
- Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler (born 1941), co-owner of the German Schaeffler Group manufacturer of rolling bearings
Denmark
- Birgit Aagard-Svendsen (born 1956), executive vice president and CFO of the J. Lauritzen shipping company
- Stine Bosse (born 1960), business executive, positions with TrygVesta, Allianz, Aker and president of the Royal Danish Theatre
- Elsebeth Budolfsen (born 1947), pharmacist, business executive, has held senior positions in several important Danish companies
- Lene Dammand Lund (born 1963), architect, educator, rector at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- Lene Espersen (born 1965), politician, business executive
- Julie Fagerholt (born 1968), fashion designer, founder of the luxury clothing brand Heartmade
- Mette Kynne Frandsen (born 1960), CEO and partner at Henning Larsen Architects
- Karen Hækkerup (born 1974), politician, business executive, former minister
- Vibeke Jensdatter (1638–1709), early merchant, landowner, successful in business
- Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak (born 1957), owner and chair of the ECCO shoe company
- Camilla Ley Valentin (born 1973), business executive, co-founder and CCO of the queuing system Queue-it
- Dorte Mandrup (born 1961), architect, founder and owner of Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter
- Tine Roed (born 1964), administrator, business executive, deputy director-general at the Confederation of Danish Industries
- Lene Tranberg (born 1956), head and co-founder of Lundgaard & Tranberg
- Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla (born 1948), business executive, chair of the A.P. Møller Foundation
- Vibeke Windeløv (born 1950), film producer, has served on numerous corporate boards including the European Film Academy
Estonia
- Leonora Linter (born 1950), political activist, entrepreneur
Finland
- Lenita Airisto (born 1937), influential business leader, culture and TV
- Anne Brunila (born 1957), executive vice president of Fortum
- Maija-Liisa Friman (born 1952), business executive, serving on the board of several companies
- Valpuri Innamaa (died 1602), early merchant, shipowner
- Sveta Planman (born 1979), fashion designer, CEO of JOLIER
- Lisa Sounio (born 1970), fashion entrepreneur, business executive
- Jaana Tuominen (born 1960), business executive, CEO of the coffee and cocoa company Gustav Paulig
France
- Catherine Barba (born 1973), business executive active in digital retail
- Patricia Barbizet (born 1955), holds various executive positions including CEO of Christie's
- Suzanne Belperron (1900–1983), influential jewellery designer and business executive
- Liliane Bettencourt (born 1922), prominent businesswoman, top shareholder in L'Oréal
- Anne Bouverot (born 1966), business executive, CEO of Morpho, former board member of the GSM Association
- Coco Chanel (1883–1971), founder of Chanel
- Madame Clicquot Ponsardin (1777–1866), owner and developer of the champagne brand Veuve Clicquot
- Mercedes Erra (born 1954), business executive, co-founder of the BETC advertising agency, executive president of Havas Worldwide
- Véronique Laury, CEO of the Castorama DIY chain
- Anne Lauvergeon (born 1959), former CEO of the Areva energy group
- Géraldine Le Meur (born 1972), innovator, business executive, co-founder of LeWeb conferences
- Laurence Parisot (born 1959), former head of the MEDEF employers' union
- Marie-Hélène Peugeot-Roncoroni (born c.1961), member of the board of PSA Peugeot Citroën
- Dominique Reiniche (born 1955), chair of Coca-Cola Europe
- Ariane de Rothschild (born 1965), banker, vice president of Edmond de Rothschild Holding
- Marie-Laure Sauty de Chalon (born 1962), businesswoman, feminist, CEO of aufeminin
- Corinne Vigreux (born 1964), business executive, co-founder and managing director of the Dutch consumer electronics company TomTom
Germany
- Kerstin Günther (born 1967), business executive, senior positions in Deutsche Telekom Group
- Susanne Klatten (born 1962), influential board member and majority shareholder of the chemicals manufacturer Altana
- Aygül Özkan (born 1971), politician, former minister in Lower Saxony
- Johanna Quandt (1926–2015), served as deputy chair of BMW
- Anni Schaad (1911–1988), founded the jewellery company Langani
- Madeleine Schickedanz (born 1943), former billionaire shareholder in Quelle and Arcandor which declared bankruptcy in 2009
- Sybill Storz (born 1937), heads the Karl Storz Group creating products for airway management
- Sylvia Ströher (born 1954), formerly headed the family's successful cosmetics business Wella, sold in 2004
Greece
- Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki (born 1955), politician, businesswoman, president of the bidding committee for the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Zoe Cruz (born 1955), Greek-American banking executive, former co-president of Morgan Stanley
- Angeliki Frangou, shipowner, chair and CEO of Navios Maritime Holdings
- Helen Vlachos (1911–1995), newspaper-publishing proprietor, anti-junta activist
Iceland
- Aslaug Magnusdottir, business executive in the fashion industry, CEO of Moda Operandi
- Svafa Grönfeldt, former vice president of Actavis, president of Reykjavik University
Ireland
- Elaine Coughlan, venture capitalist, co-founded of Atlantic Bridge Capital
- Eileen Gray (1878–1976), pioneer of modern architecture in Ireland
- Mary Guiney (1901–2004), former chair of the Clerys department store
- Anne Heraty (born 1961), CEO of CPL Resources
- Aedhmar Hynes (born 1966), business executive, member of several company boards
- Louise O'Sullivan (born 1973), telecommunications executive, founder and CEO of Anam Technologies
Israel
- Shari Arison (born 1957), businesswoman, owner of Arison Investments
- Anat Cohen-Dayag, president and CEO of the biotechnology firm Compugen
- Orit Gadiesh (born 1951), chair of the management consulting firm Bain & Company
- Ofra Strauss (born 1960), chair of the Strauss food producing group
Italy
- Barbara Labate (born c.1978), entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of the comparative-pricing web company Risparmio Super
Netherlands
- Johanna Borski (1764–1846), influential banker
- Annette Nijs (born 1961), politician, former minister
- Melanie Schultz van Haegen (born 1970), politician, former minister
- Johanna Elisabeth Swaving (1754–1826), headed the early newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche Courant
- Marina Tognetti (born 1964), Amsterdam-based business executive, launched the Myngle online learning service
Norway
- Bettina Banoun (born 1972), lawyer, board member of the shipping company Wilh. Wilhelmsen
- Mimi Berdal (born 1959), lawyer, business executive, chair or board member of several companies including Itera, Synnøve Finden and Q-Free
- Lisbeth Berg-Hansen (born 1963), politician, business executive, chair of the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research, board member of several companies including Aker Seafoods
- Ingeborg Moen Borgerud (born 1949), lawyer, former politician and business executive with board positions in several companies
- Gro Brækken (born 1952), has held executive positions in several companies, since 2010 director of the Norwegian Oil Industry Association
- Kari Gjesteby (born 1947), politician, businesswoman, has held several ministerial posts and has been a director of the Bank of Norway and the National Library of Norway
- Elisabeth Grieg (born 1959), business executive, part owner of the Grieg Group, also holds several board positions
- Annette Malm Justad (born 1958), businessperson, board member of several companies including Petroleum Geo-Services and Camillo Eitzen & Co
- Wenche Kjølås (born 1962), businessperson, executive positions, including in companies belonging to the Grieg Group
- Catharina Lysholm (1744–1815), ship-owner, managed Fru Agentinde Lysholm & Co
- Åse Aulie Michelet (born 1952), businessperson, pharmacist, CEO of Marine Harvest
- Gro Møllerstad (born 1960), businessperson, politician
- Wenche Nistad (born 1952), businessperson, civil servant, has been director of Den norske Bank
- Anette S. Olsen (born 1956), businessperson, owner and head of the Fred. Olsen shipping company
- Margareth Øvrum (born 1958), civil engineer, businessperson, executive vice president at Statoil
- Hanne Refsholt (born 1960), agronomist, businessperson, CEO of the dairy cooperative Tine
- Karin Refsnes (born 1947), civil servant, businessperson
- Marit Reutz (born 1952), businessperson, former chair of the National Library of Norway
- Berit Svendsen (born 1963), engineer, businessperson, vice president of the Telenor Group, head of Telenor Norway
- Karen Toller (1662–1742), early shipowner
- Aud Marit Wiig (born 1953), diplomat, businessperson, ambassador to Pakistan
Poland
- Barbara Hulanicki (born 1936), fashion designer, founder of the London store Biba
- Alicja Kornasiewicz (born 1951), politician, businessperson, former government minister
- Helena Rubinstein (1872–1965), Polish American business magnate
Portugal
- Antonia Ferreira (1811–1896), early businesswoman associated with port wine
- Gracia Mendes Nasi (1510–1569), Renaissance business figure with her business partner Joseph Nasi
Romania
- Maria Antonescu (1892–1964), philanthropist, wife of Prime Minister Ion Antonescu
- Mariana Gheorghe (born 1956), general manager of the oil company Petrom
- Monica Iacob Ridzi (born 1977), politician, member of the European Parliament
- Sorina-Luminița Plăcintă (born 1965), politician, former minister
- Carmen Radu, former President and CEO of Exim Bank
- Irina Schrotter (born 1965), fashion designer, businessperson
- Ileana Sonnabend (1914–2007), art dealer, ran the Sonnabend Gallery in New York City
Russia
- Yelena Baturina (born 1963), businessperson, former mayor of Moscow, founded the investment and construction company Inteco
- Natalya Kaspersky (born 1966), former chair of the antivirus company Kaspersky Lab
- Margarita Louis-Dreyfus (born 1962), Russian-born Swiss chair of the Louis Dreyfus conglomerate
Serbia
- Madlena Zepter, founder and owner of the Madlenianum Opera and Theatre
Spain
- Esther Koplowitz, Marquise of Cubas (born 1953), businessperson, vice president of Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas
- Ana Maiques (born 1973), entrepreneur, CEO of Neuroelectrics
Sweden
- Gunilla Asker (born 1962), CEO of the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet
- Maria Borelius (born 1960), former minister, business executive
- Anna Bråkenhielm (born 1966), business leader active in television and the media
- Mia Brunell (born 1965), CEO of the Axel Johnson investment company
- Stina Ehrensvärd (born 1967), Swedish-American entrepreneur, CEO of Yubico, co-inventor of the YubiKey
- Marie Ehrling (born 1955), business executive, chair of TeliaSonera
- Annika Falkengren (born 1962), president and CEO of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
- Karin Forseke (born 1955), former CEO of Carnegie Investment Bank
- Sofia Gumaelius (1840–1915), early businesswoman, founder of the Gumaelius advertising agency
- Hanna Hammarström (1829–1909), inventor, industrialist, manufactured telephone wires
- Helena Helmersson (born 1973), senior manager at the H&M retail clothing company
- Antonia Ax:son Johnson (born 1943), chair of Axel Johnson
- Bonnie Roupé (born 1976), founder of the Chinese health company Bonzun
- Cecilia Stegö Chilò (born 1959), politician, businessperson
- Azita Shariati (born 1968), heads the Swedish branch of the catering and services multinational Sodexo
- Wilhelmina Skogh (1849–1926), hotel manager and owner
- Cristina Stenbeck (born 1977), chair and main owner of Investment AB Kinnevik
- Charlotte Strömberg (born 1959), former CEO of the JLL real estate company
- Louise Wachtmeister (born 1978), entrepreneur, athlete, political activist
Switzerland
- Ruth Guler (1930–2015), hotel owner
- Nayla Hayek (born 1951), business executive, chair of the Swatch Group
- Dominique Lévy, art dealer, owner of the Dominique Lévy Gallery
- Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, businesswoman, chair of Louis Dreyfus Group
- Vera Michalski (born 1954), president of several publishing houses
Turkey
- Suzan Sabancı Dinçer (born 1965), chair of Akbank, board member of Sabancı Holding
- Canan Ediboglu (born 1956), chair of Shell Oil, Turkey
- Nejla Güvenç (born 1969), fashion designer, founder of the NEJ brand
- Matild Manukyan (1914–2001), real estate investor
- Güler Sabancı (born 1955), chair of Sabancı Holding
- Sevgi Sabancı (born 1963), businessperson with interests in several companies
- Serpil Timuray, CEO of Vodafone Turkey
- Arzuhan Yalçındağ (born 1965), chair of Doğan Holding
United Kingdom
- See Category:British women in business
- Melanie Dawes (born 1966), Permanent Secretary of the Department for Communities and Local Government
- Liliane Landor (born c.1956), Lebanese born journalist and broadcasting executive
North America
Bahamas
- Betsy Boze, business executive, past president of the College of The Bahamas
Canada
- Sonja Bata (born 1926), Swiss-born business woman, founder and chair of the world's largest shoe museum
El Salvador
- María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila (born 1956), lawyer, business executive, former foreign minister
Mexico
- María Asunción Aramburuzabala (born 1963), business executive, chair of Tresalia Capital
- Angélica Fuentes (born 1963), business executive, founder of the cosmetics brand Angelíssima, executive and shareholder of Omnilife-Angelissima-Chivas
- Bertha González Nieves (born 1970), businesswoman, co-founder and CEO of the Casa Dragones tequila company
- Eva Gonda de Rivera, owns a major stake in the FEMSA beverage company
Puerto Rico
- María Luisa Arcelay (1898–1981), educator, businesswoman, politician
- Camalia Valdés (born 1972), president and CEO of the brewery Compañía Cervecera de Puerto Rico
United States
- See Category:American women in business, Category:American women in politics
- Jewel Freeman Graham (born 1925), educator, social worker, second black woman to head the YWCA
South America
Argentina
- Beatriz Rojkés de Alperovich (born 1956), Argentine senator
Brazil
- Samantha Aquim, founder of Q-Zero Chocolate
- Vera Cordeiro (born 1950), founder of Brazil Child Health
- Maria Helena Moraes Scripilliti, co-owner of the Votorantim Group
- Eliana Tranchesi, entrepreneur, owner of the Daslu fashion house
Chile
- Ingrid Antonijevic (born 1952), entrepreneur, business executive, politician
Peru
- Keiko Fujimori (born 1975), politician, former First Lady
- Lourdes Mendoza (born 1958), businessperson, politician
Uruguay
- Laetitia d'Arenberg (born 1941), business executive, owner of several companies
Venezuela
- Laetitia d'Arenberg, business executive, luxury fashion entrepreneur
- Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg (born 1945), founder and CEO of Strategic Investment Group
References
- ↑ "Chief Executive Women – Kathryn Fagg". www.cew.org.au. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ↑ "Carolyn Hewson: master of discretion". Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ↑ "Deloitte's Cindy Hook Recharging The Accounting Firm". The Australian.
- ↑ "Alison Watkins | Women's Leadership Institute Australia". www.wlia.org.au. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ↑ "Chief Executive Women – Jennifer Westacott". www.cew.org.au. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
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