Glasgow Interactive Share Their Top 8 Influential Female Business Leaders

GLASGOW, Scotland - April 18, 2013 - PRLog -- Glasgow Interactive
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Glasgow Interactive Share Their Top 8 Influential Female Business Leaders

Glasgow, UK, April 2013 – Glasgow Interactive published a list of successful male entrepreneurs who've mastered their fields last week, this week, it’s time for the women who have done the same.

1. Indra Nooyi – (PepsiCo) Has not only led her company to record financial results but is making strides to move PepsiCo in a healthier direction, leading the courageous charge to shed traditional fast food properties and to replace them with initiatives to supply healthier foods. She is deeply caring and committed as a senior executive

2. Ursula M. Burns – (Xerox) First African-American woman CEO to run a Fortune 500 company. Burns got her start at Xerox in 1980 as a mechanical engineering and climbed the corporate ladder, assuming new roles as senior vice president and later president. More than 25 years later, Burns was promoted to CEO in 2009. Burns' industry knowledge and business smarts have helped Xerox tackle their issues and prepare for the future of printing.

3. Sheryl Sandberg – (Facebook) Second in command at the tech company that defined modern social media, with over 1 billion “friends” and counting. The Harvard MBA was central player in its high-profile, much anticipated $100 billion IPO, and became the first woman on the board of directors. Sandberg previously served as chief of staff for the U.S. Treasury Department, and managed Google‘s online global sales and operations as a vice president. Also on the board of Disney, Sandberg is a vocal advocate for young women at work.

4. Jacqueline Gold – (Ann Summers & Knickerbox) Revolutionised the lingerie and sex shop industry, bringing the stores onto the high-street from their private, sleazy, backstreet origins. Ann Summers - which had four stores when acquired by her father - now operate 140+ stores UK-wide.

5. Irene Rosenfeld – (Kraft) Since 2006, Rosenfeld has managed Kraft Foods, bringing many innovative ideas and collaborative efforts to the company. Rosenfeld has also helped restructure the business and improve earnings in international markets. Rosenfeld's strong work ethic and collaborative attitude have made her a strong leader at Kraft and one of the most influential CEOs of all time.

6. Ginni Rometty – (IBM) A 31-year IBM veteran, Rometty has been a key supporting player in some of Big Blue's biggest transformations: She managed the $3.5 billion PwC Consulting acquisition that launched IBM in the services business, and worked to develop the five-year growth plan. As CEO, she's now in charge of delivering on it.

7. Ellen Kullman – (DuPont) Joined DuPont in 1988 and worked her way up. As CEO, Kullman has revolutionized the company's customer relations and overall innovation. Kullman's innovative leadership and keen industry knowledge has made her one of the most successful female CEOs of all time

8. Oprah Winfrey (Harpo Productions) The richest self-made woman in America and the richest African-American of the 20th century. Under her production company, Harpo Productions, Winfrey has become a television pioneer, an editorial director, a producer and actress, a satellite radio producer, a Broadway producer, and philanthropist. As of February 2013, Winfrey's net worth was $2.7 billion.

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