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50 Most Powerful Women in Business

IBM's Ginni Rometty comes in at No. 1

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 20, 2012 5:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Marissa Mayer's jump from Google to Yahoo might have made her the most high-profile woman in business this year, but she hasn't cracked the top 10 of the annual "most powerful" list from Fortune. Mayer is at No. 14, up from 38 last year. The top five:

  1. Ginni Rometty, president and CEO at IBM
  2. Indra Nooyi, chairman and CEO at PepsiCo
  3. Meg Whitman, president and CEO at Hewlett-Packard
  4. Irene Rosenfeld, chairman and CEO at Kraft Foods
  5. Ellen Kullman, chair of the board and CEO at DuPont
Click for the full list, which includes Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg at No. 8.

No. 1: IBM President and CEO Ginni Rometty.
No. 1: IBM President and CEO Ginni Rometty.   (Feature Photo Service for IBM)
No. 2: Pepsi Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi.
No. 2: Pepsi Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi.   (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
No. 3: Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman.
No. 3: Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
No. 4: Irene Rosenfeld, chief executive of Kraft Foods.
No. 4: Irene Rosenfeld, chief executive of Kraft Foods.   (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
No. 5: Ellen Kullman, chairman and CEO of DuPont.
No. 5: Ellen Kullman, chairman and CEO of DuPont.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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COMMENTS
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traxxion
Sep 21, 2012 3:09 AM CDT
" Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg at No. 8" I assume that is based on its gross over valuation?
myflap.blow
Sep 20, 2012 11:07 PM CDT
I still can't believe Meg Whitmans a woman. She's a man baby!!!
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Indra Nooyi • Irene Rosenfeld • Meg Whitman • Marissa Mayer • Sheryl Sandberg • Ginni Rometty • Ellen Kullman

 
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