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2018 Most Influential Corporate Directors

Women Inc. is proud to present the 2018 Most Influential Corporate Directors listing. This represents a sampling of women’s professional excellence at the highest level. Congratulations to those recognized in this year’s Board Edition.


Former Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Supervalu Inc.
Boards: Deere & Company, Piper Jaffray Companies, Realogy Group Inc., Tuesday Morning Corp.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
Boards: Alerus Financial Corp., Allina Health System, Inc., Digi International Inc., Hormel Foods Corporation
Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.
Boards: Bloomin’ Brands, Inc., Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Target Corporation
Boards: Baxter International Inc.
Chief Transformation & People Officer
Yum! Brands, Inc.
Boards: Brown-Forman Corporation
Former Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Operations
Progress Energy
Boards: Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
Former Executive Consultant
Orchard Consulting Group
Boards: The TJX Companies, Inc.
Global Head of Marketing
WeWork Companies Inc.
Boards: CarMax Inc.
Former President
Nike Inc. Direct-to-Consumer
Boards: Mondelēz International, Inc., UPS, West Marine Inc.
Former Group Executive, Public Policy & President, Duke Nuclear
Duke Energy Corporation
Boards: DowDuPont Inc., DTE Energy, SPX Corporation
Former Executive Vice President
Maytag Corporation
Boards: Baxter International Inc.
Former Vice President & General Counsel
BJ Services Company
Boards: Quanta Services, Inc.
Senior Partner
Ostriker von Simson
Boards: Akamai Technologies, Inc., Oracle Corporation, Tellme Networks Inc.
Retired Executive Vice President
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Boards: Appvion, Eli Lilly and Company, Investors Community Bank
Former Chairman
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Boards: General Electric, Moody’s
Former President & Chief Executive Officer
Penn National Insurance
Boards: BB&T Corporation