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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.


Principal Accounting Officer, Vice President & Controller
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Boards: Republic Services, Inc.
Retired Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Boards: The Advisory Board Company, Avon Products, Inc., Cardinal Health, Inc., CSRA Inc.
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Product & Technology Officer
Sabre Corporation
Boards: Chico’s FAS, EXLService Holdings, Inc., NetApp, Inc.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan
United States
Boards: The Boeing Company
Retired Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Kendle International
Boards: Emerson Electric Company, UPS
Former President & Chief Executive Officer
W.L. Gore & Associates
Boards: United Rental, Inc.
Managing Partner (Americas)
DLA Piper
Boards: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Former Executive Vice President
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Boards: Arrow Electronics, Inc., Verizon Communications Inc.
Former President & Chief Executive Officer
Neiman Marcus Group
Boards: Neiman Marcus Group, Under Armour
Former Chief Information & Digital Officer
National Grid
Boards: Advance Auto Parts, Inc., BCBS of Massachusetts, Perrigo Company plc
President & Chief Executive Officer
Diversey, Inc.
Boards: A. O. Smith Corporation
Retired Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Boards: DowDuPont Inc., Mondēlez International, Inc.
Former President, Global Health & Wellness & Sustainability
Kraft Foods Inc.
Boards: Bush Brothers & Company, Colfax Corporation, Ingredion
Former Senior Vice President & Corporate Controller
Mondel¯ez International, Inc.
Boards: TrueBlue, Inc., United Rental, Inc.
Former Vice Chairman
Goldman Sachs
Boards: AIG, Intuit Inc., Pfizer Inc., Visa Inc.
Chancellor
State University of New York
Boards: AES, Cisco