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

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
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
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

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
June McCabe, businesswomen, director of Television New Zealand, former senior management positions at the Westpac bank and Housing New Zealand
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

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

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