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Luxury Goods Site "Modewalk", co-founded by CEO Beatrice Pang, Raised $1.8 million in venture capital funding

Modewalk,  the luxury goods shopping site co-founded by Beatrice Pang who is also the company's CEO, raised $1.8 million in venture capital funding led by Merus Capital. Beatrice spent several years acquiring companies and developing partnerships at Microsoft. While attending business school at Stanford, Beatrice worked at Nokia Growth Partners. Read more

Kathleen Camilli Joins Unifirst Board of Directors

Unifirst Corporation (Nasdaq: UNF) appointed Kathleen Camilli to its Board of Directors. Kathleen is the Founder of Camilli Economics. Before founding Camilli Economics, Kathleen was the U.S. Economist at Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) in New York. Read more...

Margaret Smyth Joins Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Board of Directors.

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) appointed Margaret M. Smyth to its Board of Directors. Margaret most recently was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hamilton Sundstrand, which is part of United Technologies Corp. More in the prnewswire press release.

Sara Morgan Talks about why she Co-Founded "Tailored", the New Personalized Shopping Site for Brides

Sara Morgan co-founded "Tailored", the new personalized bridal shopping site which is scheduled to launch this week. Tailored allows brides to find products for their wedding that reflect their personal style, create lists of their favorite products, and share these lists with friends. Sara is a wedding industry veteran and had previously been the Director of Marketing at Weddzilla. "As a bridesmaid in more weddings than I can count, I saw my best friends scour magazines, shopping sites and blogs to find inspiration, only to feel lost as to where to buy the items they found and loved," says Sara. "They were sending out lengthy email chains to solicit feedback from friends, and joining blog forums to ask other brides for advice. It was unbelievable how time consuming this process seemed! We created "Tailored" to make shopping and finding inspiration for your wedding easy. Now brides can find and collect inspiration, browse wedding products selected just for them, create lists of their favorite finds, and share their picks with friends and family, all in one place!"

Martha King Made Managing Director of the Financial Advisor Services Division at Vanguard

Vanguard, one of the world’s largest investment management companies, appointed Martha King Managing Director of the Financial Advisor Services division. Read more...

Paula Boggs Retires as General Counsel of Starbucks and Joins Obama Reelection Campaign

Paula Boggs, General Counsel of Starbucks, is retiring in April, 2012. But Paula will remain committed to helping others and will join President Obama’s reelection campaign. Based in Seattle and Santa Fe, she will be volunteering for the campaign in communities across the country. Paula was appointed by President Obama in 2010 to the White House Council for Community Solutions whose work is focused on identifying and enabling innovative community solutions to youth unemployment. More in the company press release.

Lois Martin Made Chief Financial Officer at Ceridian Corp

Ceridian Corporation, the provider of global human resources, payroll, and workforce management software, appointed Lois M. Martin Chief Financial Officer. Lois had been Chief Financial Officer for Capella Education Company. More in the Business Wire press release.

Kiwi Crate, Founded by Sandra Oh Lin, Raises $5 million in Series A Funding

Kiwi Crate, subscription based arts activities for kids founded by Sandra Oh Lin, raised $5 million in Series A funding led by Comcast Ventures. Sandra, who holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, had been the GM for eBay Fashion before starting Kiwi Crate. Read more about the funding in the press release.

Shannon Cullins Made Vice President of Product Management at HomeFinder.com

HomeFinder.com, the real estate website, appointed Shannon Cullins Vice President of Product Management. Shannon had been Vice President of Product Management at Viewpoints.com. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Karen Walker Made Vice President and Controller at Virgin America

Virgin America appointed Karen S. Walker Vice President and Controller. Karen had been VP, Controller at CNET Networks. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Polyvore, Co-founded by Jess Lee who was appointed CEO, Raises $14 Million in Series C Funding

Polyvore, the fashion site co-founded by Jess Lee who has been appointed their CEO, raised $14 million in Series C financing, led by DAG Ventures and with participation from new investors Goldman Sachs and Vivi Nevo (NV Investments). Jess, who hoilds a degree in Computer Science from Stanford, had been with Google prior to Polyvore. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Leslie Kilgore Joins Netflix Board of Directors, Jessie Becker appointed interim Chief Marketing Officer

Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) announced that Leslie Kilgore (pictured), its Chief Marketing Officer for the last 12 years, will join the Netflix board as a non-executive director and that it had appointed Jessie Becker, interim Chief Marketing Officer. Jessie, who holds an MBA from Stanford University, had been their Vice President, Marketing, in charge of a variety of acquisition channels. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Google Exec Lorraine Twohill and Circle Financial Partner Mary Ann Casati Join Williams-Sonoma Board of Directors.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) appointed Lorraine Twohill (pictured) and Mary Ann Casati to its Board of Directors. Lorraine is Head of Global Marketing for Google. Mary Ann is a a co-founding Partner of Circle Financial Group and a former Partner and Managing Director of The Goldman Sachs Group. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Ambassador Barbara McConnell Barrett Made Interim President at Thunderbird

The Thunderbird School of Global Management appointed Ambassador Barbara McConnell Barrett as Interim President. Barbara is an award winning business executive and corporate board member, and she has served as U.S. Ambassador to Finland, CEO of the American Management Association, a Fellow teaching Leadership at Harvard, President of the International Women’s Forum, Senior Advisor to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, and Chairman of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Sheila Rostiac Made President of the PSEG Foundation

PSEG, the diversified energy company with revenues of $12 billion, appointed Sheila Rostiac President of the PSEG Foundation and Director of Corporate Social Responsibility. Sheila had been in PSEG's human resources department as director of client relations. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Janice K. Henry Joins W. R. Grace & Co. Board of Directors. Other Women Appointed to Boards

W. R. Grace & Co. (NYSE: GRA) appointed Janice K. Henry to its Board of Directors. Janice is former Senior Vice President of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. See Business wire press release.

Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX), appointed Celeste Beeks Mastin to its Board of Directors.

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA), appointed Catherine Halligan, Senior Vice President of Powerreviews Inc., the world’s largest social commerce platform, to its Board of Directors.

Einstein Noah Restaurant Group (NASDAQ: BAGL), appointed Edna Morris to its Board of Directors.

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTBI) appointed Crit Luallen to the Board of Directors of its subsidiary, Community Trust Bank, Inc.

Kristen E. Blum Made Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at J.C. Penney

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) appointed Kristen E. Blum Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Kristen had been SVP, chief information officer, Enterprise Transformation at PepsiCo. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Elizabeth Crystal Made Senior Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer at Lane Bryant

Charming Shoppes, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRS) appointed Elizabeth Crystal Senior Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer at Lane Bryant. Elizabeth had been Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing for Revlon and Almay Color Cosmetics. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Citi Ventures Invests in Plastic Jungle, Originally Founded by Tina Henson

Plastic Jungle, the gift card exchange, announced that Citi Ventures had invested in the company. Citi Ventures is a unit of Citigroup. Read more about the investment in the marketwire press release on marketwatch.com. I mention this because Plasticc Jungle was originally founded by Tina Henson, featured on Newsonwomen.com back in 2008! Who said women don't start companies that can scale??

Elaine La Roche Joins Board of Directors at Marsh & McLennan Companies. Other Women Appointed to Boards

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: MMC), appointed Elaine La Roche (pictured) to the Company’s Board of Directors. Elaine had a 20-year career at Morgan Stanley, serving in a variety of roles including President and Head of their Asia Desk. From 2008 to 2010, Elaine was with JPMorgan Chase in Beijing where she served as Vice Chairman, J.P. Morgan China Securities. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCRX) appointed Nancy J. Hutson, Ph.D. to the Company's Board of Directors.