Solidcore Systems Inc. appointed Anne Bonaparte President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Anne had previously been President and CEO at Tablus, and before that CEO of MailFrontier. Read more about Anne's career in the Business Wire press release.
Women moved up the ranks in April, taking on big jobs at big companies. New CFO's included Wendy Beck, CFO at Domino's Pizza, Rachel Glaser, COO/CFO at Reunion.com, Maria Dall, CFO at CIGNA Healthcare, and Robin Washington, CFO at Gilead. Other big companies putting women in senior jobs included Ernste & Young, Burger King, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Dean Foods, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Bank of America, Chevron, Iconix Brands, Estee Lauder, Denny's, HBO, Macy's, Kenneth Cole, State Street, Target, Gannett, Kodak, US Steel and ING Americas. The jobs are impressive and cover a variety of areas such as marketing, management, business development and strategy, and technology. New media appointed women to important jobs as well including LinkedIn, Fox Cable Entertainment Networks, Brides.com, Last.fm (CBS), and Azingo. Foundations appointing women CEO's in April included the MasterCard Foundation, the Women's Sports Foundation, the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The Red Cross. Scroll down and see for yourself how women continue to show leadership talent and demonstrate the depth of their experience.
Earthlink, Inc (Nasdaq: ELNK), headquartered in Georgia, appointed Susan Bowick to its Board of Directors. Susan, a former Executive of Hewlett-Packard Company, has served as a Consultant to several global technology companies. Read more about it in the prnewswire press release on cnnmoney.com.
The Tribune Company is seeking an Anchor to be the face of KTLA-TV. The candidate would be the presenter of information on news and other station programs and cover news stories when not anchoring. Read more about the job responsibilities and job requirements in the job description on careerbuilder.com.
Occam Networks (Nasdaq: OCNW) appointed Jeanne Seeley Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Jeanne has extensive experience in financial management including as former Corporate Controller at Apple Computer. Read more about Jeanne's career in the Business Wire press release.
Basin Water (Nasdaq: BWTR), headquartered in California, appointed Susan Hegarty Snow to its Board of Directors. Susan is a former CFO of Maxim Systems Inc. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.
Conde Nast Publications appointed Nancy Berger Cardone Vice President and Publisher of "Gourmet". Nancy had been Publisher of Allure Magazine. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release. Agnes Chapski was made Vice President and Publisher of Allure. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
TCW Energy Partners LLC, headquartered in California, appointed Sarah Slusser to its Board of Directors. Sarah, who holds an MBA from Yale, is a Senior Vice President at AES Corporation. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release. (Image borrowed from yale.edu.)
Sillicon Alley Insider (SAI) appointed Julie Hansen Chief Operating Officer and Publisher. Julie, who holds an MBA from Columbia, had been Senior Vice President of the Consumer Interactive Division of CBS College Sports. Read more about it in the prnewswire press release.
Actuant (NYSE: ATU), headquartered in Wisconsin, appointed Holly Van Deursen to its Board of Directors. Holly is a former Group Vice President at BP plc. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release. (Image borrowed from pgs.com.)
Cheapflights Ltd, headquartered in Boston and London, appointed Liane Hornsey to its Board as a non-executive Director. Liane is Google's Director of People Operations for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release. (Image borrowed from article about Liane on personneltoday.com.)
THE WEEK Magazine appointed Bianca Janosevic Executive Director of THEWEEKDaily.com. Bianca had been General Manager of The New York Daily News Website. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ACAD), headquartered in California, appointed Laura Brege to its Board of Directors. Laura is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Onyx Pharmaceuticals. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release on pharmalive.com.
TV Guide Magazine appointed Debra Birnbaum its Editor-In-Chief. Debra had been Executive Editor of TV Guide's cross-platform content integration. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release. (Image borrowed from magazine.org.)
Twenty women were appointed to Corporate Boards of Directors in April as reported on NewsonWomen.com. This is higher than the number appointed last month, but less than the total appointed in April 07. The reason for a decrease in appointments is open to interpretation with theories ranging from an economic slowdown to a lack of interest in putting women on boards. Elizabeth Ghaffari of ChampionBoards.com discusses the "Texas Theory" in her analysis which shows there are several factors that can influence the numbers. Read Elizabeth's analysis on championboards.com. May seems to be starting off well with seven appointments in the first week (four posted and I have three more to post). We will continue it follow it closely.
Marriott International (NYSE: MAR), headquartered in Maryland, appointed Mary K. Bush to its Board of Directors. Mary is President of Bush International. Read more about Mary's career in the prnewswire press release. (Image borrowed from clintonglobalinitiative.org.)
Kayak.com appointed Karen Klein General Counsel. Karen had been Group Vice President, Legal for Orbitz Worlwide, Inc. Read more about it in the Company press release.
Northwestern Energy Corporation (NYSE: NWE) appointed Miggie Cramblit Vice President and General Counsel. Miggie had been General Counsel for DPL Inc. Read more about it in the Company press release.
Health Systems Solutions Inc, headquartered in New York, appointed Dr. Kathryn Bowles, PhD, to its Board of Directors. Kathryn is an Associate Professor and Director of the Health Informatics Minor at Unversity of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release. (Image borrowed from upenn.edu.)
AGCO (NYSE: AG) appointed Debra Kuper Vice President and General Counsel of the Company. Debra had been Senior Corporate Counsel at Caterpillar Inc. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.
