Women in Business, Jobs, Women Entrepreneurs, Women in the News: News On Women

Ann Sperling Made COO for Americas Region at Jones Lang Lasalle

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE: JLL), the professional services firm specializing in real estate, appointed Ann Sperling Chief Operating Officer for the Americas Region. Anne, who holds an MBA from Harvard, had previously been Managing Director at Catellus Development Group. Read more in the prnewswire press release. 

Lisa Erspamer Made Chief Creative Officer of Oprah Winfrey Network

The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) appointed Lisa Erspamer Chief Creative Officer. Lisa had been Co-Executive Producer of "The Oprah Winfrey Show". Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Susan Plagemann Made Publisher of Vogue

Condé Nast appointed Susan Plagemann Vice President & Publisher of Vogue. Susan  has been the Vice President & Publisher of Marie Claire since 2004. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Kelley Avery Made Head of Franchise Strategy and Distribution at DreamWorks Animation

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) today appointed Kelley Avery to the newly-created position of Worldwide Head of Franchise Strategy and Distribution. Kelly had been President of Worldwide Home Entertainment for Paramount Pictures. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Monica Noether made COO at Charles River Associates

Charles River Associates (Nasdaq: CRAI), promoted Monica Noether (pictured) to Chief Operating Officer. Monica, who holds an MBA and a PhD in Economics from University of Chicago, had been Executive Vice President responsible for marketing and business development for the firm. Charles River also appointed Elizabeth Ramos as Global Leader of Human Capital. Elizabeth had been Senior Vice President of Human Capital at Fidelity Private Equity. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Teresa Hassara Made Head of Institutional Client Services at TIAA-CREF

TIAA-CREF appointed Teresa Hassara Senior Managing Director and Head of Institutional Client Services. Teresa had been Senior Vice President, Investment Services at Fidelity Investments. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Denise Wypiszenski Made COO of Baird's Private Wealth Management

Baird appointed Denise Wypiszenski Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Baird’s Private Wealth Management Group. Denise had been Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Western Division of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Read more in the Business Wire press release. 

Kalen Holmes Made EVP at Starbucks

Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) appointed Kalen Holmes Executive Vice President, Partner Resources (Human Resources). Kalen, who holds a Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Industrial/Organization Psychology from the University of Houston, had been HR General Manager for the Entertainment and Devices division at Microsoft. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Gidget Peddie Made Chief Sales Officer at MHN

MHN (Managed Health Network, Inc.), a subsidiary of Health Net, Inc (NYSE: HNT), appointed Gidget Peddie Chief Sales Officer. Gidget had been a Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Magellan Health Services in Los Angeles. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Kate Moore Joins BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research

BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research appointed Kate Moore a Global Equity Strategist in the Group. Kate, who holds a master's degree in political economy from the University of Chicago, had been an Emerging Market Strategist at Moore Capital Management, and before that worked at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Read more in the prnewswire press release.  

Lizabeth Zlatkus Made Chief Risk Officer at The Hartford Financial Services Group

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG) appointed Lizabeth Zlatkus Chief Risk Officer. Lizabeth had been  the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Former Apple Exec Sarah Shin made VP at LeapFrog

LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: LF) appointed Sarah Shin Vice President, Human Resources. Sarah had previously led the Human Resources strategic planning and program development function for Apple worldwide. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Linda Hudson Made Chief Operating Officer at BAE Systems

BAE Systems appointed Linda Hudson as Chief Operating Officer, BAE Systems plc, and President and CEO of BAE Systems, Inc. Linda had been President of BAE Systems’ Land & Armaments Operating Group. Read more in the Business Wire press release. 

Marci Alboher Joins Civic Ventures

Civic Ventures, a think tank on boomers, work, and social purpose, hired Marci Alboher, a Journalist and an experts on career issues and workplace trends. Marci, who holds a JD from  the Washington College of Law at American University, had been a blogger and columnist for The New York Times, and is the author of One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Kathleen Barclay Made SVP at Kroger Co.

The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) appointed Kathleen S. Barclay Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Kathleen, who holds an M.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, had previously been Head of Global Human Resources for General Motors Corporation. Read more in the prnewswire press release. 

Dawn Zier, Andrea Martin and Patricia Hespanha Lead International Divisions at Reader's Digest

The Reader's Digest Association, Inc reorganized its management and appointed Dawn M. Zier, President, Europe; Andrea C. Martin, (pictured) President, Asia Pacific; and Patricia Hespanha, President, Canada-Latin America. All three will serve on the company's Executive Committee. Dawn Zier had been President of Global Consumer Marketing and CEO, Direct Holdings for Reader's Digest. Andrea Martin had been their President of Canada and Latin America. Patricia Hespanha had been their Managing Director, Mexico and will retain those responsibilities. Read more about the management changes in the prnewswire press release.

Noreen Henry and Lesley Harris Get New Jobs at Travelocity Global

Travelocity Global today appointed Noreen Henry (pictured) Senior Vice President of Global Partner Marketing. Noreen had been Vice President of Travelocity’s North America Hotels and Packaging businesses. Lesley Harris, who had been head of Travelocity Business(R), will replace Noreen as Vice President of North America Hotels and Packaging. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Laura Schreffler Made West Coast Bureau Chief at HollywoodLife.com. Christina Creutz Made Photo Director.

HollywoodLife.com, a soon-to-be re-launched women's celebrity and style Web site owned by Mail.com Media Corporation, appointed Laura Schreffler (pictured) its West Coast Bureau Chief. Laura had been  the 'Gatecrasher' columnist at the New York Daily News. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

HollywoodLife.com also appointed Christina Creutz its Photo Director. Christina had been a a photo editor for a number of high-profile, high-traffic digital ventures including OKMagazine.com. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Judy Altmaier Made Vice President at Toro

The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) appointed Judy Altmaier Vice President, Operations. Judy had been Vice President and General Manager of Operations, Auto Group Americas at Eaton Corporation. Read more in the Business Wire press release. 

Powerful Women in Banking

JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Bank of America were well represented in this year's US Banker list of the "25 Most Powerful Women in Banking". Wells Fargo had the most women on the list, but JPMorgan Chase took the top prize as Heidi Miller was named to the Number One spot. Chase also had a number of women on the "25 Women to Watch" list, including Molly Sheehan, the Housing Policy Executive for JP Morgan Chase, and Elizabeth Mays (pictured left),Senior Vice President and the Head of Consumer Risk Modeling and Analytics at JPMorgan Chase. Sallie Krawcheck, Bank of America's Head of Global Wealth and Investment Management, was the Number One "Woman to Watch" on the US Banker's list. We will most definitely be watching.