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

Anne Arvia Named to GATX Board

GATX Corporation (NYSE: GMT), located in Illinois, appointed Anne Arvia to its Board of Directors. Anne is President and Chief Executive Officer of Nationwide Bank. See Business Wire press release on yahoo.

Karen Puckett Joins Harte-Hanks Board. Sarah Johnson Joins Foamex Board

Harte-Hanks, Inc. (NYSE:HHS), located in Texas, appointed Karen A. Puckett to its Board of Directors. Karen, who holds an MBA from Bellarmine College, is President and Chief Operating Officer of CenturyTel, Inc. See Business Wire press release.

Foamex International Inc, headquartered in Pennsylvania, appointed Sarah Johnson to its Board of Directors. Sarah, who holds a JD from Columbia Law School, is a Vice President of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. See Business Wire press release.

Marie-Claire Barker Made Chief Talent Officer at Ogilvy

Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide appointed Marie-Claire Barker its Chief Talent Officer. Marie-Claire  has worked for Ogilvy since 2002. Read more about her career in the prnewswire press release.

Christina Norman Made CEO at Oprah Winfrey Network

   

 Christina Norman was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Oprah Winfrey Network. Christina had previously been President of MTV. See prnewswire press release.

Elena Ford Becomes Director, Global Marketing at Ford Motor

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) appointed Elena Ford Director, Global Marketing, Sales and Service Operations. Elena is currently Executive Vice President, Ford Motor Credit Company Global Brand and Marketing. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

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List of Women in Business Put on Boards this Week

PharMerica Corporation (NYSE: PMC), headquartered in Kentucky, appointed Marjorie W. Dorr (pictured) to its Board of Directors. Marjorie, who holds an MBA from University of Chicago, had been Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for WellPoint, Inc. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc., headquartered in Tennessee, appointed Kim Hudson White to its Board of Directors. Kim is President and CEO of Chattanooga-based Luken Holdings, Inc. See prnewswire press release.

American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), located in Ohio, appointed Sara Martinez Tucker to its Board of Directors. Sara is former Undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Education and former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. See prnewswire press release.

Lauren Flaherty Made Chief Marketing Officer at Juniper Networks

Juniper Networks (Nasdaq: JNPR), a California company, appointed Lauren Flaherty Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Lauren had been Chief Marketing Officer of Nortel Networks. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Women in Media - Deadline Nears for J-Lab Grants for Interactive Journalism

Deadlines for applications for the J-Lab: the Institute for Interactive Journalism grants are coming up quickly:

New Media Women Entrepreneurs provides $10,000 each in start-up funding to three women-led projects to create new Web sites, mobile news services or other news ideas that offer interactive opportunities to engage, inspire and improve news and information in a geographic community or a community of interest. The deadline for applications is March 31, 2009. 

New Voices helps fund the start-up of micro-local news projects with $12,000 grants. It also supports these projects with an educational Web site and helps foster their sustainability through $5,000 second-year matching grants. The deadline for applications is Feb. 12, 2009.

Read more about other grants and efforts to help women reinvent journalism on j-lab.com.

Janet Dhillon Made GC at JCPenney

JCPenney Company Inc. (NYSE: JCP) appointed Janet Dhillon Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Janet had been Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer at US Airways. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

More Women In Government

Barack Obama announced the following key posts for his new government:

Preeta Bansal was made General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor at the Office of Management and Budget. Preeta, who holds a J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School, is currently a Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP in New York City. Read more in the Obama press release.

Michele Flournoy was made Undersecretary of Defense (Policy). Michele was the President of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Read more in the Obama press release.

In other government news, Kirsten Gillibrand was named to replace Hillary Clinton as United States Senator from New York. Read more about the appointment.

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Women in Business Take Jobs in Tech, Juice and Recruiting

Jupiter Systems, a California company, appointed Dorothy Farris (pictured) Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Dorothy had been Vice President, Sales at Wise Technology Inc. Read more about Dorothy's career, which included experience at FutureLink, Allied Signal Aerospace, Compaq Computer and IBM, in the Business Wire press release.

Jamba Inc, the holding company for Jamba Juice Company, appointed Susan Shields Vice President of Consumer Products, Licensing and Growth Initiatives. Susan had recently been Senior Vice President of Innovation and Product Management at Beautifull, Inc., and had also served as Group Vice President of Innovation at Safeway and held numerous positions with Quaker Oats Company.  Read more about Susan's career in the Business Wire press release. 

TMP Worlwide, the recruitment advertising company located in New York, appointed Sherry Jacobson Executive Vice President. Sherry has had 30 years of experience in the recruitment advertising business. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.

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List of Top Women in Technology

Sheryl Sandberg (pictured), COO of Facebook, made the Fast Company list of the most influential women in technology. I was glad to see I had posted about almost all of the women featured on their list in past posts on NewsonWomen.com. Do you agree with their list? Who else would you like to see on it? The Fast Company list of Tech Entrepreneurs covers the independents and is definitely worth reading. Other lists Fast Company made included the Brainiacs and the Evangelists. All in all, Fast Company in these articles has given us a great look at how women are making inroads in technology.

New CFO's Appointed

RMT Inc, a Wisconsin energy and environment company, appointed Tracy Pearson Vice President and  Chief Financial Officer. Tracy, who holds an MBA from Boston College, had recently been CFO for GE Healthcare's Diagnostic Imaging Services business. See prenewswire press release.

Gatehouse Media appointed Melinda A. Janik as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Melinda had been Vice President and Controller of Paychex, Inc. See prnewswire press release.

Zale Corporation (NYSE: ZLC) appointed Cindy Gordon Interim Chief Financial Officer. Cindy will continue to serve in her current role as Senior Vice President and Controller of the Company. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Integrated Security Systems Inc, a Texas company, appointed Sharon Doherty its Chief Financial Officer. Sharon had been Chief Financial Officer for Selkirk Americas, LP. See Business Wire press release. 

Top Women in Business Put on Boards this Week

Electro Rent Corporation (Nasdaq: ELRC), located in California, appointed Suzan DelBene (pictured) to its Board of Directors. Suzan, who holds an MBA from University of Washington, is a Management Consultant and a Strategic Advisor to Global Partnerships, and had previously been a Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Corp. Read more about Suzan's career in the Business Wire press release.

Met-Pro Corporation, loctaed in Pennsylvania, appointed Judith Spires to its Board of Directors. Judith, who holds an MBA from LaSalle University, is President of Acme Markets, Inc. See prnewswire press release.

VWR International LLC, located in Pennsylvania, appointed Pamela Forbes Lieberman to its Board of Directors. Pamela, who holds an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Business at Northwestern University, is the former CEO of True Value Company. See Business Wire press release.

Monika Machon Made AIG's Chief Investment Officer

American International Group, Inc. (AIG), appointed Monika Machon Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer. Monika, who has been with AIG since 1998, is presently Global Head of Fixed Income for AIG Investments. See Business Wire press release.

Tracey Weber made President of Travelocity North America

Travelocity Global appointed Tracey Weber President of Travelocity North America. Tracey, who holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Management, has been Chief Operating Officer for Travelocity North America since September 2005. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Womens Health Research Prize Deadline Near

The deadline is nearing for nominations to win the $75,000 annual Society for Women’s Health Research Medtronic Prize for Scientific Contributions to Women’s Health. The prize, which  recognizes a woman scientist or engineer, encourages women scientists and engineers to work on issues uniquely related to women’s health. The deadline is January 28,2009. Read more about it on womenshealthresearch.org.

Women in Business Put in Big Jobs This Week

PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG), a Pennsylvania Company, appointed Cynthia Niekamp (pictured) Vice President, Automotive Coatings. Cynthia had been with BorgWarner Inc., where she led the global TorqTransfer Systems business. Cynthia holds an industrial engineering degree from Purdue University and an MBA from Harvard. See Business Wire press release.

PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL), a Massachusetts company, appointed Josephine Hoppe as Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Josephine had been the CIO of Pegasystems. See prnewswire press release.

Fireman's Fund Insurance, a California company, appointed Eleanor Barnard Chief Distribution, Sales and Marketing Officer. Eleanor had previously been Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Distribution for Zurich North America. See Business Wire press release.

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Kathryn Cassidy Made SVP at GE

General Electric (NYSE: GE), a Connecticut company, made Kathryn Cassidy a Senior Vice President of the Company. Kathryn, who holds an MBA from Fordham University, is Treasurer of GE and GE Capital. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Phyllis Tuchman Writes how Monet Painted the Colors of Death

Phyllis Tuchman, who writes about art and artists for magazines like Art + Auction, Art in America, Town & Country, and the Smithsonian, wrote an article about the suffering of Impressionist Painter Claude Monet's wife and how Monet captured that suffering by painting a portrait of her on her deathbed. In the article titled, "The Art of Grief", Phyllis writes that Monet was fascinated by the colors of death. Read her interesing article on obit-mag.com. Below, Claude paints Camille in happier days.