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A Record Number of Women Appointed to Board of Directors in 2011

29 Women were appointed to seats on the Board of Directors of companies in December, 2011 as reported on NewsonWomen.com, which is significantly higher than the 16 reported in November, 2011. Major companies appointing women to Boards in December included Warnaco, who appointed Helen McCluskey its President and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of its Board of Directors. Also appointing women to Board positions were Pfizer, Abbott Labs, ADP, Puget Energy, Starbucks, U.S. Bancorp, Cooper Tire & Rubber, Eli Lilly, John Deere, Philip Morris International, iRobot, Seagate Technology, Maidenform and Eastman Chemical.

This year represents a record number of women appointed to corporate boards in the U.S.

NewsonWomen reports a total for the year of 293 women appointed to Boards, over 30% higher than the 2010 total. A number of these women were appointed to companies and subsidiaries, which would increase the total to over 300 if you included both boards for these women. I counted the number of women (293) rather than the number of boards (over 300). In either case, it shows women making progress on corporate board seat appointments.

Helen Hobbs, M.D. Named to Pfizer Board of Directors. Other Women recently Appointed to Boards

Pfizer, headquartered in New York, appointed Helen Hobbs (pictured), M.D. to its Board of Directors. Helen is a Professor of Internal Medicine and Molecular Genetics at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Abbott Laboratories, headquartered in Illinois, appointed Sally E. Blount, Ph.D., and and Nancy McKinstry to its Board of Directors.  Sally is Dean of the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Nancy is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Board of Wolters Kluwer N.V. Read more.

Automatic Data Processing appointed Ellen Alemany to its Board of Directors. Ellen is Head of RBS Americas and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Read more.

Ecolab appointed Mary M. VanDeWeghe to its Board of Directors. Mary was an executive with Lockheed Martin and J.P. Morgan, and now is on the faculty of the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Read more. 

The Mosaic company appointed Nancy E. Cooper to its Board of Directors. Read more.

Megan Clubb Named to The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Board of Directors. Other Women Appointed to Boards

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco appointed Megan Clubb (pictured) to its Board of Directors. Megan is President and CEO of Baker Boyer National Bank in Walla Walla, Washington. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Prolacta Bioscience, headquartered in California, appointed Sally Crawford to their Board of Directors. Sally is a former COO of Healthsource, Inc. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Puget Energy, headquartered in Washington, appointed Melanie J. Dressel to the Board of Directors of Puget Sound Energy (PSE) and the parent company, Puget Energy. Melanie is President and Chief Executive Officer of Tacoma-based Columbia Bank and its parent company, Columbia Banking System, Inc. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Helen McCluskey Made President and CEO at Warnaco, and a Member of its Board of Directors

The Warnaco Group, Inc. (NYSE: WRC) appointed Helen McCluskey its President and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of its Board of Directors. Helen  joined Warnaco in 2004 as Group President-Intimate Apparel, took on global responsibility for the Company’s Swimwear brands in 2007, and was promoted to be Warnaco's Chief Operating Officer in 2010. Read more in the Business Wire press release. 

Clara Shih Joins Starbucks Board of Directors

Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq:SBUX) appointed Clara Shih to its Board of Directors. Clara is Chief Executive Officer of Hearsay Social. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Doreen Woo Ho Joins U.S. Bancorp Board of Directors. Other Women Appointed to Boards.

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), headquartered in Minnesots, appointed Doreen Woo Ho (pictured) to its Board of Directors. Doreen is a Commissioner of the San Francisco Port Commission, and had previously served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of United Commercial Bank. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

NetLine® Corporation, headquartered in California, appointed Dr. Cheemin Bo-Linn to its Board of Directors. Cheemin is Chief Executive Officer of Peritus Partners, a global business and marketing consultancy firm. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, headquartered in Ohio, appointed Cynthia Niekamp to its Board of Directors. Cynthia is a Senior Vice President at PPG Industries. Read more on reuters.com.

Medbox, Inc., headquartered in California, announced their newly appointed officers and directors after their acquisition of Prescription Vending Machines, Inc, (PVM), which included Leila Guieb, Treasurer, Director, Board Member (CFO, PVM) and Angelique Dolan, Board Member (Director of Marketing, PVM). Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Katherine Baicker Joins Eli Lilly Board of Directors

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), headquartered in Indiana, appointed Katherine Baicker, Ph.D. to its Board of Directors. Katherine is a Professor of Health Economics in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Sherry Smith Joins Deere & Company Board of Directors

Deere & Company appointed Sherry M. Smith to its Board of Directors. Sherry is executive vice president and chief financial officer at SUPERVALU INC. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Mary Pat Salomone Joins USEC Inc. Board of Directors.

USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU), headquartered in Maryland, appointed Mary Pat Salomone to the Company’s board of directors. Salomone is senior vice president and chief operating officer at The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W). Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Kalpana Morparia Joins Philip Morris International Board of Directors

Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE / Euronext Paris: PM), headquartered in New York, appointed Kalpana Morparia to its Board of Directors. Kalpana is Chief Executive Officer of J.P. Morgan, India, and is a member of J.P. Morgan’s Asia Pacific Executive Committee. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Rooibee Red Tea, Founded by Leslie and Jeff Stum, Issues Stock and Appoints Dana Bowers to its Board of Directors

Rooibee (“ruby”) Red Tea, founded by Jeff and Leslie Stum, announced it issued a total of $1 million in Series A preferred stock. The company also announced the election of Dana Bowers (pictured), SB Holding Corporation who was the Founder of iPay Technologies, to its Board of Directors. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Joan Herman Joins Convergys Corp Board of Directors

Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), headquartered in Ohio, appointed Joan E. Herman to its Board of Directors. Joan is President and CEO of Herman & Associates LLC, a healthcare and management consulting firm, and previously had been President and CEO of Wellpoint’s consumer business unit. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Deborah G. Ellinger Joins iRobot Board of Directors. Kristen Onken Joins Seagate Technology Board of Directors.

iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT), headquartered in Massachusetts, appointed Deborah G. Ellinger (pictured) to its Board of Directors. Deborah is the former President of Restoration Hardware and former CEO of Wellness Pet Food. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Seagate Technology plc, headquartered in California, appointed Kristen M. Onken to its Board of Directors. Kristen is a former chief financial officer of Logitech International, S.A. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

16 Women Appointed to Board of Director Seats in November 2011, but December Starts Out Strong with 5 Appointments

Only 16 women were appointed to Board of Director seats in November 2011, down from the 27 appointed in October 2011. This returns us to the unhappy levels of November 2010. The drop in appointments may just be a breather since 5 appointments have already been made in the first 2 days of December. Major companies appointing women to Boards in November included Campbell Soup, who appointed Tracey Travis (pictured), Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Ralph Lauren Corporation to its Board; and companies like Yum! Brands, Horizon Lines, Ralph Lauren, and Moody's. I'm still looking for a strong finish to 2011.

Melanie Healey Joins Verizon Board of Directors

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, appointed Melanie L. Healey to its Board of Directors. Melanie is Group President for North America at Procter & Gamble Co. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Irene Chang Britt Joins Sunoco Board of Directors. Other Women Appointed to Boards.

Sunoco, Inc. (NYSE: SUN), headquarted in Pennsylvania, appointed Irene Chang Britt (pictured) to its Board of Directors. Irene is Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for Campbell Soup Company. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Rosetta Stone Inc. (NYSE:RST), headquartered in Virginia, appointed Marguerite W. Kondracke to the Company’s Board of Directors. Marguerite is President and CEO of America’s Promise Alliance. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Maidenform Brands, Inc. (NYSE: MFB), headquartered in New Jersey, appointed Nomi Ghez to its Board of Directors. Nomi is a Co-Founding Partner of Circle Financial Group, a private wealth management company, and is a former Partner and Managing Director at Goldman Sachs & Co. Read more in the prnewswire press release. 

Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) appointed Julie Fasone Holder to its Board of Directors. Julie is a retired senior executive of The Dow Chemical Company. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Dr. Marye Anne Fox Joins Bridgepoint Education Board of Directors. Other Women Appointed to Boards

Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (NYSE: BPI), a provider of innovative solutions that advance learning headquartered in California, appointed Dr. Marye Anne Fox (pictured) to its Board of Directors. Marye Anne is Chancellor of University of California, San Diego, and a distinguished Professor of Chemistry and a National Medal of Science recipient. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Penson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNSN), headquartered in Texas, appointed Diane L. Schueneman to its Board of Directors. Diane is a former Senior Vice President and Head of Global Infrastructure Solutions at BofA Merrill Lynch. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

ZeaChem Inc., headquartered in Colorado, appointed Nancy Buese to its Board of Directors. Nancy is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MarkWest Energy Partners L.P. (NYSE: MWE). Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Emily White Joins lululemon athletica inc Board of Directors

lululemon athletica inc., a Canadian company and not included in our summary statistics, appointed Emily White to its Board of Directors. Emily is Senior Director of Local and now Mobile Partnerships at Facebook Inc., and before Facebook, she worked at Google Inc. running the North America Online Sales and Operations channel. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Tracey Travis Named to Campbell Soup Board of Directors. Other Women Appointed to Boards

Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB), headquartered in new Jersey, appointed Tracey T. Travis (pictured) to its Board of Directors. Tracey is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Ralph Lauren Corporation. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM), headquartered in Kentucky, appointed Mirian M. Graddick-Weir to its Board of Directors. Miriam is the Executive Vice President of Human Resources of Merck & Co., Inc. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ: CATY), headquartered in California, appointed Jane Jelenko to serve as a Director of both Cathay General Bancorp and Cathay Bank. Jane was a partner and a board member at KPMG. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Joan C. Amble Joins Brown-Forman Corporation Board of Directors

Brown-Forman Corporation, headquartered in Kentucky, appointed Joan C. Amble to the company’s Board of Directors. Joan is Executive Vice President, Finance, of the American Express Company, and before that was Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of GE Capital Markets, part of General Electric Company. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Carol B. Hallett Named to Horizon Lines Board of Directors

Horizon Lines, Inc. (OTCQB: HRZL), the ocean shipping company headquartered in North Carolina, appointed Carol B. Hallett to its Board of Directors. Carol is of counsel to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and is a former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Air Transport Association of America. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Judith McHale Named to Ralph Lauren Board of Directors

Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE: RL), headquartered in New York, appointed Judith McHale to its Board of Directors. Judith is the former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of State. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Billie Williamson Joins ITT Exelis Board of Directors

ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS), headquartered in Virginia, appointed Billie I. Williamson to its Board of Directors. Billie is the Americas Inclusiveness Officer and an Audit Partner with Ernst & Young. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Coca-Cola SVP Bonnie Wurzbacher Named to Cbeyond Inc. Board of Directors

Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY), headquarterd in Georgia, appointed Bonnie P. Wurzbacher to its Board of Directors. Bonnie is Senior Vice President, Global Customer & Channel Leadership at The Coca-Cola Company. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Kathy Hill Joins Moody's Corp Board of Directors. Other Women Appointed to Boards.

Moody’s Corporation, headquartered in New York, appointed Kathy Hill (pictured) to its Board of Directors. Kathy is Senior Vice President, Development Strategy & Operations for Cisco Systems. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPXA), headquartered in Texas, appointed Gail J. Maderis to its Board of Directors. Gail is President and CEO of BayBio. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

 Chrysalis Holdings, LLC appointed Maylene Tan Khieu to its Board of Directors. Maylene is chief credit officer and SVP of Compliance at NewDay Financial LLC. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (NASDAQ: HOLX), headquartered in Massachusetts, appointed Christiana Stamoulis to its Board of Directors. Christina is Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Development at Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Joanne Moretti Joins Alteryx Board of Directors.

Alteryx Inc., headquartered in California, appointed Joanne Moretti to its Board of Directors. Joan is Vice President, Sales Excellence at Hewlett-Packard. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

27 Women Appointed to Board of Directors in October 2011.

27 Women were appointed to corporate Boards of Directors in October, 2011, down from the 31 reported last month, but significantly better than the 16 appointed in October of 2010. 4 more women appointed earlier in the year were discovered, bringing the total posted on NewsonWomen for October to 31. Major companies appointing women to boards seats this October included IBM, who appointed Ginny Rometty (pictured), CEO and a Member of their Board of Directors. Also appointing women were Goldman Sachs, Gannett, Newmont Mining, The Howard Hughes Corporation, VF Corp, Vangaurd Health Sysytems, and ITT. This month is another step towards a record year of appointments, and progress for women moving up the corporate ladder, thanks to the push from Europe where quotas are causing those companies to look to Amercia for qualified candidates. U.S. companies should now realize how lucky they are! 

Meg Whitman Joins Zaarly Board of Directors.

Zaarly, a mobile commerce start-up headquartered in California, appointed Meg Whitman to its Board of Directors. Meg is CEO of HP. Read more in the marketwire press release on marketwatch.com.

M. Michele Burns Joins Goldman Sachs Board of Directors

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) appointed M. Michele Burns to its Board of Directors. Michele was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mercer, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Read more in the Business Wire press release. 

Catherine Burzik Joins Allscripts Board of Directors. Other Women Appointed to Boards

Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX) appointed Catherine Burzik (pictured) to its Board of Directors. Catherine is President and Chief Executive Officer of Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Catherine has extensive experience including previously being the Chief Executive Officer and President of Kodak Health Imaging Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Company, and working at Johnson & Johnson, where she served as the President of its Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc. subsidiary. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Volcano Corporation (NASDAQ: VOLC), headquartered in California, appointed Leslie V. Norwalk, Esq. to the company's Board of Directors. Leslie is strategic counsel to EpsteinBeckerGreen, P.C., EBG Advisors and National Health Advisors. She also is an advisor to three private equity firms, Warburg Pincus, Ferrer Freeman & Company and Enhanced Equity Fund, and to the hedge fund Kingdon Capital Management. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Command Security Corporation (NYSE Amex: MOC) appointed Janet Steinmayer to the Company’s Board of Directors in Jume 2011. Janet is  Chief Executive Officer of Appleseed LLC. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Euronet Worldwide, Inc., headquartered in Kansas, appointed Lu M. Cordova to  its Board of Directors in June 2011. Lu is Chief Executive Officer of Corlund Industries, LLC. Read more in the Company press release. 

Signature Group Holdsings appointed Deborah Hicks Midanek to its Board of Directors in April 2011. Deborah is President of Solon Group. Read more on investorshub.

Radian Group Inc., headquartered in Pennsylvania, appointed Lisa W. Hess to its Board of Directors in February, 2011. Lisa is President and Managing Partner of SkyTop Capital Management LLC. Read more in the company press release.