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Kimberly Jabal joins FedEx Board of Directors. FedEx is ranked #63 on Fortune 500.

FedEx, ranked #63 on the Fortune 500 List, appointed Kimberly Jabal to its Board of Directors. Kimberly, who is Chief Financial Officer at social networking company Path, Inc., is a former Director of Engineering Finance, Director of Investor Relations and Director of Online Sales Finance at Google. (Business Wire)

More Women Appointed to Fortune 500 Boards - Myrtle Potter joins Rite Aid Board; Debra Crew joins Stanley Black & Decker Board. Jamba Inc also appoints a woman - Lorna Donatone.

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD), ranked 113 in the Fortune 500, appointed Myrtle S. Potter to its Board of Directors. Myrtle is the former COO of Genentech. (Business Wire)

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), ranked 245 in the Fortune 500, appointed Debra A. Crew to its Board of Directors. Debra is President of PepsiCo Americas Beverages. (Business Wire)

Jamba, Inc. (NASDAQ:JMBA) appointed Lorna Donatone to its Board of Directors. Lorna is COO and Education Market President for Sodexo. (Business Wire)

Marjorie Scardino Joins Twitter Board of Directors

Twitter appointed Marjorie Scardino to its Board of Directors. Marjorie is the former CEO of Pearson, the publishing and education company, and the first woman on the Twitter Board. Read more.

Pamela Craig Joins Wal-Mart Stores Board of Directors. Wal-Mart is ranked #1 in the Fortune 500!

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) appointed Pamela Craig to its Board of Directors. Pamela is the retired Chief Financial Officer of Accenture. (prnewswire)

Elizabeth Nickels joins PetSmart Board of Directors. PetSmart # 377 on Fortune 500.

PetSmart, Inc, ranked 377 on the Fortune 500 list, appointed Elizabeth Nickels to its Board of Directors. Elizabeth is the Executive Director of the Herman Miller Foundation and had been President of Herman Miller Healthcare. (Business Wire)

Joanna Barsh joins Genesco Board of Directors.

Specialty retailer Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) appointed Joanna Barsh to its Board of Directors. Joanna is a Director Emeritus of McKinsey & Company. (prnewswire)

Deborah Thomas joins SeaWorld Entertainment Board of Directors.

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: SEAS), the theme park and entertainment company, appointed Deborah Thomas to its Board of Directors. Deborah is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Hasbro, Inc. (prnewswire)

Georganne Proctor Joins SunEdison Board of Directors.

Solar technology company SunEdison Inc. (NYSE: SUNE) appointed Georganne C. Proctor to its Board of Directors. Georganne is the former Chief Financial Officer of TIAA-CREF. Prnewswire.

Amy Alving Joins Fannie Mae Board of Directors.

Fannie Mae appointed Amy E. Alving to its Board of Directors. Amy, who holds a PhD in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton, had been the Chief Technology Officer and a Senior Vice President at Science Applications International Corporation. See prnewswire.

New York Life, #89 on Fortune 500, names Michele Buck to its Board of Directors.

New York Life appointed Michele G. Buck to its Board of Directors. Michele is President, North America, for The Hershey Company. New York Life is ranked #89 on the Fortune 500 List. See Business Wire press release.

Christine King joins Cirrus Logic Board of Directors

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRUS), the analog and digital signal processing components company, appointed Christine King to its Board of Directors. Christine is the former CEO of Standard Microsystems Corporation. See Business Wire.

#11 on the Fortune 500 List AT&T Names Beth Mooney to its Board of Directors.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) appointed Beth Mooney to its Board of Directors. Beth is Chief Executive Officer of KeyCorp. AT&T is #11 on the Fortune 500 List. All Fortune 500 companies should dmake their next board appointment a woman. Read more in the company press release.

"Fox & Friends" Co-Host Gretchen Carlson to anchor New Show on Fox News Channel.

FOX News Channel (FNC) is giving the 2pm hour time slot to Anchor Gretchen Carlson for a new show, "The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson". The show will start Monday, September 3o, 2013. Gretchen had been Co-Host of FOX & Friends. Before joining Fox News, Gretchen had been a correspondent and co-anchor of CBS News’ Saturday Early Show. Read more about Gretchen's new job in the Business Wire press release.

Betsy Rafael Joins Autodesk Board of Directors. Autodesk is #54 in the Fortune 500.

Autodesk, #54 in the Fortune 500, appointed Betsy Rafael to its Board of Directors. Betsy is the former Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Executive for Apple. (prnewswire)

Helena Foulkes Joins the Home Depot Board of Directors. Home Depot is #34 on the Fortune 500 List.

The Home Depot, #34 in the Fortune 500, appointed Helena B. Foulkes to its Board of Directors. Helena is Executive Vice President and Chief Health Care Strategy and Marketing Officer for CVS Caremark Corporation. (prnewswire)

Elizabeth Tallett joins WellPoint Board of Directors.

WellPoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP) appointed Elizabeth Tallett to its Board of Directors. Elizabeth is a Principal of Hunter & Partners LLC, a health care consulting firm. (Business Wire). WellPoint is #47 on the Fortune 500 List. All Fortune 500 companies should make their next appointment a woman.

Hearst SVP Eve Burton Joins AOL Board of Directors.

AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) appointed Eve Burton to its Board of Directors. Eve is Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Hearst Corporation. (Business Wire)

Hearst SVP Eve Burton Joins AOL Board of Directors.

AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) appointed Eve Burton to its Board of Directors. Eve is Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Hearst Corporation. (Business Wire)

Linda Bammann Joins JPMorgan Chase Board of Directors. JPMorgan is #18 on the Fortune 500 List.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), ranked #18 on the Fortune 500 list, appointed Linda B. Bammann to its Board of Directors. Linda is the former Deputy Head of Risk Management at JPMorgan Chase and also served as a Director of The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Read more in the Business Wire press release. All Fortune 500 companies should make their next board appointment a woman!

Sara Martinez Tucker Joins Sprint Board of Directors. Sprint is #87 in the Fortune 500.

Sprint (NYSE: S), ranked #87 in the Fortune 500, appointed Sara Martinez Tucker to its Board of Directors. Sara is President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Math + Science Initiative, and has served as Under Secretary of Education in the U.S. Department of Education. See Business Wire press release. All Fortune 500 companies should make their next board appointment a woman!

Frances Fragos Townsend Joins Western Union Board of Directors.

The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), ranked #445 on the Fortune 500 List, appointed Frances Fragos Townsend to its Board of Directors. Frances is Executive Vice President of Worldwide Government, Legal and Business Affairs at MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings. Read more in the Business Wire press release. All Fortune 500 companies should make their next appointment a woman!

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY), #384 in the Fortune 500, appointed Mary Kay Haben to its Board of Directors

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY), #384 in the Fortune 500, appointed Mary Kay Haben to its Board of Directors. Mary Kay is the former President, North America of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, a subsidiary of Mars, Inc. See Business Wire press release. All Fortune 500 companies should make their next appointment a woman!

Hope Taitz Joins Diamond Resorts Board of Directors.

Diamond Resorts International, Inc. appointed Hope S. Taitz to its Board of Directors. Hope is Managing Partner of ELY Advisors, and also sits on the board of Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc., Athene Holding Ltd., Athene Annuity and Life Assurance Company, Athene Life Re Ltd. and Presidential Life Insurance Company. See Business Wire press release.

Cisco Exec Padmasree Warrior Joins Gap Board of Directors.

Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) appointed Padmasree Warrior to its Board of Directors. Padmasree is Chief Technology and Chief Strategy Officer at Cisco Systems. See Business Wire press release.

Nancy Killefer Joins Avon Board of Directors. (#252 in Fortune 500)

Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) appointed Nancy Killefer to its Board of Directors. Nancy, who holds an MBA from MIT, is a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company. (prnewswire). Avon is ranked #252 in the Fortune 500. If every Fortune 500 company made their next appointment a woman, we could blast the glass holding women back.

Sharon Allen Joins the First Solar Board of Directors. Watch Sharon talk about the Value of Sponsors for your Career.

First Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) appointed Sharon Allen to its Board of Directors. Sharon is the former U.S. Chairman of Deloitte LLP. Watch Sharon talks about the value of having a sponsor for your career.

Virginia Ruesterholz Joins the Board of Directors of Frontier Communications, ranked #492 in the Fortune 500.

Frontier Communications, whose CEO is Mary Agnes Wilderotter and who is ranked #492 in the Fortune 500 list, added Virginia P. Ruesterholz to its Board of Directors. Virginia is the former President of Verizon Services Operations. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Elizabeth Nelson Joins Pandora Board of Directors.

Pandora, (NYSE: P), the internet radio service, appointed Elizabeth Nelson to its Board of Directors. Elizabeth is a former Chief Financial Officer at Macromedia, Inc. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Ana Botín Joins Coca-Cola Board of Directors.

Coca-Cola Company, ranked #57 in the Fortune 500, appointed Ana Botín to its Board of Directors. Ana is CEO of Santander UK plc, a personal financial services company and a subsidiary of the Santander Group. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Shelly Lazarus Joins Blackstone Board of Directors.

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) appointed Shelly Lazarus to its Board of Directors. Shelly is the former Chief Executive Officer of Ogilvy & Mather. Read more in the Business Wire press release.