Diversity consultancy INvolve has revealed this year’s Heroes Women Role Model lists, showcasing leaders who are championing women in business and driving change for gender diversity in the workplace.
Supported by YouTube, The Heroes Women Role Model Lists comprise three categories, with represention from 20 countries. They include Top 100 Women Executives, Top 100 Women Futures List and Top 35 Advocate Executives.
Karen Blackett, President of WPP UK tops this year’s list. Entain’s CEO Jette Nygaard-Anders secures the second spot, followed by Standard Chartered Vietnam’s CEO Michele Wee in third and Criteo’s CEO Meghan Clarken in fourth place.
“Amazing leaders, amazing brands and better business represented in the #HERRolemodels23 list. I am in very good company. Thank you to everyone on the list for doing what you do,” shared Blackett on her LinkedIn post.
2023 TOP 100 WOMEN EXECUTIVES
Here are this year’s top 20 of the Top 100 Women Executives:
1. Karen Blackett, WPP, UK President, WPP
2. Jette Nygaard-Andersen, CEO, Entain
3. Michele Wee, CEO, Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam
4. Meghan Clarken, CEO, Criteo
5. Teresa Ko, Hong Kong Senior Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
6. Helen Mets, President & CEO, Ahlstrom
7. Debra Crew, Chief Executive Officer, Diageo
8. Jill Schnarr, Chief Social Innovation, Communications & Brand Officer, Telus
9. Martina Cheung, President, S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global
10. Nilema Bhakta-Jones, Group General Counsel, Kantar
11. Hanneke Smits, Global Head, BNY Mellon Investment Management
12. Serpil Timuray, CEO Europe Cluster and Member of Group Executive Committee, Vodafone Group
13. Reshma Kewalramani, CEO and President, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
14. Laura Jordan Bambach, Former President & COO, Grey London
15. Brenda Tsai, Global Chief Marketing Officer, State Street Corporation
16. Beth Ann Kaminkow, Global CEO, VMLY&R COMMERCE and NY CEO, VMLY&R, VMLY&R
17. Marjorie Dickman, Chief Government Affairs and Public Policy Office, Blackberry Ltd
18. Lindsay McMurray, CEO, Pollen Street Capital
19. Lisa Paley, President, North America, Haleon
20. Marlene Olsavsky, SVP International Higher Education, Pearson Plc
2023 TOP 100 WOMEN FUTURE LEADERS
Thamina Stoll, Women@ LinkedIn Global External Network Lead and Senior Client Solutions Manager at LinkedIn, ranks number one in the Heroes Women Future Leaders List. Commenting on the honour, she said: “I’m ecstatic about this recognition. Thank you to the entire INvolve x YouTube team for giving me the opportunity to share my story and thereby supporting my life’s purpose of being a hype woman for other women!”
The top 20 out of this year’s Top 100 Women Future Leaders, include:
1. Thamina Stoll, Women@ LinkedIn Global External Network Lead & Senior Client Solutions Manager, LinkedIn
2. Imade Iyamu, Asset Management and Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs
3. Frances Holmes, Client Technology Lead, Microsoft
4. Dawn Carter, Enterprise Data Architect, BAE Systems Plc
5. Melisa Turano, Head of Lending, Transaction Management and Mujeres al Mundo, HSBC
6. Connie Peng, Director, BlackRock
7. Claudette Whyte, Senior Compliance Officer / Director of the Compliance Institute Ireland, JP Morgan
8. Naomi Tsuru, Executive Officer, Head of Human Resources, Fidelity International, Japan
9. Jessica Hazel Lising, Delivery Manager, IBM
10. Ekta Narula, Director Operations, Barclays
11. Elisha Rios, Director, Merck Manufacturing Division Integration Lead, Merck & Co
12. Sabrina Browne, Vice President, Corporate Affairs and North America ERG Lead, BCW
13. Natsayi Mawere, Partner, Reed Smith
14. Susannah Stott, Low Carbon Fuels Integration Analyst, Shell Plc Ltd
15. Fiona Cameron, Senior Learning and Development Business Partner, GroupM
16. Rachel Toner, Head of Strategy & Transformation – GB Independents, Diageo
17. Jennie Koo, Head of Operations Risk Management, Capital One
18. Aya Harb, Former Director, Investor Relations, S&P Global
19. Lorna Ive, Programmatic Executive, GroupM Nexus EMEA
20. Margherita Fontana, EMEAI Commercial Director, Dow Consumer Solutions, Dow
2023 TOP 35 ADVOCATE EXECUTIVE
The top 20 out of this year’s Top 35 Advocate Executives include:
1. Christoph Schweizer, Chief Executive Officer, Boston Consulting Group
2. Dominic Blakemore, Group CEO, Compass Group
3. David Hynam, Chief Executive, LV=
4. Nick Mackenzie, Chief Executive, Greene King
5. Abhishek Tomar, Chief Data Officer, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Global
6. Simon Cooper, Chief Executive Officer – Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking and CEO – Europe & Americas, Standard Chartered
7. Darren Entwistle, President and CEO, Telus
8. Andrew Bester, Head of Wholesale Banking, Board Member, ING
9. Howard Ungerleider, President and Chief Financial Officer, Dow
10. Sanjeev Chatrath, Partner, EY Solutions LLP
11. Damien Mooney, APAC Head of Client Partnerships & APAC Chief Marketing Officer, BlackRock
12. Dean Curtis, Chief Executive Officer – Data Services, LexisNexis Risk Solutions (division of RELX Group plc)
13. Louis Maiuri, President, COO, and Head of Investment Services, State Street
14. Wael Sabra, Area Director, BAT APMEA West (Middle East, Pakistan, Central Asia, North Africa, Caucasus), BAT
15. Parminder Kohli, Senior Vice President, Shell Plc
16. David Lindberg, CEO, Retail Banking, NatWest
17. Jon Holt, Chief Executive, KPMG LLP
18. Sean Hagerty, Managing Director, Vanguard Europe
19. Osman Ershad Faiz, Managing Director, Asia FIIT Singapore
20. Malcolm Palmer, Chief Operating Officer, Investment Solutions & Services, Fidelity International
Check out the full lists here.
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