House of Rose Professional (HORP), a global leader in female executive leadership development, has revealed 2023’s most inspirational women in leadership across the Americas.
The 2023 Break the ceiling touch the sky list of The Americas Most Inspirational Women in Leadership focused on the corporate world, is curated by House of Rose Professional from its review of female executives in current executive leadership roles in over 500 Companies operating in the Americas, primarily the USA, Canada, Mexico , Brazil and Argentina.
The list does not aim to be a comprehensive listing of all of the inspirational women in leadership in the Americas but is simply representative of the many talented women leaders living and working in the Americas and obviously serves as a catalyst for other women leaders to dream big.
GENDER DIVERSITY EQUALS BETTER BUSINESS
Research shows that when considering a potential employer, 61% of women look at the diversity of the employers leadership team, 67% at whether it has positive role models similar to them, and 56% at whether the organisation publicly shares its progress on diversity. Gender diversity and inclusion in organisations is a critical indicator of success.
“Gender diversity in leadership is consistently linked to better business, better innovation, better employers, and greater corporate social responsibility,” commented Anthony A Rose, Chairman and CEO, House of Rose Professional. “We are delighted to announce the 2023 Break the ceiling touch the sky’s list of Americas Most Inspirational Women in Leadership in support of MISSION 2029 FOR A BETTER WORLD – our stated 10-year mission to shape a better world via better (gender) diversity & inclusion, leadership, and business. House of Rose Professional will continue to create visibility and opportunity for female leadership around the world with the 10-year goal being to quintuple the number of Female CEOs in the world’s 500 largest companies (from 14 in 2020 when we announced the mission to 70 in 2029) and double the number of Male CEOs investing in gender diversity and inclusion.”
INSPIRING LEADERS
The list of over 150 inspirational female leaders across the Americas was curated by House of Rose Professional after reviewing senior female executives across the Americas from over 500 organisations. It aims to shape a better world via better diversity and inclusion, better leadership and better business.
Five factors were used to determine Americas’ Most Inspirational Women in Leadership. They include career achievements; scale of influence; active and visible advocacy for gender equality; active support of other women in leadership within and outside of their own organisations; and sharing of their best practices for success across broader industry. A spot on the list is not linked to any “subscription” or “certification programme”, and cannot be influenced or paid for, confirmed HORP.
2023’S INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN LEADERS
Ranked in alphabetical order by first name, this year’s inspirational women in leadership across the Americas, include:
- Alanna McDonald, Mars
- Alexandra Keith, The Procter & Gamble Company
- Amelia Hardy, Best Buy
- Amy Hood, Microsoft
- Andreia Morelli, American Express Mexico
- Angela Gomez Aiza, SAP Mexico
- Angela Hwang, Pfizer
- Ann Anaya, AmerisourceBergen
- Ann Powell, Bristol Myers Squibb
- Anouchah Sanei-Tiano, Amway
- Arlene Strom, Suncor Energy
- Barabara Rentler, Ross Stores
- Barbara Hooper, TD Bank Group
- Beth E Ford, Land O’Lakes
- Carla Coelho, IBM
- Carol Tome, UPS
- Carolina Florez, Oracle
- Caroline Feeney, Prudential Financial
- Caroline Litchfield, Merck
- Chandra Holt, Conn’s HomePlus
- Charla Serbent, Cisco
- Christina Ruggiero, The Coca-Cola Company
- Christine Morris, TD Bank Group
- Christine Wheatley, Kroger
- Cindy Ryan, Cigna
- Claudia Boeri, SAP Latin America South
- Claudia Gomez Llamas, Schneider Electric.
- Claudia Muchalat, Intel Brazil
- Claudia Navarro, The Coca-Cola Company
- Cole Brown, American Airlines
- Colleen Lindholz, Kroger
- Corie Barry, CEO, Best Buy
- Cristal N. Downing, Merck
- Cynthia L Hansen, Enbridge
- Danielle Lewis Jones, Kroger
- Debopama Sen, Citi
- Debarati Sen, 3M
- Diane Carfritz, CarMax
- Diane Jurgens, The Walt Disney Company
- Donna Morris, Walmart
- Elena Richards, KPMG
- Erica Bolden, Mercedes-Benz USA
- Erika Davis, Performance Food Group
- Erika Irish Brown, Citi
- Esi Eggleston Bracey, Unilever USA
- Esther Maldonado, American Airlines
- Gail Boudreaux, Elevance Health
- Gretchen Watkins, Shell USA
- Helen Davis, Unilever
- Holly May, Walgreen Boots Alliance
- Holly O’Neill, Bank of America
- Ina Strand, Alimentation Couche-Tard
- Jane Fraser, Citi
- Jennifer (Yee) Elmashni, BIC
- Jennifer Davis, P&G
- Jennifer Mauer, Viatris
- Jennifer Morgan, Blackstone
- Jennifer Taubert, Johnson & Johnson
- Joanne Crevoiserat, Tapestry
- Johanna Soderstrom, Tyson Foods
- Judith Marks, Otis Elevator Co.
- Judith McKenna, Walmart International
- Judith Sansone, Sysco
- Judith Sparkles, Suncor Energy
- Juliana Azevedo, The Procter & Gamble Company
- Julie Hamilton, Diageo
- Julie Sweet, Accenture
- Karen Leggett, Manulife
- Karen S Lynch, CVS Health
- Karin Shanahan, Bristol Myers Squibb
- Kate Gutmann, UPS.
- Kathleen K. Cunnington, Alimentation Couche-Tard
- Kathryn McLay, Sam’s Club
- Kathryn Mikells, ExxonMobil
- Kathy Warden, Northrop Grumman
- Katy Knox, Bank of America Private Bank
- KC McClure, Accenture
- Keila Lazardi, Revlon
- Kelly Chambliss, IBM Consultin
- Kelly Mahon Tullier, Visa
- Kelly Rolader, BIC
- Kristen Ludgate, HP
- Kristen Riggs, The Hershey Company
- Kristie Raines, BIC
- Kristin DiBartolomeo, Viatris
- Kristy Williams Fercho, Wells Fargo
- Latondra Newton, The Walt Disney Company
- Laura Cruz, Mastercard
- Laura Curtis Ferrera, Scotiabank
- Lauren Hobart, Dicks Sporting Goods
- Lidia Fonseca, Pfizer
- Lina Taglieri, George Weston Limited
- Linda Yaccarino, Chairman, NBC Universal Media
- Lisa Coleman, New York University
- Lisa Hershkowitz, BIC
- Lisa Osborne Ross, Edelman
- Loretta Marcoccia, Scotiabank
- Lourdes Munoz, Nestle Mexico
- Lovella Adams, The Coca-Cola Company
- Ma. Fatima D. Francisco, The Procter & Gamble company
- Macarena Perez, L’Oreal
- Manon Brouillette, Verizon Consumer Group
- Marcela Barreiro, Daimler Truck Mexico
- Mallory Martino, BIC
- Matrona Filippou, The Coca-Cola Company
- Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala, Grupo Modelo
- Marie Myers, HP
- Marie Robinson, Sysco
- Marina Maher, Marina Maher Communications & RXMosaic
- Marlene Debel, Metlife
- Marlene Finny, Grupo Mexico
- Mary Barnard, Mondelez International
- Mary Barra, General Motors
- Mary Dillon, Foot Locker Inc.
- Maureen Lippe, Lippe Taylor
- Melissa Kremer, Target Corporation
- Melissa Y Moye, Enbridge
- Michele Buck, The Hershey Company
- Michelle Gethers, Visa
- Michelle Greene, Cardinal Health
- Michelle Harradence, Enbridge
- Michelle Ulmer, Kimberly-Clark
- Michelle Weese, Bristol Myers Squibb
- Monica Howard Douglas, The Coca-Cola Company
- Monica Turner, The Procter & Gamble Company
- Moxa Giddings, Fisher Brothers
- Nadine Ahn, RBC
- Nicole Jones, Cigna Corporation
- Pam Kaufman, Paramount
- Pamela Fisher, Bristol Myers Squibb
- Paula Santilli, PepsiCo Latin America
- Paulette Alviti, Mondelez International
- Payal Sahni Becher, Pfizer
- Priscilla, Almodovar, Fannie Mae
- Rachel Catanach, General Manager, NY, FleishmanHillard
- Raquel Mura, VP, Sanofi
- Rebecca Campbell, The Walt Disney Company
- Rebecca McKillican, Mckesson Canada
- Rosalind Brewer, CEO, Walgreen Boots Alliance
- Roxana Penagos, The Coca-Cola Company
- Samantha Hammock, Verizon
- Sandra Rivera, Intel Corporation, Intel
- Sandra Sanchez-Oldenhage, Novartis
- Sarah M London, CEO, Centene
- Selda Gunsel, President, Shell Global Solutions US
- Silvia Davila, Danone
- Sue Give, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
- Sue Y. Nabi, Coty
- Suzanne Morel, Mastercard
- Sylvia Brasil Coutinho, UBS
- Tara Deakin, CHRO, SpinMaster
- Tatiana Marante, Amerisource Bergen
- Thasunda Brown Duckett, TIAA
- Tia Silas, Shopify
- Tiffany Davis, AstraZeneca
- Tina Bigalke, PepsiCo
- Tracy Bryan, Scotiabank
- Tricia Griffith, Progressive
- Vanessa Montero, TJX Companies, Inc.
- Verna Myers, VP, Netflix
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
Several of the leaders appearing in the list above will be speaking and sharing their inspirational secrets for success at the upcoming 2023 Americas Edition of Break the ceiling touch the sky leadership summit for women taking place virtually on 13 March 2023. The day will be led by 30 C-Suite leaders from the world’s most successful companies coming together to share best practices on leadership, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and success. Click here to find out more.
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