Fortune's list of the 26 most powerful businesswomen in the world in 2017 recognizes women who are capable of steering a series of large enterprises with a total asset of 1.1 trillion USD. Notably, the 10 most powerful businesswomen on this list are all American citizens.
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Under competitive pressure from many big rivals such as Ford or Tesla, Barra still helps GM develop steadily while Ford just had to fire its CEO. Photo: Womanomix |
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Dispelling speculation, Nooyi confirmed that she will not retire in the near future. PepsiCo's revenue in 2016 was almost the same as 2015 but the company's profit increased by 16%. Photo: Ran.org |
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The female general of the Lockheed Martin weapons corporation helped the company's stock price grow 26% and revenue grow 17% in 2016. Photo: Forbes |
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Fidelity is on track for its fourth consecutive year of record revenue under Abigail Johnson. Photo: CNBC |
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Under Sandberg's leadership, ad sales in 2016 increased by 57% to a whopping $26.9 billion. Photo: Forbes |
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Pressure is mounting on Ms. Johnson as IBM posts declining profits. Photo: Bloomberg |
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Five years after her rescue plan for HP went into action, the company began to grow profits again, despite having to cut back on areas. Photo: CNN |
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She was the chief architect of Oracle's biggest expansion yet, hiring 5,000 more people across many areas of the company. Photo: Bloomberg |
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As US defense spending has shifted investment, General Dynamics' revenue has declined, but Nakapovic's strategy is helping the business grow in a new direction. Photo: Telegraph |
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Since she took over as CFO in 2015, shares of Alphabet, Google's parent company, have risen 70%. Photo: Asa Mathat |
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