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Lori Dickerson Fouché made President and Chief Operating Officer of Prudential’s "Group Insurance Business".

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) appointed Lori Dickerson Fouché President and Chief Operating Officer of Prudential's "Group Insurance Business". Lori had been President and CEO of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Maria Teresa Tejada made Chief Credit Officer at KeyCorp.

KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) appointed Maria Teresa Tejada Chief Credit Officer. Maria had been Managing Director responsible for risk underwriting in Europe, Middle East and Africa at Goldman Sachs. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Don't be fooled by the New Report which shows Women Gaining Jobs. Great Jobs for Women are Few and Far Between.

Don't be fooled by the new report which shows women gaining jobs. "The Labor Department said Friday that the economy added 175,000 jobs in May, with nearly half going to women". The problem is that half of the job growth for women so far in 2013 was in low-wage positions. At Newsonwomen, I have seen this in spades, searching day after day for good jobs being given to women by big companies and finding only half the number I found last year, a huge and disappointing drop. As we celebrate (or should I say mourn) the 50th anniversary of the equal pay act, women are still being paid less than men. Solutions are closer today than ever before but require action on the part of companies. It's not going to just happen.

I'll continue to post recent job appointments and hope companies will start appointing more women. Here are a few:

Specialty retailer The Wet Seal, Inc. appointed Lesli Gilbert Executive Vice President, Stores and Operations. Lesli had been SVP of Stores at The Talbots

Coty Inc., the global beauty company, appointed Catherine Walsh Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications.

iJento, the customer intelligence technology company, appointed Paige O’Neill Chief Marketing Officer.

The Paley Center for Media appointed Diane Lewis Executive Vice President of Programming and Maureen Reidy Chief Marketing Officer.

United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) appointed Christine S. Breves Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer.

Drillinginfo Inc. appointed Maria Carballosa Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.

 

 

Rika Nakazawa made Vice President of Business Development at Virtual Piggy.

Virtual Piggy, Inc. (OTCBB: VPIG), the company founded by CEO Dr. Jo Webber (pictured left) that helps young people manage their money decisions, appointed Rika Nakazawa (pictured right) Vice President of Business Development. Rika had been Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development at American Express. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Ranjana Clark made Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Global Treasury Management at Union Bank.

Union Bank appointed Ranjana B. Clark Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Global Treasury Management. Ranjana had been Chief Customer and Marketing Officer at PayPal, and before that was Executive Vice President and Head of Global Strategy at The Western Union Company. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Lisa Bacus made Global Chief Marketing Officer at Cigna.

Cigna Corporation appointed Lisa Bacus Global Chief Marketing Officer. Lisa, who holds an MBA from Duke, had been Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at American Family Insurance. Read more in the Business Wire press release. Meet Lisa:

Susan Johnson made Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion at The Hartford.

The Hartford appointed Susan L. Johnson Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion. Susan had been Vice President of Executive Succession and Diversity Strategies at Pitney Bowes. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Maria Veltre made SVP and Chief Marketing Officer at Fifth Third Bancorp.

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) appointed Maria Veltre Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Maria had been Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer for Small Business at Citibank. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Social Media and Women - Citi understands the Value of Women - Linda Descano, CEO of Citi's Women & Co uses LinkedIn to Build Relationships.

Royanne Doi made Corporate Chief Ethics Officer at Prudential Financial.

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) appointed Royanne Doi their corporate Chief Ethics Officer and will head of the company’s Global Business Ethics & Integrity Office. Royanne had been chief legal officer at Prudential of Japan. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Women in Business - Susan Kasser made Head of Private Debt at Neuberger Berman Alternatives.

Neuberger Berman appointed Susan Kasser Managing Director and Head of Private Debt at Neuberger Berman Alternatives. Susan had been with The Carlyle Group and founding member of Carlyle Mezzanine Partners, and before that, Goldman Sachs. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Morgan Stanley's Eve Ellis Creates "Parity Portfolio", an Investment Portfolio based on Companies who Commit to Women on their Board of Directors.

Eve Ellis of the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Division is creating the "Parity Portfolio", a portfolio that invests in companies that commit to having women on their Board of Directors. Read more about it on nytimes.com.

Sheila Smith Made Restructuring Services Leader for the Americas at Deloitte.

Deloitte appointed Sheila T. Smith Restructuring Services Leader for the Americas. Sheila is Region Principal, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services and the co-leader of Deloitte FAS' Corporate Restructuring Group in the U.S. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Penn Mutual Life CEO Eileen C. McDonnell chooses Susan Deakins for CFO.

Eileen C. McDonnell (pictured), President and CEO of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, announced Susan T. Deakins will be Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 0f Penn Mutual Life. Susan had been the company's Chief Actuary. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Cara-Anne Gagliano Made Senior Vice President at New York Life.

New York Life appointed Cara-Anne Gagliano Senior Vice President, Technology in the Insurance Group, in charge of "information technology strategy and all application development for life products". Cara-Anne had been Global COO for equities technology at Nomura Securities. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Thasunda Brown Duckett Made CEO of Chase Auto Finance.

Chase appointed Thasunda Brown Duckett CEO of their Auto Finance, part of their Consumer & Community Banking division. Thasunda, who holds an MBA from Baylor University, had previously served as national retail sales executive for Chase’s Mortgage Banking division. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Nandita Bakhshi Made EVP and Head of Retail Distribution and Products for TD Bank.

TD Bank appointed Nandita Bakhshi Executive Vice President and Head of Retail Distribution and Products. Before joining TD Bank, Nandita had been EVP of Consumer Deposits and Payments at Washington Mutual (now JP Morgan Chase). See prnewswire press release.

Nancy Ham Made Chief Executive Officer of Aetna Subsidiary, Medicity

Aetna (NYSE: AET) appointed Nancy Ham Chief Executive Officer of Medicity, their provider of health information exchange technology for hospitals and physicians. Nancy had previously been CEO at MedVentive, the performance analytics company for accountable care organizations and payers. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

BlackRock CFO Ann Marie Petach to Join BlackRock Solutions as Senior Managing Director in the Client Solutions business

BlackRock announced that Ann Marie Petach will take a new job with BlackRock Solutions as Senior Managing Director in the Client Solutions business, "where she will help to develop critical client relationships and business initiatives with a special focus on solutions offerings for public and private pension funds". Ann Marie had been their Chief Financial Officer. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Kayla J. Gillan to Lead PwC's Investors' Resource Institute.

PwC US appointed Kayla J. Gillan Leader of PwC's Investors' Resource Institute. The Institute is meant to "add value to investors' decision-making processes by sharing PwC's insights and educational materials regarding markets, industries and corporate governance". Kayla, who holds a JD from University of California at Davis, had previously been Deputy Chief of Staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Read more in the prnewswire press release.