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Major Companies Appointing Women in 2007

I generally post about the individual women, but I thought it would be interesting to look at the major companies who appointed women to important jobs in 2007. A list of some of those companies includes Accenture, Adobe, Aeropostale, Aetna, Allstate, Amcore Financial, American Airlines, American Eagle Outfitters, American Express, American Stock Exchange, AOL, Avon, AXA Equitable, Bank of America, Barnes & Noble, Belo Corporation, Best Buy, BET Networks, Bon-Ton Stores, Borders Group, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Cablevision, Campbell Soup, Capital One, Caterpillar, Chevron, Chiquita Brands, Chrysler, CIT, Citi, Clorox, ConAgra, Conoco Phillips, Drugstore.com, Duke Energy, Dunkin' Donuts, Ethan Allen, Fidelity, First Republic, Ford, Fox News and Fox Business Network, Gap, General Electric, General Mills, H.J. Heinz, Hertz, HP, HSBC, ING, Illinois Tool Works, Ingersoll Rand, ITT, JC Penney, Johnson & Johnson, Juniper Networks, Kimberly Clark, Kodak, Kraft Foods, LSI Logic, La-Z-Boy, Lehman Brothers, Lenovo, Lifetime Entertainment, Liz Claiborne, Mass Mutual, Mastercard, MTV, Merrill Lynch, Nautilus, NBC, Neiman Marcus, New York Life, Nike, Peoples Bancorp, PepsiCo, P& G, Prudential Financial, Raytheon, RBS America, Reader’s Digest, Realogy, Sharper Image, Simon & Schuster, Sony Computer Entertainment America, Talbot's, TheStreet.com, Toys "R" Us, UBS Securities, United Airlines, United Stationers, United Technologies, UBS Securities, UPS International, US Bancorp, Viacom, Virgin USA, Volvo, Wachovia, Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Walt Disney Internet Group, Wellpoint, Weyerhaeuser, Wrigley's, Xerox, and Yahoo!.

Jody Markopoulos Made Coporate Vice President at GE

GE appointed Jody Markopoulos a Corporate Vice President. Jody is Vice President of Sourcing for GE Energy. Jody had been General Manager of Sourcing at GE Energy. Read more about it in the Company press release.

Jane Freeman Made EVP at Scientific Learning

Scientific Learning Corporation (Nasdaq: SCIL) appointed Jane Freeman Executive Vice President of the Company. Jane had been Senior Vice President and CFO. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.

Jeannie Barsam Made SVP at Talbots

The Talbots Inc. (NYSE: TLB) appointed Jeannie Barsam Senior Vice President, Merchandising Planning and Analysis. Jeannie had been Vice President of Inventory Management at Old Navy. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.

Coleen Smith Made Chief People Officer at Mimeo.com

Mimeo.com appointed Coleen Smith Chief People Officer of the Company. Coleen, a Consultant with Marsh Inc., had previously spent 16 years at Colgate Palmolive where she held several positions of increasing responsibility. Read more about Coleen's career in the Buisness Wire press release.

Ellyn McColgan Made President and COO of Morgan Stanley Global Wealth Management

Morgan Stanley appointed Ellyn McColgan President and Chief Operating Officer of Morgan Stanley Global Wealth Management Group. Ellyn had spent 17 years with Fidelity Investments where she was most recently President of Distribution and Operations. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release. (Image borrowed from commonwealthinstitute.org.)

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Mary Anne Gillespie Made VP at PayPal

PayPal appointed Mary Anne Gillespie Vice President of Sales. Mary Anne had been Vice President of Sales at Guidewire Software. Mary Anne had also held various senior sales roles at Oracle. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.

B. Lynne Parshall Made COO of ISIS

ISIS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ISIS ) appointed Lynne Parshall Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Lynne is Chief Financial Officer of the Company and will retain that position. Read more about it in the prnewswire press release. (Image borrowed from Lynne's executive bio on isispharm.com.)

Kimberly Sheehy Made Treasurer of Cincinnati Bell

Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE: CBB) appointed Kimberly Sheehy Vice President and Treasurer of the Company. Kimberly had been Vice President Financial Planning and Analysis for the Company. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.

Marybeth Leamer Made SVP at Cox Enterprises

Cox Enterprises promoted Marybeth Leamer to Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Marybeth had been Vice President of Human Resources for the Company. Read more about it in the prnewswire press release. (Image borrowed from Marybeth's bio on coxenterprises.com.)

Basha Cohen Made EVP at Talbots

The Talbots Inc. (NYSE: TLB) appointed Basha Cohen Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer of Talbots Brand. Basha had previously been Executive Vice President at the Kellwood Company. Read more about Basha's Career in the Business Wire press release.

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Janae Lee made VP at Quantum

Quantum Corporation (NYSE: QTM) appointed Janae Lee Vice President, Marketing. Janae had previously been CEO of TimeSpring Software. Read more about it in the Company press release.

Catherine Mathis Made SVP at NY Times

The New York Times Company promoted Catherine Mathis to Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications. Catherine had been Vice President, Corporate Communications for the Company. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release. (Image borrowed from niri.org.)

Suzanne Murphy Promoted at Scholastic

Scholastic Corporation (NYSE: SCHL) promoted Suzanne Murphy to Vice President and Publisher, Trade Publishing and Marketing, for Scholastic's Trade Publishing Division. Suzanne had been Vice President, Marketing for Scholastic Trade. Read more about it in the Company press release.

Kathleen Hanafan Made President of X-Change

The X-Change Corporation, a technology company headquartered in Texas, appointed Kathleen Hanafan President of the Company. Kathleen had been Chief Operations Officer. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release. (Image borrowed from Kathleen's executive bio from Airgate Technologies - airgatetech.com, a subsidiary of X-Change.)

Tonia O'Connor Made EVP at Univision

Univision Communications Inc., the Spanish-language media company, appointed Tonia O'Connor Executive Vice President for Distribution, Sales and Marketing for Univision Networks. Tonia had been Executive Vice President at Gemstar TV Guide. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release. (Image borrowed from gemstartvguide.com.)

Margaret Tutwiler Made Head of Communications at Merrill Lynch

Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) appointed Margaret Tutwiler Head of Communications and Public Affairs. Margaret had been Head of Global Communications and Government Relations at NYSE Euronext. Read more about Margaret's career in the Business Wire press release. (Image borrowed from burminghamchamber.com.)

Madelyn Hammond Made CMO at Variety Entertainment Group

Variety Entertainment Group appointed Madelyn Hammond Chief Marketing Officer. Madelyn has extensive experience in the entertainment industry. Read more about Madelyn's career in the Business Wire press release.

Lisa Licht Made GM, Entertainment at Hasbro

Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS) appointed Lisa Licht General Manager, Entertainment and Licensing. Lisa had previously been Executive Vice President, Global Marketing Partnerships for Twentieth Century Fox. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.

Amy Johnson Made VP at Cypress Software

Cypress Software Systems LP appointed Amy Johnson Vice President of Product Support. Amy had been Director of Client Services and Product Development at The LoanLink Center. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release on yahoo.com.