Fast Facts On: Top 10 Most Powerful Black Women in Business

From as far back as I could remember, my heart always smiles when I see someone like me doing big things.  The expectation of us is so high in America, yet our rep is always some dragged through the mud hood diva.  As a group though, for the most part we are on our shit . Wish I could say the same for Adam, but hopefully President Barack sparks something for someone somewhere, lol.  Anyway, as we continue on our paths of greatness, its always refreshing to see those before us who made it.  For me, it’s a reminder to my strength and ability as a black woman in America.  So today, I figured why not show some love to those that came before us.  Over at TheGlassHammer.com, an online community for woman executives, they did a great piece titled, “Honoring Black Enterprise’s Top Ten Most Powerful Women in Business“, which highlighted women like us making moves in the corporate world.  What better inspiration than that?!  Now be clear, “In order to make the list, women must either be executives who hold C-Suite and/or president positions and have the title of senior vice president or above at the parent company. Women can also be entrepreneurs; a CEO, COO, or president with oversight of revenue generation, profitability, product and service development, and brand management for their entire company, as well as having gained industry-wide reputation and corporate board positions outside the company.” I’m telling you, big wig stuff .  Check out the list below:

“Here then, selected from BE’s original list, are America’s top ten most powerful black women in business:

1. Sheryl Adkins-Green, Global Vice President, Brand Development, Mary Kay, Inc. Adkins-Green leads Mary Kay’s global product strategy, which includes product positioning, packaging, product education, and pricing for the highly successful cosmetics company estimated to be worth $2.6 billion.

2. Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, SVP & Chief Tax Officer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Babineaux-Fontenot oversees global tax administration and compliance issues for Wal-Mart in the U.S., Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, China, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

3. Ingrid Beckles, SVP Default Asset Management, Freddie Mac Beckles is responsible for developing and implementing loss mitigation and foreclosure strategies, policies, procedures, and technologies that enable Freddie Mac to mitigate and manage credit losses.

4. Donna Boles, SVP, Human Resources, BD, formerly known as Becton, Dickinson, & Co., is global medical technology company worth $7.2 billion and Boles is responsible for the company’s worldwide human resources activities.

5. Esi Eggleston Bracey, VP & GM Global Cosmetics Innovation, Branding and Operations, Procter & Gamble When Bracey first joined Procter & Gamble in 1991, she made history when she became one of the youngest employees to become general manager. The VP is now in charge of over 1,000 employees and is responsible for P&G’s popular CoverGirl and Max Factor brands, which have garnered over $2 billion in retail sales worldwide.

6. Rosalind Brewer, Division President, Southeast Operations, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Brewer was appointed division president in 2007 and currently manages sales and operation plans, including strategic growth opportunities for 800 stores and 250,000 associates.

7. Julia Brown, SVP, Procurement, Kraft Foods Kraft Foods is a $42 billion food and beverage company and Brown is responsible for the global procurement of all of the company’s goods and services while also overseeing the supply chain for many of America’s most beloved brands, such as Jell-O, Oreo, and Oscar Mayer.

8. Glynis Bryan, CFO, Insight Enterprises, Inc. Bryan manages financial strategy for Insight Enterprises, a $4.8 billion global information technology hardware, software, and services company.

9. Teresa Bryce, President, Radian Guaranty, Inc. Bryce is a banking expert and former general counsel who now leads the mortgage insurance unit of Radian Guaranty, a $1.8 billion company.

10. Gwendolyn Butler, President & COO, Capri Capital Partners L.L.C. As one of the first African American female COOs in the commercial real estate investment management sector, Butler currently has oversight of all investment, finance, and marketing personnel for the company, which currently has $4.2 billion assents under management.”

Happy ‘Living the Life of A Future Boss’ Ladies!!! xx

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