Eli Lilly's Deirdre Connelly Named One of FORTUNE's 50 Most Powerful Women
(Fortune) -- Deirdre Connelly, President, Lilly USA of Eli Lilly (Charts), ranks No. 43 on Fortune's 2006 list of 50 Most Powerful Women. The head of Lilly's biggest division ($7.8 billion) started out as a sales representative in her native San Juan, Puerto Rico. It's only fitting, then, that one of the first things Connelly tackled upon assuming the helm of Lilly USA last year was a reorganization of the sales force. By the key criteria Fortune uses in assembling its annual list - the size, importance, and health of each business in the global economy, and the momentum of each woman's career (along with her social and cultural influence) - there's no question that the power of women in the corporate sphere is rising. Indeed, it could be called the year of the Most Powerful Woman CEO. The top seven positions on Fortune's 2006 Most Powerful Women list are held by CEOs. Some other powerful women on the list include: Sallie Krawcheck, Citigroup (Charts); Ginni Rometty, IBM (Charts); Ellen Kullman, DuPont (Charts); Pat Woertz, Archer Daniels Midland (Charts); Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (Charts); and Meg Whitman, eBay (Charts). Next: Full list: 50 Most Powerful Women at //money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fortune/mostpowerfulwomen/1.html Plus: Most Powerful Women: 10 Highest-Paid at //money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fortune/womenpay/index.html |
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