Fortune 500 Women CEOs

Newly appointed WellPoint CEO Angela Braly will be the only woman to run a Fortune 50 company. See other women who are already heading up Fortune 500s.

By Jenny Mero, Fortune reporter

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Patricia Woertz

Title: Chairman, President and CEO

Company: Archer Daniels Midland

Age: 54

Compensation: $8.18 million

When Patricia Woertz left Chevron after three decades, farming may have been a surprising move. But since taking over ADM - the $37 billion food processing giant - almost a year ago, her life is all about turning corn and soy crops into everything from syrup to ethanol. The move from oilfield to cornfield is no accident: Woertz aims to transform ADM into a leader in renewable fuels.

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Compensation figures include salary, bonus, deferred compensation, non-equity incentive plan, pension and exercised options according to most recent data available. Figures are for 2006, unless otherwise noted.

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