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43. Françoise Gri
Françoise Gri
President,
Manpower France
Country: France
2007 rank: 37

In her job for 18 months, Gri, 51, oversees more than one-third of the staffing company's total revenue: Operations in France contribute $7 billion to the company's top line. The former IBM executive recently launched a recruiting firm for senior executives and a unit that finds jobs for the long-term unemployed.

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