FORTUNE's annual ranking of America's leading businesswomen


Arrivals
This year's list features eight newcomers hailing from a broad swath of industries.
Rank Name Company Age
21 Denise Morrison Campbell Soup 57
39 Bridget Van Kralingen IBM 48
40 Abbe Raven A&E Television Networks 58
42 Ilene Gordon Corn Products Intl. 58
44 Laura Sen BJ's Wholesale Club 55
45 Debra Reed Sempra Energy 55
47 Deanna Mulligan The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America 48
49 Beth Mooney Key Corp 56
From the October 17, 2011 issue
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Name 2010 total compensation
Safra A. Catz $42 million
Wellington J. Denahan-Norris $23.6 million
Carol Meyrowitz $19.2 million
Name Rank
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Gail Kelly 2
Marjorie Scardino 3
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