FORTUNE's annual ranking of America's leading businesswomen
Linda Dillman Rank: 29 (2004 Rank: 32)
Age: 49 Company:Wal-Mart Based in: Bentonville Title: EVP and CIO Get quote:WMT
To correct for problems laid bare by last year's Hurricane Charlie, Dillman's team developed technology that helped Wal-Mart shine after Katrina. The retail giant was able to predict what would be needed and stock regional distribution centers for quick delivery to stricken areas, as well as to monitor the situation from a new emergency operations center in Bentonville, Ark. On regular days at the office, Dillman oversees the IT department at the world's largest company, which develops all technology in-house.
From the November 14, 2005 issue
Highest pay
These women are among the highest paid in corporate America. All of them are employed by companies with over $1 billion in sales that filed proxies by September 1, 2005.
Newcomer Charlene Begley heads up GE's plastics division and is the youngest of this group at age 39. She bumped last year's youngest gun, Citigroup CFO Sallie Krawcheck, now 40. But, on average, the Power 50 are in their late 40s.
