43. Deirdre Connelly
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.
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