Articles Recent Female Appointments Women accounted for less than a quarter of new Global 500 executive director and leadership team appointments made in 2023 and early 2024, underlining that much is still to be done if gender parity is to be achieved at the senior level. 6 March 2024 Maya Imberg Home Resources Articles Recent Female Appointments Articles BoardEx Executive Search gender diversity Leveraging Altrata’s BoardEx Global Leadership Database, we identify the female executives that started new Executive Director or Leadership team roles at companies in the Fortune Global 500 during 2023 and early 2024. The BoardEx database covers board and non-board members, C-suite executives, senior leaders and professional advisers. French automotive company Renault appointed the greatest number of new female executives during this time, hiring women for its Division CFO, VP of Brand Communication, Chief Communications Officer, Chief Audit and Risk Officer, and Chief Legal Officer roles. US companies Ford, Walt Disney, Netflix, and Walmart are also highly represented on the list. Only two women started new group CEO roles during this period: Sandy Xu for JD.com in China and Tarciana Paula Gomes Medeiros for Banco do Brasil in Brazil. Six companies appointed female group-level CFOs including Ahold Delhaize in the Netherlands, Uniper in Germany, Dell Technologies in the US, Sainsbury in the UK, Allianz in Germany and BBVA in Spain. International Women's Day 2024 Company Name Role Start Date Years at Organization Sector Market capitalization ($m) WALMART INC (Wal-Mart Stores Inc prior to 02/2018) Judith Jane McKenna Executive VP 11/09/2023 -- General Retailers 472,850 NESTLE SA Anna Mohl Executive VP/Division CEO 01/01/2024 0.1 Food Producers & Processors 288,887 L'OREAL SA Laurence Ma Division Deputy CEO 01/02/2024 0 Clothing & Personal Products 260,570 NETFLIX INC Amy Reinhard President - Advertising 03/10/2023 7.3 Media & Entertainment 255,382 NETFLIX INC Doctor Elizabeth C Stone Chief Technology Officer 03/10/2023 3.8 Media & Entertainment 255,382 PEPSICO INC Rebecca (Becky) Schmitt Executive VP/Chief Human Resources Officer 01/10/2023 0.3 Beverages 233,089 PEPSICO INC Mónica Bauer Mengelberg Global Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer 01/01/2024 0.1 Beverages 233,089 SAP SE (SAP AG prior to 07/2014) Gina Vargiu-Breuer Chief People Officer/Labor Director 01/02/2024 -- Software & Computer Services 225,726 ABBOTT LABORATORIES Sandra Lesenfants Senior VP 01/11/2023 0.3 Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology 207,276 WALT DISNEY CO Adele Louise Pentland Division Chief Counsel 15/09/2023 0.4 Media & Entertainment 197,674 WALT DISNEY CO Tinisha L Agramonte Senior VP/Chief Diversity Officer 19/10/2023 0.3 Media & Entertainment 197,674 INTEL CORP Sandra L Rivera Division CEO 01/01/2024 23.2 Information Technology Hardware 181,741 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC Leslie Berland Executive VP/Chief Marketing Officer 09/01/2024 0.1 Telecommunication Services 171,009 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO Glenda Goodly McNeal Chief Partner Officer 01/02/2024 35 Speciality & Other Finance 155,324 NIKE INC Muge Erdirik Dogan Chief Technology Officer 27/11/2023 0.3 Clothing & Personal Products 128,569 UNILEVER PLC Esi Eggleston Bracey Chief Growth & Marketing Officer 01/01/2024 1.7 Food Producers & Processors 126,798 UNILEVER PLC Priya Sukumar Nair Business Group President 01/01/2024 1.9 Food Producers & Processors 126,798 SANOFI SA (Sanofi-Aventis prior to 05/2011) Madeleine Roach Executive VP/Head of Division 01/10/2023 2.1 Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology 122,760 ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA (InBev SA prior to 11/2008) Donna Lorenson Chief Communications Officer 13/11/2023 0.3 Beverages 109,970 AIR LIQUIDE SA Amelia Irion Vice President - Group Human Resources 18/09/2023 0.4 Chemicals 107,372 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO Doctor Monica Shaw Senior VP/Division Head 20/09/2023 0.4 Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology 105,085 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO Kimberly (Kim) Mccutcheon Jablonski Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer 23/10/2026 -- Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology 105,085 ALLIANZ SE Claire-Marie Coste-Lepoutre CFO 01/01/2024 4.6 Insurance 104,486 DEERE & CO Deanna Kovar Regional President 01/11/2023 24.1 Engineering & Machinery 102,083 THE CIGNA GROUP (Cigna Corp prior to 02/2023) Noelle K Eder Executive VP - Technology/Ops 14/09/2023 3.4 Insurance 100,649 BP PLC (BP Amoco PLC prior to 05/2001) Katherine (Kate) Anne Thomson Interim CFO 19/09/2023 19.8 Oil & Gas 100,404 MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC Stephanie Lilak Executive VP/Chief People Officer 15/01/2024 0.1 Food Producers & Processors 99,619 MCKESSON CORP (McKesson HBOC Inc prior to 08/2001) Michele Lau Executive VP/Chief Legal Officer 01/01/2024 13.3 Health 67,822 BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC Doctor Cora Koppe-Stahrenberg Chief People Officer 01/11/2023 0.3 Tobacco 67,672 BANCO SANTANDER SA (Banco Santander Central Hispano SA prior to 08/2007) Christiana Margaretha Riley Regional Head 01/10/2023 0.3 Banks 65,652 MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP Maryann T Mannen President 01/01/2024 3.1 Oil & Gas 64,376 MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP Molly Ruth Benson Chief Legal Officer/Corporate Secretary 01/01/2024 12.7 Oil & Gas 64,376 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (SCOTIABANK) Loretta Marcoccia Executive VP - Global Operations 01/11/2023 9.1 Banks 57,745 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (SCOTIABANK) Jenny Poulos Chief Human Resources Officer 04/12/2023 0.3 Banks 57,745 VOLVO AB Anna Müller Division President 01/12/2023 6.2 Diversified Industrials 55,537 3M CO (Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co prior to 02/2002) Victoria (Torie) Clarke Executive VP/Chief Public Affairs Officer 23/12/2026 0.2 Diversified Industrials 51,125 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC (AIG) Luciana (Lucy) Fato Vice Chair 01/10/2023 6.3 Insurance 48,562 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC (AIG) Patricia (Trish) Julie Walsh Executive VP/General Counsel 01/12/2023 0.2 Insurance 48,562 FORD MOTOR CO Elena Anne Ford-Niarchos Chief Dealer Engagement Officer 12/09/2023 27.6 Automobiles & Parts 47,438 FORD MOTOR CO Lisa Materazzo Global Chief Marketing Officer 12/09/2023 0.4 Automobiles & Parts 47,438 FORD MOTOR CO Cathy O'Callaghan Division President/Division CEO 12/02/2024 16.1 Automobiles & Parts 47,438 GENERAL MOTORS CO Marissa West Senior VP/Regional President 02/01/2024 1.8 Automobiles & Parts 45,744 CENTENE CORP Susan Smith COO 01/01/2024 0.7 Insurance 42,843 SYSCO CORP Jennifer (Jenny) L Johnson Senior VP/Chief Accounting Officer 23/10/2023 0.3 Food Producers & Processors 40,237 DOW INC Andrea Dominowski VP - Controllers/Controller 01/02/2024 4.8 Chemicals 39,599 ECOPETROL SA Ana Milena López Rocha Corporate VP - Finance 23/10/2026 1.6 Oil & Gas 38,558 ECOPETROL SA Luz Elena García Corporate VP - Compliance 16/10/2023 0.3 Oil & Gas 38,558 ECOPETROL SA Sandra Lucía Rojas Vice President - Sustainable Development 20/10/2023 0.3 Oil & Gas 38,558 BARCLAYS PLC Sasha Rebecca Wiggins Division CEO 20/02/2024 21.7 Banks 31,470 KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE NV (Koninklijke Ahold NV prior to 07/2016) M Jolanda Poots-Bijl CFO 01/10/2023 0.6 Food & Drug Retailers 28,490 A.P. MOLLER-MAERSK A/S Silvia Ding Regional President 01/01/2024 19.1 Transport 25,519 WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC (Walgreen Co prior to 12/2014) Beth Amber Leonard Senior VP/Chief Corporate Affairs Officer 16/01/2024 0.7 Food & Drug Retailers 18,744 GEORGE WESTON LTD Lina Taglieri Senior VP/Group Head 23/12/2026 -- Food Producers & Processors 18,132 TYSON FOODS INC Melanie Boulden Division Group President/Chief Growth Officer 17/09/2023 1 Food Producers & Processors 15,406 UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC (United Continental Holdings Inc prior to 07/2019) Theresa (Terri) M Fariello Executive VP - Government Affairs 19/09/2023 6.5 Leisure & Hotels 14,930 CARREFOUR SA Elodie Vanessa Perthuisot Division ED 01/02/2024 5.8 Food & Drug Retailers 12,592 US FOODS HOLDING CORP Martha M Ha Executive VP/General Counsel 25/09/2023 0.4 Food Producers & Processors 12,549 RENAULT SA (REGIE NATIONALE DES USINES) Anne-Hélène Andersen Division CFO 23/10/2026 0.3 Automobiles & Parts 12,035 Trafigura Group Pte Ltd (TGPL) Emma Stroud COO 19/09/2023 0.4 Oil & Gas China Merchants Group Ltd (China Merchants Holdings Co Ltd prior to 06/2002) Dai Shi President 23/11/2026 0.3 Diversified Industrials Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) Danielle McCoy General Counsel/Corporate Secretary 31/12/2023 13.6 Speciality & Other Finance Groupe BPCE SA Valérie Combes-Santonja Chief Impact Officer 01/01/2024 -- Banks Groupe BPCE SA Corinne Cipière Division CEO 01/02/2024 -- Banks Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co Inc (MassMutual) Cynthia (Cindy) A Ryan Head of HR 06/02/2024 0 Life Assurance Company Name Role Start Date Years at Organization Sector Market capitalization ($m) Never miss a move Altrata’s BoardEx data ensures customers never miss an executive move, uncover new business opportunities, and analyze talent trends. 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Maya holds an undergraduate and MSc degree in economics and comparative politics from the University of Pennsylvania and London School of Economics respectively.