Alicia Boler-DavisJohn F. Martin for General Motor
Boler-Davis, a rising star, was named head of all manufacturing at GM in June and reports directly to CEO Mary Barra.
Mary Dillon
CEO, Ulta Beauty (ULTA)
Mary DillonRebecca Greenfield for Fortune
Under Dillon, Ulta just keeps growing; it reported comparable sales jump of 11.8% last year despite opening 100 new stores.
Sona Chawla/Michelle Gass
COO/Chief Merchandising & Customer Officer, Kohl’s (KSS)
Sona ChawlaCourtesy of Kohl’sCourtesy of Kohl's
Michelle GassChris Ratcliffe — Bloomberg via Getty ImagesChris Ratcliffe — Bloomberg via Getty Images
The pressure is on the two vying to succeed Kevin Mansell as CEO after reinvention efforts have stalled.
Carolyn Everson
VP, Global Marketing Solutions, Facebook (FB)
Carolyn EversonD Dipasupil — Getty Images for AWXII
Everson is on a tear as Facebook continues to kill it in advertising—in which she has been a force since 2011.
Gloria Flach
COO, Northrop Grumman (NOC)
Gloria Flach, second from leftNorthrop Grumman Corp./Globe Newswire
Flach’s promotion this year signals that she could be the next CEO of the $23.5 billion defense contractor.
Diane Green
SVP, Enterprise, Google (GOOGL)
Diane Greene, VMware co-founder and Google’s recently appointed enterprise chief.Photograph by Benjamin Rasmussen for Fortune
As the new cloud-computing czar, VMware founder Greene now takes on Amazon and Microsoft.
Lisa Jackson
VP, Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, Apple (AAPL)
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Former EPA chief Jackson heads clean-energy efforts. She’s close to CEO Tim Cook.
Sukanya Madlinger
SVP, Retail Divisions, Kroger (KR)
Promoted last September, Madlinger oversees nine divisions that bring in more than $41 billion in sales.
Anna Manning
President, Reinsurance Group of America (RGA)
Anna ManningGreg Rannells
Manning, currently president of the $10.4 billion reinsurer, will take over as CEO in January 2017.
Marissa Mayer
CEO, Yahoo (YHOO)
Marissa MayerStephen Lam — Getty Images
Mayer sold to Verizon after a failed turnaround. It’s unclear what’s next for the high-profile, highly paid CEO.
A version of this article appears in the September 15, 2016 issue of Fortune with the headline “50 Most Powerful Women.”
