Vermont Business Magazine Green Mountain Power President and CEO Mary Powell was named among the top 25 Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market CEO Connection in 2016. This list recognizes the top 25 women in the U.S. based on their ability to influence change, innovation, and standards for excellence in companies with annual sales between $100 million and $3 billion. GMP hopes trailblazing CEOs like Powell will inspire the next generation of female leaders to break barriers and take chances. Other winners include businesswoman and fashion designer Tory Burch.
Mary Powell. GMP photo.
“It is humbling to be among so many bright and thoughtful women who are leading companies with cutting-edge and innovative solutions to meet our toughest challenges,” said Powell. “I hope this list inspires the next wave of female leaders to step up and lead.”
Powell, one of only a handful of woman to lead utilities across the country and the first woman CEO at GMP has long been a champion of equal pay and equal rights for woman and indeed all employees.
"We are honored to be able to recognize such a prestigious group of women who have truly made an impact on their company and have given back to their community," says Kenneth Beck, CEO of CEO Connection.
List of Top 25 Most Influential Women in the Mid-Market (in alphabetic order):
- Andrea J. Ayers, Convergys Corporation
- Tory Burch, Tory Burch
- Sandra Cochran, Cracker Barrell Old Country Store
- Gayla Delly, Benchmark Electronics
- Sheila Flavell, FDM Group
- Lisa A. Hook, Neustar
- Julie Howard, Navigant Consulting
- Shelly Ibach, Select Comfort
- Kathy E. Lehne, Sun Coast Resources
- Selina Lo, Ruckus Wireless
- Tamara Lundgren, Schnitzer Steel
- Linda K. Massmann, Clearwater Paper
- Eileen C. McDonnell, Penn Mutual Life
- Virginia McDowell, Isle of Capris
- Judy McReynolds, Arkansas Best
- Ranjini Poddar, Artech Information Systems
- Mary Powell, Green Mountain Power
- Martine A. Rothblatt, United Therapeutics Corp.
- Karyn Schoenbart, NPD Group
- Suzanne Sitherwood, The Laclede Group, Inc.
- Julie Smolyansky, Lifeway Foods
- Diane Sullivan, Caleres
The full announcement and list of winners can be found here: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2016-most-influential-women-of-the-mid-market-list-released-by-ceo-connection-300308299.html
SYOSETT, N.Y., Aug. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CEO Connection