mpw: europe, middle east &amp; africa

More than half the members of our EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) list are heads of major companies, six are new­comers, and 10 are located in the U.K. One surprise: Nine of our MPWs—including No. 1 Ana Botín­ of ­Banco ­Santan­der—work in finance, a sector known for its dearth of women. See this year's other MPW lists:
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Ana Botín

Alison Cooper

Annika Falkengren

Güler Sabancı

Ornella Barra

Patricia Barbizet

Carolyn McCall

Véronique Laury

Moya Greene

Dominique Senequier

Maria Ramos

Dominique Leroy

Nancy McKinstry

Shelley Broader

Serpil Timuray

Lubna Olayan

Elizabeth Corley

Isabelle Ealet

Isabelle Kocher

Pascale Witz

Margarita Louis-Dreyfus

Marina Berlusconi

Rakefet Russak-Aminoach

Emma Walmsley

Ann Cairns

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More than half the members of our EMEA list are heads of major companies, six are new­comers, and 10 are located in the U.K. One surprise: Nine of our MPWs—­including No. 1 Ana Botín­ of ­Banco ­Santan­der—work in finance, a sector known for its dearth of women.

Fortune's Most Powerful Women: Europe, Middle East &amp; Africa

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MPW: Europe, Middle East &amp; Africa

More than half the members of our EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) list are heads of major companies, six are new­comers, and 10 are located in the U.K. One surprise: Nine of our MPWs—including No. 1 Ana Botín­ of ­Banco ­Santan­der—work in finance, a sector known for its dearth of women. See this year's other MPW lists:
U.S. Edition
Asia-Pacific Edition

MPW: Europe, Middle East &amp; Africa | Fortune

MPW: Europe, Middle East &amp; Africa

MPW: Europe, Middle East & Africa