2012 NAFE Top 50 Companies for Executive Women List

Industry

State

“When I came to PNC, it was evident that the culture was very inclusive of women,” says Holly Buffinton, manager of wealth management operations at this financial services company, who’s been there...

The Principal Financial Group

At this financial services company, senior management is truly invested in whether women do well: Leaders’ annual pay raises and bonuses are linked to their ability to hire and advance female...

Procter & Gamble

Strategic planning helps women rise at this consumer products company, where they earn one third of its best salaries. Management thinks so long-term that it considers not only who will succeed...

Prudential Financial

A full 56% of the employees who attend management and leadership training at this financial services firm are women, and their participation in succession planning is up by at least 42% in recent...

State Farm Insurance

Women have been a powerful force at this insurance company since the 1920s, when they first served on its board of directors, were hired as employees and became agents. Today, the female managers and...

Texas Instruments

When its original women’s initiative was launched 22 years ago, no one at this semiconductor and educational technology company could have foreseen how essential to female advancement future chapters...

Valassis Communications

When they work well, a company’s mentoring programs can open up new vistas for the women who participate in them, allowing them to see their career horizons anew. That’s what’s been happening in the...

Verizon Communications

With a solid leadership training curriculum, thousands of development courses, mentoring circles, executive coaching and a wealth of external initiatives, this broadband and communications company...

Walmart

There’s nothing like walking around your company’s stores to get a feel for the business, which is why this leading retailer frequently sends women at the director level and above to examine its...

WellPoint

When the CEO shows up at events for female employees to explain how she got where she did—and how they can, too—it makes a big impact. Angela F. Braly, who directs this health-benefits company,...

Wyndham Worldwide

Women make up 47% of top earners and 27% of executives at this hospitality company, among them Gail Mandel, the chief financial officer of Wyndham Exchange & Rentals. Through the Women on Their...