#6 of 11 World Most influential Women 2014

Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox, U.S.A
Burns was appointed CEO of Xerox in 2009, and over the last 5 years, she has worked tirelessly towards transforming the company’s image as a manufacturer of printers to a full-fledged services business. And it’s working well. Services now represent 57% of the company’s $21.4 billion full-year revenue and could possibly account for two-thirds by 2017. Burns joined Xerox as a summer intern in 1980 and joined the company permanently in 1981 after completing her masters at Columbia University.

    

#7 of 11 World Most influential Women 2014

Rosalind Brewer, President and CEO, Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart Stores, U.S.A

Brewer became CEO of discount membership club and retailer Sam's club in 2012, becoming the 1st woman and first African-American to head a Wal-Mart subsidiary. The $56 billion (revenues) division of Wal-Mart has operations in the U.S, Brazil and China, 110,000 employees and boasts over 47 million members. A former executive at Kimberly-Clark, she joined Wal-Mart in 2006 and previously served as president of the retail giant's Eastern U.S. business division. She's chair of the board of trustees for Spelman College.