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That lack of representation is reflected in\u00a0\u00a0list. Now in its 29th year, the ranking\u00a0recognizes\u00a0the world\u2019s most influential female business leaders. Of the 100 women featured this year, only 20 are based in Europe, with France and the U.K. accounting for the lion\u2019s share (six each).\u00a0<\/p>\n

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For the women who do make the cut, their roles offer a revealing look at where power and influence are concentrated across the continent.\u00a0Rather than leading a wave of newer tech companies\u2014like comparable U.S. lists\u2014many\u00a0sit\u00a0at the helm of businesses that have long formed the backbone of Europe\u2019s\u00a0economy: banks, energy groups, telecommunications\u00a0operators, and luxury houses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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This year\u2019s ranking also shows just how often a finance background serves as a route to the top.\u00a0Seven of the women featured have served in senior finance roles, including chief financial officer positions, reflecting the premium European companies place on capital allocation and operational discipline.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another striking theme is the route these women took to power. Few are founders. Instead, most built their careers inside large multinational organizations, often spending decades climbing the ranks before reaching the corner office. Their careers span continents and industries, but they share a common trait: deep institutional\u00a0expertise. In an era that often celebrates disruption, Europe\u2019s corporate landscape still tends to reward experience and operational excellence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The women on this list oversee hundreds of billions of euros in annual revenue and employ millions of people around the world. Many lead institutions that are more than a century old yet are the first women ever to occupy the top role. Their success reflects genuine progress.\u00a0But the fact that so many are still breaking \u201cfirsts\u201d suggests that Europe still has a way to go.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bot\u00edn has been at the helm of Banco Santander for more than a decade, taking over from her father in 2014. She has guided the bank through a challenging period for European lenders, marked by low interest rates, tighter capital\u00a0requirements,\u00a0and rapid technological change, while significantly expanding Santander\u2019s international footprint.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Under the 65-year old\u2019s leadership, Santander has pursued a series of major deals, including the sale of much of its Polish business, the\u00a0roughly \u00a32.7bn acquisition of TSB in the U.K, and the $12.2bn takeover of Webster Financial in the U.S. These moves have strengthened Santander\u2019s position as one of Europe\u2019s leading banking groups.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beyond traditional banking, Bot\u00edn has also championed innovation and entrepreneurship. Through initiatives such as Santander X and the bank\u2019s investments in digital and blockchain technology, she has pushed Santander to support start-ups, scale-ups, and the wider innovation ecosystem\u2014alongside its core banking business.\u00a0She serves on the board of Coca-Cola and on the advisory board of MIT.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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An engineer by training, O\u2019Neil became BP\u2019s first female chief executive in the company\u2019s 116-year history\u2014and the first woman to lead any of the world\u2019s five largest oil majors. Her appointment in 2026 marked the first time BP hired an external candidate for the top role.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Prior to this, O\u2019Neil spent 23 years at ExxonMobil and served as CEO of the Australian oil and gas company, Woodside Energy, where she led the merger with BHP\u2019s petroleum division\u2014doubling the company\u2019s fossil fuel production.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The 55-year-old from Colorado is now tasked with reviving BP\u2019s performance, restoring investor confidence, and steering the company\u2019s strategy back toward profitable oil and gas expansion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

MacGregor has led ENGIE since 2021, bringing more than three decades worth of experience in the energy industry, including senior roles at TechnipFMC, Technip Energies, and Schlumberger. At the time of her appointment, she was the only female CEO in France\u2019s CAC-40 stock index.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

The French utility company reported \u20ac71.9bn ($83.5bn) in revenue in 2025, down from the previous year. A landmark moment in MacGregor\u2019s tenure came in 2026 when ENGIE completed its acquisition of U.K. Power Networks, one of the UK\u2019s largest electricity distribution operators. The deal significantly expands ENGIE\u2019s regulated infrastructure footprint and marks the company\u2019s next phase of growth as demand for electrification accelerates across Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

MacGregor is an advocate of diversity and has spoken about advancing the role of artificial intelligence in accelerating Europe\u2019s low-carbon energy future. She also serves as an independent director on Microsoft\u2019s board.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Born in France to Bulgarian parents, Brachlianoff became CEO of Veolia in 2022 after spending\u00a0nearly two\u00a0decades rising through the ranks of the Paris-based utility giant. She joined the company in 2005 as a special adviser in its waste solutions division and went on to hold a series of senior leadership roles across France and the U.K.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Under her leadership, Veolia has continued to strengthen its position as a global leader in water, waste,\u00a0and energy management. The company reported revenue of \u20ac44.3 billion ($51.6 billion) in 2025, exceeding its\u00a0initial\u00a0guidance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A key feature of\u00a0Brachlianoff\u2019s\u00a0strategy has been expanding Veolia\u2019s presence in North America and investing in high-value environmental technologies. Over the past year, the group moved to take full ownership of its water technologies business and advanced the acquisition of U.S. hazardous-waste specialist Clean Earth\u2014significantly expanding Veolia\u2019s footprint and capabilities across the North American market.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Brachlianoff\u00a0serves on the supervisory board of Herm\u00e8s International, one of France\u2019s most valuable luxury groups.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Ortega became chair of Inditex in 2022, succeeding her father, Amancio Ortega, the billionaire founder of the Spanish fashion empire behind Zara, Massimo Dutti,\u00a0Pull&Bear, and\u00a0Bershka. As chair,\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0modernized the\u00a0group\u2019s approach, placing greater emphasis on digital growth\u00a0and\u00a0customer experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite an increasingly competitive retail landscape, Inditex reported record sales of \u20ac39.9bn ($46bn) and net profit of \u20ac6.2bn ($7.2bn) in 2025.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Ortega has worked to elevate Zara\u2019s brand beyond fast fashion, through a series of creative collaborations and a stronger focus on design,\u00a0helping\u00a0the group distinguish itself from a growing wave of\u00a0fast-fashion\u00a0competitors.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

A graduate of Regent\u2019s University London, Ortega spent more than 15 years working across the business, gaining experience through shop-floor operations, product development, and brand management.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Spanish\u00a0businesswoman\u00a0founded the Marta Ortega P\u00e9rez (MOP) Foundation in 2022. The\u00a0organization\u00a0has become known for bringing major international exhibitions in fashion and photography to her hometown of A Coru\u00f1a, Spain.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

As president and CEO of Vattenfall, Borg leads one of Europe\u2019s largest energy companies, overseeing around 21,000 employees across several markets. The\u00a055-year-old\u00a0has spent\u00a0almost her\u00a0entire career at Vattenfall, apart from a brief stint at the fintech company Klarna. She has held a handful of senior leadership roles at Vattenfall\u2014including CFO\u2014before taking the top job.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Borg has\u00a0emerged\u00a0as one of Europe\u2019s most prominent voices on the energy transition, arguing that sustainability and profitability must go\u00a0hand-in-hand. Under her leadership, Vattenfall has accelerated investments in fossil-free electricity generation and low-carbon industrial projects, positioning Vattenfall as a key player in the region\u2019s energy transition.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

After a three-decades-long career at Unilever, where she was the youngest ever female CHRO, Nair became the global CEO of luxury juggernaut Chanel in 2021. Born and educated in India before building a global career in the U.K. and Europe, Nair is the first woman of\u00a0color\u00a0to become chief and among the few women of\u00a0color\u00a0leading a global luxury brand.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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As CEO, Nair has invested heavily in innovation across beauty,\u00a0skincare, and\u00a0sustainability, and remained aggressive in tackling counterfeit products.\u202fHer strategy has paid off: despite a slowdown across the luxury industry, the 115-year-old family-owned Chanel has continued to outperform many of its peers, generating $9.3bn in revenue in its most recent full-year results.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nair has emphasized social impact, including increasing funding for Foundation Chanel to $100mto support programs focused on the economic empowerment of women and girls worldwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tetteroo\u00a0has spent her entire career at Achmea, the Dutch insurance and financial services group, working her way up from finance director to divisional chief executive to chair of the executive board\u2014a position she has held since 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The results speak for themselves. Achmea posted a net profit of \u20ac1.2bn ($1.4bn) in 2025. Yet\u00a0Tetteroo\u00a0appears equally focused on what comes next: she has made artificial intelligence central to how the business operates and has pushed sustainability from aspiration to measurable commitment, with impact investments now accounting for 12.2% of Achmea\u2019s own investment portfolio, ahead of the 10% target the company set itself.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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When R\u00e5dstr\u00f6m took the helm at Daimler Truck in 2024, she made history\u2014becoming the first woman to lead the world\u2019s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer. It was a fitting appointment. A trained engineer who had built her reputation at Scania before joining Daimler in 2021 to run Mercedes-Benz Trucks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The timing was not easy. The global transport industry has faced significant headwinds, and\u00a0R\u00e5dstr\u00f6m\u00a0has had to balance near-term profitability with longer-term bets on battery-electric and hydrogen-powered trucks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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So far, the business has held its\u00a0ground. Daimler Truck generated revenue of more than \u20ac54bn in 2025, and under R\u00e5dstr\u00f6m\u2019s leadership, it\u00a0remains\u00a0one of the most consequential players shaping the future of how the world moves goods\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Garijo is chief executive of Merck Group, the German science and technology company with a history stretching back more than 300 years. A trained physician, she is the first woman to lead the business\u2014a distinction that carries weight in an industry that has been slow to diversify at the top.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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She joined Merck in 2011 and worked her way through a series of senior roles before succeeding Stefan Oschmann as CEO. Since then, she has broadened the company\u2019s reach across healthcare, life sciences, and electronics, while pushing up investment in research and development. Much of that growth has been driven by rising demand for Merck\u2019s laboratory and bioprocessing technologies\u2014tools that sit at the heart of pharmaceutical manufacturing and scientific research globally.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Garijo has also used acquisitions to move the business into higher-growth territory, targeting capabilities in\u00a0biotechnology\u00a0and advanced materials. Beyond the balance sheet, she has become one of Europe\u2019s most prominent voices on diversity in science and corporate leadership.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Delle Valle has spent three decades at Vodafone, joining in 1994 and working her way from the CFO of its Italian segment to European CFO and eventually group CFO in 2018\u2014before being appointed CEO in 2023, becoming one of just ten female bosses leading a FTSE 100 company at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Delle Valle has pushed through major portfolio changes\u2014selling assets,\u00a0consolidating\u00a0operations across key European markets, and striking one of the sector\u2019s most significant deals: the \u00a315bn merger with Three UK, which\u00a0closed in May 2025. The combined business, now trading as\u00a0VodafoneThree, has committed to investing \u00a311bn over the next ten years to build what it describes as one of Europe\u2019s most advanced 5G\u00a0networks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Orlopp took over as CEO of Commerzbank in 2024, after more than a decade rising through the ranks at Germany\u2019s second-largest lender\u2014most recently as chief financial officer. She is the first woman to run the bank in its 156-year history.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0get long to settle in. In 2026, Italy\u2019s UniCredit came knocking with a \u20ac39bn takeover bid, having\u00a0built up a stake of more than 30% in the bank.\u00a0Commerzbank declined the offer, arguing it didn\u2019t come close to reflecting what the business was actually worth.\u00a0Orlopp\u2019s response was to go on the offensive, raising profitability targets and announcing plans to cut around 3,000 jobs by the end of the decade,\u00a0essentially making\u00a0the case that Commerzbank\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0need\u00a0rescuing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It has been a baptism of fire. The takeover battle has turned Orlopp from a well-regarded finance executive into one of the most watched banking bosses in Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When Kirkby took over as chief executive of BT Group in February 2024,\u00a0her focus was on slimming down the operation while pouring money into\u00a0the\u00a0fibre\u00a0and 5G networks that the U.K.\u2019s digital future runs on.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Two years later,\u00a0BT\u2019s 5G+ network now reaches around 73% of the U.K. population, and Openreach is on track to pass full-fibre\u00a0broadband to more\u00a0than\u00a025 million homes and businesses by the end of 2026. Despite a tough competitive environment and some weakness in its international arm, BT posted a pre-tax profit of\u00a0roughly $1.9bn in fiscal 2026 \u2014 up 8% on the year before.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Investors have taken notice. By May 2026, BT\u2019s share price had more than doubled since she took the helm\u2014a remarkable turnaround for a company that had long frustrated the market.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Heydemann is the first woman ever to hold the CEO role at Orange. After graduating from France\u2019s prestigious \u00c9cole\u202fPolytechnique and \u00c9cole Nationale des\u00a0Ponts\u202fet\u202fChauss\u00e9es, she began her career in 1997 at Boston Consulting Group as an analyst.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Heydemann has also held senior roles at Schneider Electric France and Alstom. She has served on Orange\u2019s board since 2017 and chairs its strategic committee, playing\u00a0a central role\u00a0in governance and succession planning.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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As CEO, Heydemann has guided Orange to stable growth in core markets and played a key role in the company\u2019s ESG efforts. The French telecoms giant reported full-year 2025 revenues of \u20ac40.3bn ($46.8bn) a 0.9% increase year-on-year.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Senequier founded Ardian in 1996 with a vision of building a different kind of private investment firm\u2014one that\u00a0prioritized\u00a0long-term value creation and employee ownership. Three decades later, that vision has transformed Ardian into one of Europe\u2019s largest private\u00a0markets\u00a0investors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2026, Ardian surpassed $200bn in assets under management, cementing its position among the industry\u2019s global leaders. Ardian has also\u00a0maintained\u00a0strong fundraising momentum, attracting more than $20 billion in new capital for the third consecutive year in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One of just seven women admitted to France\u2019s prestigious \u00c9cole Polytechnique in 1972, Senequier built her career by breaking barriers in traditionally male-dominated industries. That pioneering streak is reflected in Ardian\u2019s ownership structure, which\u00a0Senequier\u00a0designed specifically to give employees a direct stake in the firm\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

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Gorman has served as CFO of Shell since 2022, capping a career that has spanned more than two decades at the energy giant. The financier\u00a0started in\u00a0trading before moving through mergers and acquisitions, treasury, and senior finance roles across Shell\u2019s upstream and shale businesses.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

As finance chief, Gorman has played\u00a0a central role\u00a0in driving Shell\u2019s focus on capital discipline and shareholder returns. Since 2022, the company has delivered more than $5bn in structural cost reductions while\u00a0maintaining\u00a0a strong balance sheet and generating significant cash flow. In 2025, Shell returned more than half of its operating cash flow to shareholders, and by early 2026 had completed 18 consecutive quarters of share buybacks worth at least $3bn.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With Shell doubling down on oil and LNG at a time when many investors are\u00a0scrutinizing\u00a0the pace of the energy transition, Gorman has had to explain and defend its strategy to the market.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Manz joined Nestl\u00e9 as chief financial officer in March 2024 at a pivotal moment for the company. Within\u00a018 months, she found herself navigating both an unexpected CEO transition and a sweeping strategic overhaul at the world\u2019s largest food and beverage group.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The former London Stock Exchange Group CFO has played\u00a0a central role\u00a0in communicating Nestl\u00e9\u2019s turnaround plan to investors, helping shape a strategy focused on four core growth areas: coffee, pet care, nutrition, and food and snacks.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

As the company works to reignite growth in an increasingly competitive market, Manz has been central to keeping the group\u2019s transformation on track. There were early signs of progress in 2025. Organic growth accelerated to 3.5%, up from 2.2% the previous year, while free cash flow exceeded guidance. Although reported sales and net profit declined, Manz has consistently argued that Nestl\u00e9\u00a0remains\u00a0in the\u00a0early stages\u00a0of its transformation and that the benefits of the overhaul should become increasingly\u00a0evident\u00a0as momentum builds through 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Arnault has spent more than two decades building her career within LVMH, the luxury empire founded by her father, Bernard Arnault. After joining the group in 2000, she rose through a series of senior leadership roles and, in 2019, became the youngest member\u2014and only the second woman\u2014to join LVMH\u2019s executive committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2023, Arnault was appointed\u00a0chairman\u00a0and chief executive of Christian Dior Couture. The fashion house had been among the luxury industry\u2019s standout performers, with revenues estimated by HSBC to have quadrupled to \u20ac9.5 billion between 2017 and 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Since taking the helm, however, Arnault has had to navigate a tumultuous environment. Dior, like much of the luxury sector, has faced slowing demand and growing consumer resistance to years of price increases. Her tenure has also been tested by scrutiny of\u00a0labor\u00a0practices within parts of Dior\u2019s supply chain. In 2026, the company agreed to settle an Italian investigation into subcontractors without admitting wrongdoing, drawing unwelcome attention to the brand\u2019s operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As Bernard Arnault\u2019s eldest child, she\u00a0remains\u00a0widely regarded as the frontrunner to one day lead LVMH itself. In the meantime, she has made clear that her ambitions extend beyond the balance sheet\u2014she is a vocal champion of emerging design talent through the LVMH Prize,\u00a0one\u00a0of fashion\u2019s most prestigious awards for young designers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As head of international at BlackRock, Lord oversees operations across more than 75 countries, with around\u00a010,000 people\u00a0managing $3.3tn in client assets outside North America. BlackRock reported annual revenue of $23.5bn for fiscal 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It is a role she has spent more than a decade building toward. The former Morgan Stanley and Citigroup executive joined BlackRock in 2013, built its Europe, Middle\u00a0East\u00a0and Africa business from the inside, then\u00a0relocated\u00a0to Hong Kong to run Asia-Pacific. In Asia, she pushed the firm\u2019s sustainable investing ambitions into\u00a0new territory, launching climate-focused ETFs in Japan and Singapore at a moment when regional appetite for such products was still taking shape.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Kreis has served as chief financial officer of DHL Group since 2017 and was, at the time of her appointment, the only woman on the company\u2019s executive board. A physicist by training, with an MBA from INSEAD, she began her career at McKinsey & Company before moving to private equity firm Apax Partners. She joined Deutsche Post DHL in 2004, making her way through the upper ranks of one of the world\u2019s largest\u00a0logistics\u00a0companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As a child, Kreis dreamed of becoming an astronaut\u2014a career ambition she later joked was cut short by her need for glasses. The German\u00a0businesswoman\u00a0described herself as \u201ccurious, collaborative and pragmatic\u201d\u2014qualities that have served her well as she helped steer DHL through pandemic-era supply chain disruptions, geopolitical tensions, and shifting global trade patterns.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Under her financial leadership, the\u00a0logistics\u00a0giant delivered earnings growth in the second quarter of 2025 despite continued uncertainty across international markets.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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