WWD x FN x Beauty Inc 50 Women in Power 2024


The fourth annual WWD x FN x Beauty Inc 50 Women in Power list celebrates the successes of the industry’s most powerful women globally. Compiled by the editors of WWD, Beauty Inc and Footwear News, the list centers around women who are making an impact on business, and the honorees share their tips for being an effective leader.

See below for the full list.

The WWD x FN x Beauty Inc 50 Women in Power list is released in conjunction with Fairchild Media Group’s Women in Power forum on Monday at the 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge.

In connection with the event, WWD compiled the latest data to learn where women stand in fashion, beauty and retail leadership. Our methodology is below.

We found that, in the 50 largest companies we cover:

  • 20 percent of CEOs are women (flat year-over-year).
  • 41 percent of board seats are held by women (-7 percent year-over-year).
  • 38 percent of executive leadership roles are held by women.

Methodology: WWD selected the 50 largest companies by sales that we cover across fashion, beauty and retail, and looked at publicly available information on executive leaders, board composition and more. The companies we looked at to compile this information are: Adidas, Alibaba, Amazon Inc.,  Bath & Body Works Inc., Beiersdorf AG, Burberry Group plc, Capri Holdings Ltd., Chanel, Coty Inc., Dick’s Sporting Goods, E.l.f. Beauty, the Estée Lauder Cos. Inc., Fast Retailing Co. Ltd., Foot Locker Inc., G-III Apparel Group Ltd., Gap Inc., H&M, Henkel, Hermès, KaoCorp., Kenvue, Kering, Kohl’s Corp., L’Oréal, Levi Strauss & Co., Lululemon, LVMHMoët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Macy’s Inc., Natura & Co., Nike Inc., NordstromInc., Procter & Gamble, Prada, Puma, PVH Corp., Ralph Lauren, Richemont, Ross Stores Inc., Shiseido, Signet Jewelers, Skechers, Tapestry Inc., Target Corp., TJX Cos. Inc., Ulta Beauty, Under Armour, Unilever, VF Corp., Victoria’s Secret & Co. and Walmart Inc. 


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