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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 18: Yahoo! President and CEO Marissa Mayer delivers a keynote during the Yahoo Mobile Developers Conference on February 18, 2016 at The Masonic in San Francisco, California. Yahoo has recently announced a 15 percent reduction of its global workforce as the company continues to struggle in the rapidly-changing tech landscape. (Photo by Stephen Lam/Getty Images)Stephen Lam — Getty Images
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Alicia Boler-Davis
EVP, Global Manufacturing, GM (GM)

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Boler-Davis, a rising star, was named head of all manufacturing at GM in June and reports directly to CEO Mary Barra.


Mary Dillon
CEO, Ulta Beauty (ULTA)

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Under Dillon, Ulta just keeps growing; it reported comparable sales jump of 11.8% last year despite opening 100 new stores.


Sona Chawla/Michelle Gass
COO/Chief Merchandising & Customer Officer, Kohl’s (KSS)

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President of Starbucks Corp's EMEA Region
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The pressure is on the two vying to succeed Kevin Mansell as CEO after reinvention efforts have stalled.


Carolyn Everson
VP, Global Marketing Solutions, Facebook (FB)

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Everson is on a tear as Facebook continues to kill it in advertising—in which she has been a force since 2011.


Gloria Flach
COO, Northrop Grumman (NOC)

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Flach’s promotion this year signals that she could be the next CEO of the $23.5 billion defense contractor.


Diane Green
SVP, Enterprise, Google (GOOGL)

Diane Greene, VMware co-founder and Google's recently appointed enterprise chief.
Diane Greene, VMware co-founder and Google’s recently appointed enterprise chief.Photograph by Benjamin Rasmussen for Fortune

As the new cloud-computing czar, VMware founder Greene now takes on Amazon and Microsoft.


Lisa Jackson
VP, Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, Apple (AAPL)

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Former EPA chief Jackson heads clean-energy efforts. She’s close to CEO Tim Cook.


Sukanya Madlinger
SVP, Retail Divisions, Kroger (KR)

Promoted last September, Madlinger oversees nine divisions that bring in more than $41 billion in sales.


Anna Manning
President, Reinsurance Group of America (RGA)

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Manning, currently president of the $10.4 billion ­reinsurer, will take over as CEO in ­January 2017.


Marissa Mayer
CEO, Yahoo (YHOO)

 Delivers Keynote At Yahoo Mobile Developers Conference
Marissa MayerStephen Lam — Getty Images

Mayer sold to Verizon after a failed turnaround. It’s unclear what’s next for the high-profile, highly paid CEO.

A version of this article appears in the September 15, 2016 issue of Fortune with the headline “50 Most Powerful Women.”

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