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As Executive Vice President, Home Entertainment, for The Walt Disney Studios, Lori MacPherson leads the team responsible for the creation of consumer-facing products and programs that drive content ownership and expand the studio’s portfolio of Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and Dreamworks brands, franchises and characters across physical product and…

Tracy Ward, Advancing Women Executives Leader Tracy Ward is Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications for Prologis. She is responsible for developing the company’s overall communication strategy, as well as investor relations, public/media relations, and corporate brand management. Tracy joined the company in 2006 as a…

Tracy Ward is Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications for Prologis. She is responsible for developing the company’s overall communication strategy, as well as investor relations, public/media relations, and corporate brand management. Tracy joined the company in 2006 as a member of its investor relations group before transitioning…

Karen Gaydon joined Synaptics in November 2012 and serves as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources.  Karen is responsible for the design and implementation of HR strategies and processes that drive the Synaptics business objectives and the company’s unique culture. She also oversees charitable activities and healthy workplace…

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Alison Kutler serves as Senior Vice President of Government Relations for the Americas at Visa. In this role, Alison leads Visa’s government relations efforts in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean with responsibility for developing and managing the company’s legislative and regulatory strategy for these…

Diane Berk is the Assistant Vice President of Recruitment and Diversity for Zenith Insurance Company. Her professional life has been spent in the human resources field where she has expertise in talent acquisition, employee relations and training and development. In her current role at Zenith she has branched…

The 2013 Holiday issue of BCBGMAXAZRIA’s Online Magazine features three “Empowered, Influential, and Inspiring” women, including our own Meiko Takayama, CEO and Founder of Advancing Women Executives. Check her out on page 32 being her fearless and fabulous (role) model self, while rocking stunning pieces from the latest BCBGMXAZRIA…

Margret Schmidt, Advancing Women Executives Leader Margret Schmidt is TiVo’s Chief Design Officer, and Vice President of Design & Engineering.  She is responsible for the design and development of all domestic and international TiVo products, including DVR and set-top box software, mobile and web apps, and…

Michelle Locke, Advancing Women Executives Leader Michelle Locke is vice president of Financial Planning & Analysis for DIRECTV. In this role, she is responsible for typical financial planning and analysis activities including budget and long range plan development, capital investment management, and business unit finance…

Margret Schmidt is TiVo’s Chief Design Officer, and Vice President of Design & Engineering.  She is responsible for the design and development of all domestic and international TiVo products, including DVR and set-top box software, mobile and web apps, and the TiVo Service.  Margret has been with TiVo since…

Elizabeth K. Bohannon is Vice President and Associate General Counsel with Williams-Sonoma, Inc. She is responsible for all employment law matters in the Company’s six brands across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada, as well as global employment issues. She advises on a broad range of matters, including…