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Judith Kay is responsible for corporate strategy at JDSU. She also defines operational strategies that contribute to the Company’s growth, including initiatives in innovation, emerging markets, lean enterprise and customer engagement. From 2007 to 2009 she was responsible for Corporate Marketing, including branding, public relations, marketing and internal communications. Before joining…

As the AWE Leadership Program continues to grow, we are happy and proud to extend a warm welcome to our corporate executive leaders and their organizations: Activision Blizzard, Inc. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Amgen AT&T Central Garden & Pet Cisco Systems, Inc. Duckhorn…

Kristin Major, Advancing Women Executives Leader Kristin Major is Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Global Functions. Kristin and her team of attorneys and other professionals provide legal counsel and support to HP’s Human Resources, Global Marketing, Global Real Estate, Aviation and Technology and…

Julie Silver is the Chief Financial Officer of FIJI Water Company Holdings and Roll Wine Holdings.  In this role, Julie is responsible for overseeing the financial health and reporting all FIJI Water and Roll Wine companies including FIJI Water, Justin Vineyard & Winery, Landmark Vineyards, and Neptune Pacific (Fiji…

Kristin Major is Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Global Functions. Kristin and her team of attorneys and other professionals provide legal counsel and support to HP’s Human Resources, Global Marketing, Global Real Estate, Aviation and Technology and Operations functions. Before joining HP in December 2011,…

On June 11th, AWE hosted over 75 executive women at the historic Palace Hotel in downtown San Francisco. We were honored to hear from five distinguished panelists who shared expertise and valuable experience, including insight on their respective paths to get onto their current boards. The panelists also spoke…

On June 5th, AWE hosted over 75 executive women at the beautiful Peninsula Beverly Hills and featured Lisa Barron, a faculty member at UCI. After a connection building exercise, Lisa led an interactive presentation on gender and negotiation.  AWE guests learned new approaches to negotiation frameworks (Ask –…

As Senior Vice President of Global Business Development, Rosa Zeegers oversees the development of Global New Business Strategies and Projects for Mattel. Before that, Rosa was Senior Vice President Global Licensing for Mattel, where she oversaw all worldwide licensing initiatives for Mattel’s portfolio of brands including Barbie, Monster…

Michele Hermann is the Vice President of Global Supply Chain for Logitech, Inc, a world leader in products that connect people to the digital experiences they care about across multiple computing, communication and entertainment platforms. Michele has over 20 years of supply chain experience, most recently focused on…

Elizabeth leads the Global IT Governance, Risk Management and Compliance department at Levi Strauss & Co. She is accountable for driving strategic and annual planning processes across the organization, and for leading a group of business leaders, the Global Operating Council, on technology governance and prioritization of IT investments.

Thank you very much to Clara Shih, CEO of Hearsay Social, for joining us at the recent Silicon Valley AWE Afternoon Tea and being such a great source of inspiration with her story and her expertise on enterprise social media. Follow Clara on LinkedIn where she is considered…

Congratulations to Elaine Lindenmayer, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Union Bank, for receiving the SF 2013 Most Influential Women in Business Award!Elaine, along with AWE members Michele Hermann, Amy Bunszel and Dawn Willoughby, will be honored at a recognition dinner at the Hilton San Francisco Union…