40+ Women Making Major Career Moves Right Now

It’s been a big stretch for women stepping into new leadership roles, from board seats to C-suite titles across beauty, tech, music, and finance. Here’s every move worth knowing about.

• Sally Barton was named Director of Equity for OREO at Mondelēz International after more than 15 years with the company, where she helped grow brands including Cadbury, Halls, and Triscuit, and most recently led Marketing Excellence in the U.S.
• Andréa Mallard is departing as CMO of Microsoft AI just six months after joining from Pinterest, where she spent seven years.
• Pam Kaufman joined Gap Inc. as its first-ever Chief Entertainment Officer, part of the brand’s push into original content.
• Carey Collins Krug was named CMO of activewear brand Vuori, joining from Abercrombie & Fitch after previously holding senior marketing roles at David Yurman, Ralph Lauren, and Donna Karan International.
• Emily Turner joined Albertsons as SVP CMO after previously serving as CMO of The Fresh Market.
• Janelle Wichmann was appointed CMO, Skincare at Revance.
• Kira Jackson was named CMO of m.ph beauty.
• Christine Cassis was named the new CMO of Twitch.
• Leah Pope, a Salesforce alum, joined Zeta Global as CMO.
• Shanta Kohli was named CMO of AI data infrastructure company WEKA.

• Meghan Trainor signed with United Talent Agency for global representation across touring, film, digital media, theatre, and brand partnerships, following her acting debut in Ryan Murphy’s “The Beauty” and the release of her seventh studio album.
• Valeisha Butterfield was named CEO & Executive Director of the Guitar Center Music Foundation, bringing prior experience as co-president of the Recording Academy and VP of global partnerships at Google.

• Lidiane Jones, formerly CEO of Bumble, is now CEO of Integral Ad Science.
• Ashley Mady was named CEO of Zigazoo, a social media platform for kids and teens.
• Nathalie Kristo was named CEO of Prequel Skin.
• Diana Dennett was named president of Clearstem Skincare.
• Hanane Taidi was named CEO of Bluesign, a company focused on reducing textile industry waste.
• Livia Chanes, previously CEO of Nubank Brazil and No. 95 on the 2026 Most Powerful Women list, has been promoted to run all of Nubank’s Latin American operations.
• Rupal Hollenbeck joined NextSilicon as president and chief business officer.
• Raissa Gerona was promoted to president of brand and partnerships at Revolve.
• Mariel O’Brien, a Tory Burch alum, was named president and GM of Loeffler Randall.
• Christina Ruggiero, a Coca-Cola alum, was named regional president of Mars Pet Nutrition North America.

• Brieane Olson, CEO of PacSun, is joining the board of Ulta Beauty.
• Elizabeth Mora, an ex-CFO who has led the audit committee at MKS Instruments, joined the board of Smartbird (formerly Allbirds).
• Melanie Whelan, former CEO of SoulCycle, joined the board of Halo.
• Sandra Leung, a former Bristol Myers Squibb executive, joined the board of litigation AI platform Theo AI.

• Kelly Garcia was named Ulta Beauty’s new CTO.
• Toral Patel was named CMO of Prequel Skin.
• Margaret Onisick Lawless was appointed chief product and technology officer at Gravyty.
• Carmen Chan was named CFO of ZipRecruiter.
• Pooja Brown is joining Tribe AI as CTO.
• Erica Smith joined the CRM platform Klaviyo as CFO.
• Sherrod DeGrippo, formerly GM of Global Threat Intelligence at Microsoft, is joining Palo Alto Networks as VP of threat intelligence for Unit 42.

• Elizabeth Wong was appointed chief philanthropy officer at Seattle Foundation.
• Kimberly Uyttewaal was named VP of development and institutional advancement at the J. Paul Getty Trust.
• Rahquel Purcell was named L’Oréal USA’s new chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer, reporting directly to the company’s CEO.
• Candace Dean was promoted to chief communications officer at Zeta Global.
• Marie Sheehy was promoted to EVP, head of corporate communications at WME Group.
• Suzy Berkowitz was named chief communications officer at the Professional Fighters League.
• Joan Campion, a Pfizer alum, joined Insulet as VP, external communications, corporate affairs.
• Jennifer Weiss joined Vantage Leadership Consulting as a partner.
• Amy Elkins was named chief impact officer at the new sports social platform BZZR.
• Renee Paradise returned to eBay as global GM of fashion.
• Lori Suess was named chief people officer at Krispy Kreme.

• Denise Dresser has exited her role as chief revenue officer at OpenAI.

Sources:

1. 5 Marketer Moves to Know This Week: Klarna, Microsoft, and Gap
2. Music Industry Moves: Meghan Trainor Signs With UTA; Guitar Center Foundation Names Valeisha Butterfield CEO & Executive Director
3. Where Bumble’s ex-CEO is going next and other female exec moves to know