BLACK ENTERPRISE has released its listing of “The Most Powerful Women in Business,” as featured in the publication’s January/February 2017 issue. Bozoma Saint John, head of Global Marketing, Apple Music, made the cut.
The final roster of the The Most Powerful Women in Business” was culled from thousands of potential candidates across numerous industries, including the finance, pharmaceutical, and retail sectors. These executives have authority over budgets totaling billions of dollars and control subsidiaries, divisions, or departments that affect the fiscal health and direction of their businesses.
“You could not find a better example of women of power than the female executives represented in this issue. Our editorial team developed this list to not only celebrate the black female business elite,” says Earl “Butch” Graves Jr., president and CEO of BLACK ENTERPRISE, a business, investing, and wealth-building resource for African Americans. . “But to demonstrate that it requires unparalleled expertise and resilience to break through barriers that female executives continue to face today.”