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The 2023 Fortune 500 list counts 52 companies led by women, 10.4% of America's largest businesses and up from 44 a year earlier, the first time the share has passed 10% in the list's 69 years.

Citigroup's board elected chief executive Jane Fraser as chair, ending the split of the two roles, with former chair John Dugan becoming lead independent director and Fraser receiving a one-time $25 million stock award.

Dow appointed chief operating officer Karen S. Carter, a 30-year company veteran, to succeed Jim Fitterling as chief executive on 1 July 2026, which Fortune says makes her the first Black woman to lead a major US chemical company.

Fortune counts 55 women leading companies on the 2026 Fortune 500, 11% of the list and the highest share in its 72-year history, despite the exits of Oracle's Safra Catz, Fannie Mae's Priscilla Almodovar and Hershey's Michele Buck.