As recent as 2009, when the first African American woman was named CEO of a Fortune 500 company, Ms Ursula Burns at Xerox Corp.

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Ms. Wheeler is the latest News Corp. employee to be charged in the bribery probe.

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ShopRunner's Ms. Dias said UPS and FedEx Corp.

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Ms. Hutham Olayan, Olayan America Corp.

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Several union officials said Thursday they had concerns about Ms. Pritzker's connections to Hyatt Corp.

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Ms. Stewart, who previously held senior banking positions at Wachovia Corp. and later was chief executive of Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA, created an acquisition book that flags clients who might be in the market for additional services such as a home mortgage or student loan, as well as those who recently had a bad experience with the bank and need some extra care.

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As chairman of H-P, Ms. Dunn also helped lead a CEO search that recruited Mark Hurd from NCR Corp.

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Spokespeople for News Corp. said Mr. Murdoch, his son, Mr. Hinton and Ms. Brooks weren't available for comment.

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Ms. Wheeler didn't respond to a request for comment, and the News Corp. spokeswoman declined to comment on her behalf.

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Ms. Schapiro didn't vote because of stock she owns in natural-gas company Spectra Energy Corp.

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