International Power 50

The women at the very top of our list don't just preside over huge businesses, they also stand out in what remain male-dominated industries. By changing the face of international business, these women also are helping change the world.

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1. Cynthia Carroll
Cynthia Carroll
CEO
Anglo American
Country: Britain
2007 rank: 1

The economic downturn has forced American-born Carroll, 51, to target still-growing markets such as China with ramped-up production of iron ore, coal, and copper. Though 2007 revenues dropped 9%, to $29 billion, and production costs rose, Carroll reported another year of record operating profits.
By Johan Anderberg, Rupali Arora, Zhang Dan, Telis Demos, John Elliott, Barney Gimbel, Eugenia Levenson, Jenny Mero, Alex Taylor III, and Christopher Tkaczyk

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Last updated September 29 2008: 1:21 PM ET
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