Forbes Woman has published a list of 20 women - heads of large companies operating in the Russian market and included in the key Forbes ratings. The list is not a rating, its participants are listed in alphabetical order, as noted on the publication's website.
The participants in the list hold positions as CEOs, presidents or chairmen of the board of directors in companies included in the Forbes ratings of the “100 largest Russian companies by net profit“, “70 largest investor companies in Russia“, “50 largest foreign companies in Russia“, 30 most valuable companies on Runet and in the two highest categories “Gold“ and “Platinum” rating of the best employers in Russia.
Thus, the list of 20 women at the head of Russian companies includes the CEO of the Samolet Group of Companies Anna Akinshina, CEO of Abbott Laboratories Inna Bakumenko, CEO of Sandoz Anna Bochkareva, CEO of Renaissance Insurance Yulia Gadliba, President of MTS Inessa Galaktionova, President of OMK Natalia Eremina, CEO of Wildberries Tatyana Kim, CEO, L'Oreal Irina Lebedeva, President of X5 Group Ekaterina Lobacheva, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Atomenergoprom Ekaterina Lyakhova, CEO of OTEKO Tatyana Nuzhdenkova, CEO of NPK UVC "Universal Logistics" Irina Olkhovskaya, CEO of Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Irina Panarina, CEO of E-Promo Maria Perfilova, CEO of FES retail Anna Pilyugina, CEO of INK-Capital Marina Sedykh, CEO of Sanofi Russia Angela Simakova, CEO of "Rodnye Polya". Marina Turyanskaya, CEO of Unilever Rus Elena Tyabutova, also CEO of Banki.ru Dinara Yunusova.
The list was first published in the print issue of Forbes Woman on February 20, 2025 and was updated on March 3, 2025. After the publication of the print version, Natalia Medunova, who was on the list, resigned from her post as CEO of Progress.
Earlier, the magazine's press service reported that Forbes Russia is resuming the print version of the women's business application, the first issue of which will be released in March. The criteria used to calculate it include equal pay for employees, representation of women in company management, and the availability of programs and social support for women. Such a study of gender equality has never been conducted in Russia before, the publication emphasizes.
Forbes Woman has been published since 2009. For the past two years, the magazine has existed in an online version.