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The latest women executives on the move, from Gap’s board to the C-suite at Driscoll’s

Fortune Emma Hinchliffe

Women’s jobs keep moving: Driscoll’s got a new CEO, and Gap added Kirsten Green to its board. It’s a packed week for women leaders across health, retail, and tech.

Based on reporting by Fortune, Emma Hinchliffe — read the original for the full story.

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Friday’s women-executives roundup was busy enough to make a boardroom spin. Driscoll’s named Brie Reiter Smith as CEO, while former McCann New York chief Amber Guild is set to become president and CEO of Susan G. Komen on Oct. 1. Gap Inc. also brought in Kirsten Green of Forerunner, known for consumer investing, to its board.

The changes kept coming in health and consumer brands. Girls Who Code picked Susan Gouijnstook as CEO, replacing Tarika Barrett. Wisp chose Keira Krausz to lead as it broadens beyond reproductive health, and Flo Health named Rina Hahn its new CMO. Cocolab, maker of Cocofloss, is getting a new CEO too: Gayle Tait, who comes from L’Oréal.

A few of the moves signal companies moving deeper into AI and software. Wayve hired former Waymo CFO Elisa de Martel as CFO as it builds AI for autonomous vehicles. Baseten brought in Sheila Vashee as CMO after her three-year run at Figma, and Bunkerhill Health named Azita Hamedani chief clinical officer as it works on AI agents for hospitals. Spellbook also made Meltem Kuran-Berkowitz its CMO after she had been doing the job on a fractional basis.

There were board and legal changes as well. Airbnb promoted Fallon O’Connor to head of communications and people, Moloco added former Etsy CFO Rachel Glaser to its board, and Room & Board added both Jill Linville and Laura Gabbert to its board. Sedgwick appointed Courtney Welton as global chief legal officer, general counsel and corporate secretary, while Nubank tapped Sarah Wilson as chief legal officer. And at the WNBA, Cathy Engelbert is stepping down as commissioner, which leaves a very visible seat open.

My take — AI-written commentary, not fact-checked reporting

This is what real pipeline looks like: not one shiny keynote, but a steady churn of women moving into the jobs that actually steer companies. The annoying part is how rare it still feels when a week like this should be normal. That’s the gap the industry keeps pretending it already closed.

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