Rendle, who’s presently president of the corporate, has been with
Clorox (CLX) for 17 years and can start her new position on September 14, the corporate stated in a assertion Monday. She’s taking up the brand new place throughout
a busy yr for the corporate, the world’s largest producer of disinfectant and cleansing merchandise. Clorox’s inventory is up 53% this yr because the coronavirus pandemic has unfold throughout the United States.
Although the number of girls CEOs on the record technically involves 36 proper now, it can formally hit 38 in mid-September after Rendle begins her new position at Clorox and Sue Nabi takes over as
Coty’s (COTY) CEO on September 1, in line with Fortune.
Women have solely been on the Fortune 500 CEO record for 48 years. Katharine Graham, the previous chief government of The Washington Post, made historical past as the primary girl on the record in 1972.
Progress has been sluggish.
A tiny fraction — lower than 1% — of Fortune 500 corporations have Black CEOs. And solely three girls on the record of Fortune 500 female CEOs are girls of shade, in line with Fortune. Those girls are Sonia Syngal, the CEO of
Gap Inc. (GPS), Lisa Su, the CEO of
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Joey Wat, the CEO of
Yum China (YUMC).
More girls have climbed the ranks this yr, however on the identical time some
veterans have stepped down from their posts.
In June, Marillyn Hewson stepped down from her position as Lockheed Martin’s CEO after greater than seven years. She is now the chief chairman of the board.
Ginni Rometty retired as CEO of
IBM (IBM), Cheryl Miller took a medical depart from her position as CEO at
AutoNation (AN), and
Kathryn Marinello resigned from her position as
Hertz’s (HTZ) CEO.