所在公司：英美资源集团（Anglo American PLC）

职务：首席执行官

公司500强排名：345

    辛西娅•卡罗尔在堪萨斯大学（University of Kansas）获得了地质学硕士学位并于哈佛商学院拿到了工商管理硕士学位。因此，辛西娅•卡罗尔在英美资源公司就任首席执行官可谓是学以致用。该公司是一家资源开采公司，总部位于伦敦。

    卡罗尔最初在阿莫科公司（Amoco）从事石油地质勘探工作，之后于1988年跳槽至加拿大铝业公司（Alcan）。2002年底，她被任命为该公司基础金属集团总裁兼首席执行官。

    2007年，卡罗尔成为英美资源公司第一任女性也是第一任外来的掌门人。近来，她将公司的工作重点转移至钻石、铂金以及铜业务。2010年公司营运利润达到了98亿美元，是09年的两倍。

Company: Anglo American PLC

Position: CEO

Global 500 Rank: 345

    With a master's degree in geology from the University of Kansas and an MBA from Harvard Business School, Cynthia Carroll has been able to put her education to good use as CEO of Anglo American, a London-based mining company.

    Starting as an oil geologist at Amoco, Carroll eventually moved to Alcan in 1988. By 2002, she became president and CEO of Alcan's primary metals group.

    In 2007, Carroll became the first female -- and first person from outside the company -- to head Anglo American. Recently, she's shifted the company's focus to diamonds, platinum, and copper, doubling their operating profits from the previous year to $9.8 billion in 2010.