WOMEN WARRIORS: PINK MAGAZINE FEATURES raytheon's secret weapon louise francesconi and profiles women WAR Heroes 

Plus – Deals and Meals, Certifying Your Business and the Opt-Out Aftermath

 

ATLANTA, September 19, 2006 – Louise Francesconi runs the most powerful and successful missile company on the planet.  As President of Raytheon's Missile Systems, she oversees 11,000 employees in five states for a company with posted 2005 sales of $4.1 billion, up from $2.9 billion in 2001.  PINK shares how this top female executive uses innovation to build the business.

 

In addition, mark your calendars – PINK's fall conference luncheon series is coming to a city near you! Join PINK in New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, Boston, Washington D.C. or Charlotte for lunch and career advice from some of America's most powerful women in business. Check pinkmagazine.com for more information and to register.

October issue includes:

WOMEN AT WAR
PINK takes you behind the line of fire where, for the six women given medals honoring their courage and valor at war, going to work means risking their lives.

DEALS AND MEALS
Today, women are champions of the power lunch -- and they don't need martinis to accomplish their mission. But too few women take advantage of the midday meal.  PINK gives 23 reasons for readers to stop lunching at the desk and why not getting out of the office is career suicide.

WOMEN-OWNED AND GROWN
Should you certify your growing personal business? Learn how becoming a certified woman-owned business can really pay off and find out if certification is right for your business.  PINK's experts also share a streamlined check list to help make the certification processes less ominous.

PINK SLIPPED
Who gets this issue's PINK Slip? Find out why ExxonMobil Corp. gets a slap on the wrist for gender discrimination.

 

About PINK
PINK magazine features a new generation of America's most influential women who are doing great things in their work and in their lives – redefining success in the 21st century.  Published seven times in 2006, PINK offers editorial from award-winning writers and columnists in America's only national magazine dedicated to women's professional growth. Visit pinkmagazine.com for more.

 

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