Most Influential Corporate Directors 2024

by Edward Cates

Savoy Magazine’s 2024 Most Influential Corporate Directors showcases an elite assembly of board leaders whose strategic vision and governance excellence are reshaping the corporate landscape. These distinguished directors advance innovation and sustainable practices at the world’s most prominent corporations.


Former Senior Vice President, External Relations
General Mills
Serves on Board of Directors for: Colgate-Palmolive Company Cummins Inc. Tate & Lyle PLC
Founder & Managing Director
Generation Growth Capital, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: American Family Insurance
Chief Information Officer
Cummins Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Alexis Enterprises, LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Big Lots, Inc.
Chief Supply Chain Officer
HP Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Avient Corporation
Nuveen
Serves on Board of Directors for: Jackson Financial Inc.
Former Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Retired Senior Vice President & Treasurer
PepsiCo
Serves on Board of Directors for: Bank of America Corporation Ecolab Inc. Textron, Inc.
Former Mayor
City of Philadelphia
Serves on Board of Directors for: Oncourse Home Solutions
Head of Wealth & Personal Banking
HSBC
Serves on Board of Directors for: National Life Group
Chief Executive Officer, Global Clients & Solutions
Swiss Re
Serves on Board of Directors for: JLL
Senior Vice President, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
The Boeing Company
Serves on Board of Directors for: Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Invitae Corporation Quaker Houghton
Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: The Travelers Companies Inc. Verizon VF Corporation
Former Head, Operations
Wells Fargo & Company
Serves on Board of Directors for: The Chef’s Warehouse RWJ Barnabas Health
Chief Executive Officer
Mountaintop Consulting LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Cadence Bank
Chief Executive Officer
Montefiore Medical Center
Serves on Board of Directors for: Organon & Co.
Former Executive Vice President, Financial Services & Administration
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: First Horizon National Corporation Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.
Managing Director
WestRiver Group
Serves on Board of Directors for: Best Buy Co., Inc. Laboratory Corp. of America Holding
Retired Executive Vice President, Operation Excellence
Harman International
Serves on Board of Directors for: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Apogee Enterprises, Inc. nVent Electric plc TriMas Corporation
Executive Vice President & Chief Operational Officer
Visible Men Academy
Serves on Board of Directors for: The Brink’s Company
Former Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, GE Digital
GE
Serves on Board of Directors for: Aptiv Plc Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.