Irene Rosenfeld

<b>Rank:</b> 10<br> <br> <b>Job:</b> Head of Northfield-based food giant Kraft<br> <br> <b>Age:</b> 58<br> <br> <b>Tie to Chicago:</b> Her job<br> <br> <b>Why Forbes chose her for the list:</b> "Attentive to activist investors, Irene Rosenfeld announced a surprising corporate breakup in August that will divorce Oreos and Mac 'N Cheese in 2012."
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( Irene Rosenfeld at a Kraft town hall in 2010. (William DeShazer/Chicago Tribune) )

Rank: 10

Job: Head of Northfield-based food giant Kraft

Age: 58

Tie to Chicago: Her job

Why Forbes chose her for the list: "Attentive to activist investors, Irene Rosenfeld announced a surprising corporate breakup in August that will divorce Oreos and Mac 'N Cheese in 2012."

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