ARIZONA COMPANIES
LARGEST EMPLOYERS, RANKED BY NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
Top 10 BANNER HEALTH 2901 N. Central Ave., Suite 160, Phoenix, 85012 // 602-747-4000 // bannerhealth. com AZ EMPLOYEES 39,781 AZ PRINCIPAL Peter Fine, president and CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMEN Rebecca Kuhn, executive vice president, community delivery; Kathy Bollinger, executive vice president, Banner University Medicine WALMART 4127 E. Van Buren St., Suite 250, Phoenix, 85008 // 602-732-3248 // walmart.com AZ EMPLOYEES 34,856 AZ PRINCIPAL AND HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Paula Ginnett, vice president and regional general manager FRY’S FOOD STORES/KROGER CO.500 S. 99th Ave., Tolleson, 85353 // 623-936-2100 // thekrogerco.com AZ EMPLOYEES 16,856 AZ PRINCIPAL Steve McKinney, president HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Monica Garnes, vice president of merchandising MCDONALD’S 2111 McDonald’s Dr., Oakbrook, 60523 // 800-244-6227 // mylocalmcds.com; mcdonalds.com AZ EMPLOYEES 15,781 AZ PRINCIPAL Bud Lord, director of operations, Rocky Mountain region HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Michelle Slayton, president, McDonald’s Owner-Operator Association of Phoenix and Northern Arizona
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Rhonda Forsyth, president of HonorHealth, experiences daily the difference she and her team make in people’s lives. This prevents her from becoming alienated from those in the trenches. “When you keep moving up, you can risk feeling disconnected from what you do every day in your business,” says Forsyth. “I’ve had a number of extraordinary opportunities to connect with what we fundamentally do.” One of those opportunities came 10 years ago, when Forsyth was diagnosed with breast cancer. Early diagnosis led to treatment and today, Forsyth is cancer-free. “I never felt more deeply connected to and in awe of what we do,” she says. “There’s nothing like being vulnerable to connect you to understanding you’re making a difference in this industry.” Forsyth was born in Houston. Her father’s Air Force career moved the family to Germany and then to Luke Air Force Base when Forsyth was a child. Her interest in understanding how people think and behave propelled her to earn a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Pitzer College. She returned to Arizona and graduated from Arizona State University with her MBA. She worked at Salt River Project and taught at ASU. Forsyth joined the Honor Health in 1987, when it was known as John C.
Lincoln Health Network, and served as CEO at each of John C. Lincoln’s Phoenix hospitals before becoming president and CEO in 2009. She moved into her current position in 2013, with the merger of John C. Lincoln and Scottsdale Healthcare. Forsyth’s involvement with community organizations includes Greater Phoenix Leadership, Charter 100, the Arizona Women’s Forum, Better Business Bureau, Phoenix Boys Choir and the American Cancer Society. She credits great mentors with her ascent, namely former John C. Lincoln president and CEO Dan Coleman, who remains a good friend. “He was a leader of vision and purpose and lived that every day,” she says. “He was direct and compassionate, and pointed out where I needed improvement and provided encouragement.” Forsyth met Chris, her husband of 24 years, when they both worked for SRP. They have been together for 35 years. Their grown son lives in California. She expresses gratitude to Chris, a retired engineer who adjusted his career plans to take care of the home front as Forsyth’s career catapulted. “I could not have done what I’ve done in my career without him,” she says. “He’s been my support and counselor. And I’ve been well supported by John C. Lincoln and HonorHealth to enjoy my family. I feel very, very lucky.”
WELLS FARGO 100 W. Washington St., Phoenix, 85003 // 800-869-3557 // wellsfargo.com AZ EMPLOYEES 15,071 AZ PRINCIPAL AND HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Pamela Conboy, lead region president ALBERTSONS-SAFEWAY 20227 N. 27th Ave., Suite 100, Phoenix, 85027 // 623-869-6100 // albertsons.com AZ EMPLOYEES 14,490 AZ PRINCIPAL Shane Dorcheus, president, southwest HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Michelle Larson, vice president of marketing and merchandising INTEL CORPORATION 5000 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler, 85226 // 480-554-8080 // intel.com AZ EMPLOYEES 11,300 AZ PRINCIPAL Doug Davis, senior vice president, general manager of internet of things group HIGHEST-RANKING WOMEN Beverly Crair, vice president data center group, general manager of storage group; Rose Schooler, vice president internet of things group, general manager of internet of things strategy and technology office HONORHEALTH 8125 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale, 85258 // 623-580-5800 // honorhealth.com AZ EMPLOYEES 10,463 AZ PRINCIPAL Tom Sadvary, CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Rhonda Forsyth, president CIRCLE K P.O. Box 52085, Phoenix, 85072 // 602-728-8000 // circlek.com AZ EMPLOYEES 10,436 AZ PRINCIPAL Mitch Filiere, Franchise and planning director HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN did not disclose
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