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 Marilyn Carlson Nelson
Marilyn Carlson Nelson is co-owner and leader of one of America's largest privately held companies, with systemwide sales under its brands totalling $20.9 billion in 2003. Those brands include Carlson Marketing Group, Peppers and Rogers Group, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, CW Government Travel, Regent International Hotels, Radisson Hotels & Resorts, Country Inns & Suites By Carlson, Park Inns and Park Plaza hotels, Results Travel, Cruise Holidays, SeaMaster Cruises, SinglesCruise.com, Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, Cruise Specialists Inc., Gold Points Reward Network, and T.G.I. Friday's and Pick Up Stix restaurants. Carlson brands are present in more than 140 countries and employ more than 190,000 people worldwide. Marilyn is a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum and in 2004 co-chaired the forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. In 2002, she was appointed by President Bush to chair the National Women's Business Council, which serves as an independent source of advice to the White House and Congress on issues affecting women in business. She currently serves on the boards of Exxon Mobil, the Mayo Clinic Foundation and the Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy, and is a member of The Business Roundtable. |
