After pleading not guilty, Ms. Stewart stepped down as chairwoman and chief executive of her company.

Her mother is the chairwoman and chief executive of Fiduciary Trust International, an investment management company in New York.

Carleton S. Fiorina, chairwoman and chief executive of Hewlett, acknowledged that there were questions about how well a merger could be carried out.

Mrs. Lum became chairwoman and chief executive and her husband was a director of the company.

He is frequently listed among the potential contenders to succeed the chairwoman and chief executive of Ogilvy, Shelly Lazarus, should she step down.

She continues to draw a $900,000-a-year salary as the chairwoman and chief executive of her company, along with a bonus of at least $300,000 a year.

Cathy Nichols, the chairwoman and chief executive of Universal Studios' theme park division, has resigned, the company announced today.

Center for Nonviolent Social Change here, announced that she was stepping down as chairwoman and chief executive of the nonprofit, educational organization.

But Mrs. Lewis, now 61, has come into her own right as chairwoman and chief executive of a new version of Beatrice.

"The key is the isolation of the material from the environment and the public," said Kathleen C. Golas, chairwoman and chief executive of the agency.