Fortune's inaugural list of high-growth, innovative companies led by women offers a stark reminder of the state of play at the top of the corporate ladder: Women at the summit still have a long way to go in the search for equality.
To build this list, we looked at the fastest-growing companies across all sectors in Europe and selected those with women holding key positions that drove growth and innovation. That includes women working in roles like CEO, COO, and CCO, as well as in more explicitly innovation-oriented positions like chief AI officer, head of technology, or chief digital officer.
