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Cynthia Quigley
Senior Vice President, DAKA International, Danvers, Massachusetts

Age: 36. Responsible for: Strategic planning, financial forecasting, investor relations, compensation and benefits design. Why she's rising: Quigley, who joined DAKA in 1994, played an instrumental role in the acquisition of Chammps. Ladder climbing: Director of planning and analysis, Kraft General Foods; compensation consultant, Hewitt Associates. Schooling: M.B.A. (finance), University of Chicago; B.A., Duke University; Special Studies, Oxford University. Performance: Talented financial analyst who communicates effectively with Wall Street. First job in foodservice: Financial analyst, Kraft USA, age 25.