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# Mary Cunningham Agee

(1951)   Business Executive

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Mary Cunningham Agee is a business executive.

## Quick Facts About Mary Cunningham Agee

Born January 1, 1951

Profession Business Executive

## About Mary Cunningham Agee

Business executive, author & philanthropist... \| Mary Cunningham Agee is an American business executive and author. She served in the top management of two Fortune 100 companies in the 1980s, one of the first women to do so, and was voted one of the "25 Most Influential Women in America" by World Almanac in 1981 and 1982. Agee is a managing partne

##  Quotes by Mary Cunningham Agee

> [Women have for centuries been recognized as talented listeners, nurturers, motivators, excellent communicators. These very qualities that we once were told were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-cunningham-agee/women-have-for-centuries-been-recognized-as-talented-listeners/)

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[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

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> [If people are worried about unfair advancement, they should look at the sons-in-law of the world running companies. They've truly slept their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-cunningham-agee/if-people-are-worried-about-unfair-advancement-they-should-look-at/)

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[Advancement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advancement/)

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> [In Business School they taught us about cash flow, not about corporate politics; about return on equity, not about egos and pride.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-cunningham-agee/in-business-school-they-taught-us-about-cash-flow-not-about-corporate/)

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[Behavior](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behavior/)

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