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Ursula Burns may head Xerox, but you could hardly call her a carbon copy of the average American chief executive.

The 56-year-old has worked at the technology company since 1980, back when photocopying meant big business and the Xerox name was synonymous with it.

She began her career at the company as a summer intern, having graduated in mechanical engineering from university in her native New York. In a remarkable ascension of the ranks, Ms Burns was named chief executive in 2009 and, additionally, chairman in May 2010.

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