Jill Pitkeathley
Jill Pitkeathley was born on the Channel Islands of the United Kingdom. The former chief executive of the Carers National Association (now Carers UK), she is a Life Peer in the House of Lords and a longtime Austen fan. She lives in London. A: ... [... more]
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Mikel Harry Ph.D.
Mikel Harry is the cofounder and chief executive of the Six Sigma Academy, Inc. He was one of the original architects of Six Sigma while working at Motorola in the 1980s. He later served as Corporate Vice President at Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. He ... [... more]
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Thomas J. Watson, Jr.
Thomas J. Watson Jr. was chief executive officer of IBM from 1956 to 1971 and, after his retirement, President Carter's ambassador to Moscow. He was named chairman emeritus and served as a member of IBM's advisory board until his death. Peter ... [... more]
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Sir Denis Forman
Sir Denis Forman was for nine years the deputy chairman of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden in London. He was a founding member of the Granada television franchise in the United Kingdom and became its chairman and chief executive, ... [... more]
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Andrew S. Grove
Andrew S. Grove emigrated to the United States from Hungary in 1956. He participated in the founding of Intel, and became its president in 1979 and chief executive officer in 1987. He was chosen as This is a user-friendly guide to the art and ... [... more]
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Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company, lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Jane. They have three sons. He will donate all the author royalties from this book to a special fund for the education of ... [... more]
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Hattie Hill
Hattie Hill is the chief executive officer of Hattie Hill Enterprises (www.hattiehill.com), a globally renowned management and human resources consulting and training firm. Hattie is frequently quoted on corporate human resources matters in such ... [... more]
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Chris Gardner
Chris Gardner is the chief executive officer of Gardner Rich & Company, a multimillion-dollar brokerage with offices in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. An avid philanthropist and motivational speaker, Gardner is committed to many ... [... more]
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Harvey B. Mackay
Harvey Mackey is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and of the Stanford Executive Program, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of Mackey Envelope Corporation. He is an ... [... more]
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