- Donaldson Brown
He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1902. He completed a postgraduate course at Cornell University in 1903 by passing the senior electrical engineering course examination. On completion of his college education, he sold electrical machinery for a General Electric interest. He was a salesman of commercial explosives for E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company for four years, starting in 1909.
- Bill Austin
Accomplished Systems Engineer with extensive experience in Security and Internet Architecture, Information Systems and Project Management. Proven successes in defining and developing complex systems and problem solving involving wireless and Internet technologies as well as the invention of integrated systems applications. Internet marketing expert with extensive experience in improving bottom line performance for medium sized manufacturing and distribution company marketing efforts. . . .
- Joseph Hinrichs
Joseph Hinrichs (born 1968) is the former CEO of Ford Canada, and the current Vice President of Ford Motor Company. Born in Columbus, Ohio, he earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from University of Dayton in 1989. He then went on to earn a master's degree in business administration from the Harvard Business School in 1994, while he was working for General Motors.
- Jacques Nasser
Jacques Nasser served as a member of the board of directors and as president and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Co. from 1998-2001. His 35-year career with Ford took him through a variety of positions and assignments including senior leadership positions in Europe, Australia, Asia and South America. He oversaw the growth and acquisition of Jaguar, Aston Martin, Volvo, Land Rover and Hertz.
- Roderick D. Gillum
Roderick D. Gillum Vice President Corporate Responsibilities & Diversity General Motors Corporation Detroit, MI Vice Chairman
- Ron Gillham
Ron Gillham Mayor of Huntington Woods Mayor Ron Gillham was born, raised, and educated in Missouri. After graduation from the Missouri School of Mines in 1956, he joined General Motors at the Tech Center in Warren. He served in a variety of interesting and challenging positions, eventually retiring from Advanced Product Engineering in 1992.
- Daniel W. Battista
A. James Battista Prior to founding the Company, Mr. Battista served as President and Director of EVS Holding Company, Inc., a developer electronic commerce and transaction processing solutions that he co-founded in 1995. From 1988 until 1994, Jim served as General Manager of Arch Associates, the leading independent wholesaler of computers in the U.S., where he was responsible for increasing annual sales from $15 million to over $80 million in six years.
- Bill Fine
Bill Fine Vice President, Product Strategy Bill Fine is responsible for product management, industry solutions, and product strategy at newScale. Fine joined newScale in 2001 and served as Vice President of Professional Services until 2004, working directly with leading Fortune 500 and Global 2000 corporations to help define their service delivery strategies, implement IT service management processes, and manage implementations of newScale software solutions.
- Simon Goodall
Energetic results driven leader with extensive experience in business and technical management primarily within high growth companies and start-ups. Over 8 years of progressive management experience supported by a strong academic track record from top tier institutions. Track record of success in leading strategic growth initiatives and new business launches which consistently exceed goals. Sustained cross-industry and function career path includes advancing consistently into . . .
- Ken Ruggles
Ken Ruggles - Vice President Ken Ruggles has more than 20 years of business experience within supply chain management from both a consulting and technology user perspective. As vice president in AMR Research’s Value Chain Strategies Service, he is responsible for the Supply Chain Peer Forum and providing research and analysis across several areas within supply chain management, including service supply chain and automotive.
- Kevin Christ
Successful turnaround of troubled IT organization as interim CIO. 20+ years of Big 4 IT consulting experience (10 years as partner) focused across a broad range of industries including Oil & Gas, Manufacturing (Auto, Chemical, Consumer Products), Retail, Public Sector, Health Care, and Financial Services. It specialties include IT strategic planning, IT reorganization, complex project management and troubled project turnaround.
- Bill Holtz
Bill Holtz Vice President Bill Holtz has been with Taylor for more than a decade, and has 15 years experience in the public relations field. During his tenure at the agency, Holtz has directed marketing communications programs for a variety of clients, including General Motors, DHL, Abbott Nutrition’s EAS brand, General Mills, NASCAR, Warner Bros. , adidas, Bank of America, Dr Pepper, AT&T and the Royal Bank of Scotland Group.
- Karenann Terrell
Karenann Terrell CIO, Baxter International Karenann Terrell , long time WITI member, corporate supporter and WITI Advisory Board member has been appointed to a new position at Baxter International in Deerfield, IL as the Chief Information Officer. She will begin on April 10, 2007 and is expected to be appointed as a corporate officer of Baxter.
- Shirley Young
Shirley Young is President of Shirley Young Associates, LLC, a business advisory company for companies interested in business development in China. She left China when she was 2 and thought she wanted to be a diplomat. In way, with her job she is.
- Ralph Szygenda
Ralph J. Szygenda Group VP & CIO General Motors Corporation Ralph J. Szygenda was named GM Group Vice President and Chief Information Officer effective January 7, 2000. He is a member of GM's Automotive Strategy Board and is responsible for the Information Systems & Services organization.
- Bob Higgins
Bob Higgins is Vice President of the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance. In this position, he manages the Baldwin County Business Incubator and helps existing businesses throughout the county find the resources they need to grow. Higgins has led companies both large and small � all the way from a one-person consulting company to managing future car programs for General Motors. He came to Baldwin County in August 2001 from General Motors� Buick Motor Division.
- Barry Lemay
Barry Lemay joined JSJ Corporation in 2006. As director of industrial brands, he is responsible for all operational, developmental and profitability objectives for Dake, Mcloone and Sparks, and participates as a member of the JSJ leadership team. Previously, Lemay was president of Datamatics Technologies Inc., chief executive officer at CorPay Solutions (acquired by Datamatics in 2003), and vice president at NPC, global processor of credit and debit card transactions.
- Kevin Christ
Kevin Christ Mr. Christ is a Vice President with Avalion Consulting. He leads the technology practice area and is responsible for overall business development, sales, and marketing for the practice.
- John D. Finnegan
John D. Finnegan Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer The Chubb Corporation John D. Finnegan joined The Chubb Corporation on December 1, 2002 as president and chief executive officer and was elected to the additional position of Chairman of the Board in December 2003. Founded in 1882, Chubb is one of the world’s leading property and casualty insurers, with 11,800 employees in more than 120 offices on five continents.
- Scott Michaeloff
Scott joined Medialink in 1999 and leads the company’s efforts to develop new media solutions for Fortune 100 clients. Additionally, Scott is responsible for identifying broadcasting and cable partnerships to leverage content and programming into diverse media platforms including Video on Demand (VOD) television and targeted placement. Prior to Medialink, Scott spent 14 years at London-based World Television News (WTN), the ABC-owned international news agency.
- Gary Absher
Gary Absher, Vice President of Product Development Mr. Absher began his career at Delco Remy in 1973 where he progressed through increasing roles of responsibility in manufacturing and engineering. In 1990, Absher was appointed Customer Program Manager, responsible for commercial and engineering relationships with Saturn and GM Truck and Bus. In 1994, he was named Quality Assurance Manager for GM Ovonic, the predecessor to Cobasys.
- Hari N. Nair
Hari Nair , executive vice president and president, International, is responsible for managing Tenneco�s business operations and capitalizing on further growth opportunities in Europe, South America, India and Asia Pacific. Mr. Nair directs these businesses from Tenneco's European headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Previously, Mr. Nair served as executive vice president and managing director for Tenneco�s business in Europe, South America and India.
- Stacey Gillman
Stacey Gillman Wimbish is a Vice-President of The Gillman Companies. As the daughter and granddaughter of highly successful automobile dealers, Stacey was raised in the business. In her role as Vice-President, Stacey is responsible for increasing market share of vehicle sales for all 18 Gillman dealerships. She is also charged with company profitability and maintenance of the highest levels of customer satisfaction.
- Mario Nemirovsky
Mario Nemirovsky Ph.D Vice President and Chief Scientist Mario is chief scientist for ConSentry Networks, designing the next generation of stateful processors. He has done research in many areas of computer architecture, including simultaneous multithreading, high-performance architectures, real-time and network processors. Prior to ConSentry, Mario founded XstreamLogic, and architected its high-performance SMT network processor.
- Rick Sirvaitis
Rick Sirvaitis President
- Dennis R. Minano
Dennis R. Minano Senior Associate - AHC Group Dennis R. Minano currently acts as an advisor on energy, environmental and transportation issues. He served as General Motors (GM) vice president of environment and energy and chief environmental officer until his retirement in 2002, and in that position, was responsible for overseeing environmental and energy policies worldwide.
- Stacey Gillman Wimbish
Stacey Gillman Wimbish Vice President Stacey Gillman Wimbish is a Vice-President of The Gillman Companies. As the daughter and granddaughter of highly successful automobile dealers, Stacey was raised in the business. In her role as Vice-President, Stacey is responsible for increasing market share of vehicle sales for all 18 Gillman dealerships. She is also charged with company profitability and maintenance of the highest levels of customer satisfaction.
- Mario Nemirovsky
Mario Nemirovsky Ph.D Vice President, Chief Scientist and Founder Mario is VP, chief scientist and a founder of ConSentry Networks and also an ICREA Research Professor at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center.. He pioneered the concept of Massively Multithreading (MMT) processing for the high performance processor “LSP” he architected for ConSentry. He is currently designing the next generation of this line of stateful processor.
- Darren Postel
Mr. Postel is a Vice President of the Asset Management department, and is responsible for overseeing all transactions related to a $1.9 billion real estate portfolio. Prior to joining the Firm in 2005, he was an investment officer at First Wall Street Corporation, a New York-based real estate investment firm.
- David Paterson
David Paterson David Paterson is Vice President of Corporate and Environmental Affairs, and a member of the Board of Directors for General Motors of Canada Limited. He is responsible for GMCL's government, media and community relations, employee communications and environmental performance. Prior to joining General Motors in 2003, David was Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs at AMEC plc, one of Europe's largest engineering services companies.
- Pam Sarkisian
Pam Sarkisian is a talented specialist in the area of Human Potential with over 17 years of experience in Management, Training and Development, Human Resources, Customer Service, Call Centers, and Sales. She utilizes her background in a variety of industries to spark teamwork, communication, and the leadership abilities of her clients. Her extensive knowledge and solid experience complement a proven versatility as a speaker, facilitator, consultant, and trainer.
- Charles Stewart Mott
Charles Stewart Mott was born in Newark, New Jersey, on June 2, 1875. He attended numerous New York City public schools. He wore clothes his mother made for him out of his father’s old suits. To support himself while studying mechanical engineering at the Stevens Institute of Technology, he made and installed soda-water carbonating machines. During the Spanish-American War, he served as a gunner’s mate on the USS Yankee.
- David Croxville Biography
David Croxville Biography Vice President and CFO, Americas EDS David Croxville is vice president and chief financial officer for the Americas, which consists of the United States, Canada, General Motors, ExcellerateHRO and Latin America, as well as EDS’ U.S. Government and Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) business. Croxville most recently served as vice president of finance and CFO for Global Sales & Client Solutions.
- Cheryl Akright
Cheryl Akright Cheryl started as an entrepreneur in 1984 opening Corporate Marketing, Inc. (CMI), a full-service marketing and advertising firm based in Denver, Colorado. CMI offered extensive experience in the retail industry with clients including American Express Travel Related Services, US West (Qwest), Breeze and Max Ski and Snowboard Rentals, and the Brown Palace Hotel; in addition CMI was also agency of record for several high-tech companies including three divisions of IBM.
- Gordon Strosberg
Gordon Strosberg Vice President & Principal Gordon Strosberg is based in Morningside’s Michigan office. He serves as an owner’s on-site representative and advises on both construction and property management matters. He has consulted on all of Morningside’s developments and property acquisitions and has daily responsibilities on Morningside’s Michigan projects.
- Troy Clarke
Clarke, 51, joined GM at the Pontiac division in 1973 and over the succeeding decade held several engineering and manufacturing assignments there. He was named director of manufacturing for GM de Mexico in 1997, and president and managing director in 1998, when he also became a corporate vice president. In 2001, Clarke was appointed vice president of labor relations in Detroit, and he became group vice president of manufacturing and labor relations in 2002. He served as GM
- Judith Cone
Judith Cone biography Judith Cone is vice president of emerging strategies for the Kauffman Foundation, where she leads efforts to explore new program opportunities to advance entrepreneurship and education.
- Rick Osen
Rick Osen Vice President Rick has 33 years experience in the material handling systems marketplace. His initial positions were in the project implementation area, however the vast majority of his experience is in systems design and account management for a variety of Fortune 500 companies including General Motors, IBM, Compaq, Sears, Kodak, Kellogg's, The Limited, Nike, Marshalls, Venture, Meijer, Staples, Avon, Target, and OfficeMax.
- David Piontek
David Piontek Vice President, North American Services David Piontek joined Orchestria in 2005 and brings over 17 years of successful planning and directing of activities that provide process improvement and information technology to support today's business strategies. Prior to joining Orchestria, David spent 14 years with Price Waterhouse, Price Waterhouse Coopers and finally with IBM Business Consulting Services.
- David Piontek
David Piontek Vice President, North American Services David Piontek joined Orchestria in 2005 and brings over 17 years of successful planning and directing of activities that provide process improvement and information technology to support today's business strategies. Prior to joining Orchestria, David spent 14 years with Price Waterhouse, Price Waterhouse Coopers and finally with IBM Business Consulting Services.