by Admin | Sep 16, 2013 | Profiles, Women of Business
Rosalind Brewer didn’t begin her career as a high-powered businesswoman. With a degree in chemistry, she started her 22-year tenure at Kimberly-Clark Corp as a scientist. Today, she is the President and CEO of Sam’s Club, a Wal-Mart revenue division. How did Brewer...
by Admin | Sep 13, 2013 | Profiles, Women of Business
The newspaper industry is currently struggling, but with the recent sale of The Washington Post, many people are wondering what the fate of The New York Times might be in five years time. Executive editor Jill Abramson, however, has been able to keep a staff of...
by Admin | Sep 11, 2013 | Profiles, Women of Business
A respected leader globally for transforming Xerox, CEO Ursula Burns is an expert on business strategy and technology. She recently spent three days in India at the behest of a group promoting women entrepreneurs. Her trip included several town hall sessions and a...
by Admin | Sep 9, 2013 | News, Profiles
The world’s largest maker of personal computers announced record sales for the year recently. And for the second year in a row, CEO of Lenovo Yang Yuanqing will distribute his annual bonus to his workers. This year, the amount given to 10,000 employees for the PC...
by Admin | Sep 4, 2013 | News, Profiles, Women of Business
Muriel “Mickie” Siebert died on August 24. She was the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. Siebert was known as a fast-talking, tough as nails financier who overcame much adversity to enter the previously all male world of Wall Street. She...
by Admin | Sep 2, 2013 | Profiles
It has been two years since the successor to Steve Jobs was named, and Apple CEO Tim Cook has changed the image to fit his more subdued personality. The corporation has moved into a state of maturity, with a focus on ethics and business operations rather than the...
