George Conrades, XP-28 ('71), and Philip Purcell, '67,
were mentioned in the May 1 issue of Red Herring. The publicatation
noted their positions as CEOs of two of the top 50 public companies
that are "important not only based on their massive sales
revenue and industry influence (or ability to weather poor earnings
and layoffs), but also for their capacity to move like nimble
start-ups, developing new technologies and entering new markets,
with a sense of urgency." Purcell is chairman and CEO of
Morgan Stanley, and Conrades is CEO of Akamai Technologies.
Ralph F. Hake, '75, was named chairman and CEO of Maytag,
the June 20 New York Times reported. A Whirlpool executive for
12 years, Hake most recently was executive vice president and
chief financial officer at Fluor.
Michael Klingensmith, A.B. '75, M.B.A. '76, was featured
in a June 26 Wall Street Journal article about the reshuffling
of management duties at Time, following the retirement of three
top executives. Klingensmith, currently president of Sports Illustrated,
now will oversee American Express Publishing, Entertainment Weekly,
and Time's law department and will retain his post at Sports Illustrated.
In addition to these new responsi- bilities, Klingensmith was
promoted to executive vice president
Judy Boynton, '78, has been appointed chief financial
officer of Royal Dutch Shell, headquartered in London. A May 4
article in Financial Times reported that she gave up her job as
chief financial officer of Polaroid to look for new opportunities.
After graduating from the GSB, Boynton joined Amoco as an analyst,
eventually rising to vice president and controller in 1996. A
story on her Shell appointment also appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Richard Taylor, '79, was appointed vice president of finance
and administration for CellGate, a privately held pharmaceutical
company in Sunnyvale, California. Asia Pulse carried the news
of his new position.
David W. Sanchez, '85, has been named chief financial
officer of McCain Foods. This appointment was noted in Toronto's
Globe and Mail. Sanchez previously was vice president of supply
chains with McCain Foods U.S.A. --E.H.
Who's News features alumni whose achievements have appeared
in the media. Submit media mentions for future publication to
Editor, Chicago GSB, 6030 South Ellis Avenue, Room 251, Chicago,
Illinois 60637; fax 773.702.2973.
