GE's Jack Welch Joins Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Equity:
The former chairman will help the leveraged buyout firm assess investments and court clients.October 03, 2001|RANDY WHITESTONE | BLOOMBERG NEWSJack Welch, former chairman of General Electric Co., joined Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Inc. after a yearlong courtship, giving the 23-year-old leveraged buyout firm more clout.
The New York-based firm, which manages $6.6 billion of capital, said Welch, 65, will help it assess new investments and expand overseas as well as court clients. Welch, who retired from the world's biggest company last month, won't be actively involved in companies.
http://www.cdr-inc.com/professionals/advisors.php
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Similar to CD&R’s full-time operating partners, our advisors have held senior leadership positions in major global corporations across a range of industries.
William J. Conaty
Mr. Conaty spent his entire 40 year career with the General Electric Company, having served as the senior vice president of corporate human resources since 1993. In this capacity, he was responsible for all human resources activities for GE’s 330,000 employees worldwide. He serves as a Trustee of Sacred Heart University and is on the Advisory Board of Cornell University’s Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies. He has chaired the National Academy of Human Resources and the Human Resource Policy Association since 2001.
Daniel P. Leff
Mr. Leff has extensive operating experience building, leading and restructuring global energy services businesses. At Invensys plc, a £7 billion worldwide manufacturing and services company, he co-led a turnaround as co-COO and as COO of the Energy Management Division. Before joining Invensys, Mr. Leff was selected to be chairman and CEO of Enron Energy Services by the creditor-appointed management team to help lead the parent corporation following its 2001 bankruptcy filing. Earlier Mr. Leff was COO of Enron Energy Services and additionally led the restructuring of the parent company’s international power plant and pipeline engineering and construction business. Mr. Leff previously founded a forward-looking energy services company, which he sold to Enron in 1997. Prior to that he operated, acquired and sold a New York City-based energy services company. Mr. Leff formerly served as a member of the board of directors, audit and compensation committees for Credit Acceptance Corporation. Mr. Leff has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Union College.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Olver
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Richard Lake Olver (born 2 January 1947) is Chairman of BAE Systems,[1] the world's largest Arms manufacturer.
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Following his studies at City University where he gained a degree in civil engineering, he joined BP in 1973. He became Managing Director of BP Gas Europe in 1988, and CEO of BP Exploration in 1998.[2]
Olver also serves on the board of directors of the Reuters news agency.
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Richard Lake Olver (born 2 January 1947) is Chairman of BAE Systems,[1] the world's largest Arms manufacturer.
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Following his studies at City University where he gained a degree in civil engineering, he joined BP in 1973. He became Managing Director of BP Gas Europe in 1988, and CEO of BP Exploration in 1998.[2]
[edit] BAE Systems
Olver joined the company in the role of non-executive chairman on July 1, 2004. He replaces Sir Richard Evans, who had served with BAE Systems and its predecessor companies for over 30 years. Olver previously held the role of deputy chief-executive at BP, which he had joined in 1973.Olver also serves on the board of directors of the Reuters news agency.
http://www.cdr-inc.com/professionals/advisors.php
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Richard L. Olver Mr. Olver was appointed chairman of BAE Systems, the leading global defense and aerospace company, in 2004. Prior to that he had a 30 year career at BP culminating in his appointment as deputy group Chief Executive in 2003. Mr. Olver is a Non-Executive director of Thomson Reuters and a member of their Remuneration Committee. He is also a Guardian of New Hall School, a member of the Trilateral Commission and was elected a Fellow of The Royal Academy of Engineering and sits on their Council. Mr. Olver is a chartered engineer with a First Class Honours degree in Civil Engineering and is also a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He holds an Honorary Doctorate in Science from both City University, London and Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.
Huw Phillips
Mr. Phillips joined the Firm in 2004. Serving as a partner based in London, he played a key role in CD&R’s acquisitions of Rexel and Exova. Prior to CD&R, he was a principal at Texas Pacific Group in Europe and at the European buyout firm Doughty Hanson. He was previously an investment manager at Claridge, Inc., a holding company managing assets for the Bronfman family, where he helped manage a health-services company, a restaurant group, a chain of gas stations and a magazine-publishing group. Mr. Phillips also worked as a management consultant with McKinsey & Co., Inc. in the U.K. He is a graduate of St. Peter’s College, Oxford University.
http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=61887519&privcapId=23553320&previousCapId=877518&previousTitle=ASEA%20BROWN%20BOVERI%20IND-INV
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BACKGROUND
Mr. Huw Philips was a principal at Texas Pacific Group in Europe and at pan-European buyout firm Doughty Hanson. Mr. Philips joined CD&R in 2004 and is based in London. He played a key role in CD&R’s acquisition of Rexel. He was previously an investment manager at Claridge, Inc. a holding company managing assets for Bronfman family, where he helped manage a health-services company, a restaurant group, a chain of gas stations and a magazine-publishing group. Mr. Philips ...
Sir Nigel RuddMr. Phillips joined the Firm in 2004. Serving as a partner based in London, he played a key role in CD&R’s acquisitions of Rexel and Exova. Prior to CD&R, he was a principal at Texas Pacific Group in Europe and at the European buyout firm Doughty Hanson. He was previously an investment manager at Claridge, Inc., a holding company managing assets for the Bronfman family, where he helped manage a health-services company, a restaurant group, a chain of gas stations and a magazine-publishing group. Mr. Phillips also worked as a management consultant with McKinsey & Co., Inc. in the U.K. He is a graduate of St. Peter’s College, Oxford University.
http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=61887519&privcapId=23553320&previousCapId=877518&previousTitle=ASEA%20BROWN%20BOVERI%20IND-INV
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BACKGROUND
Mr. Huw Philips was a principal at Texas Pacific Group in Europe and at pan-European buyout firm Doughty Hanson. Mr. Philips joined CD&R in 2004 and is based in London. He played a key role in CD&R’s acquisition of Rexel. He was previously an investment manager at Claridge, Inc. a holding company managing assets for Bronfman family, where he helped manage a health-services company, a restaurant group, a chain of gas stations and a magazine-publishing group. Mr. Philips ...
Sir Nigel is chairman of Pendragon plc and BAA, deputy chairman of Barclays PLC and a non-executive director of BAE Systems plc and Sappi SpA. Previously, he was non-executive chairman of Pilkington plc from 1994 to 2006 and Alliance Boots plc from 1999 to 2007. Sir Nigel founded Williams PLC in 1982 and the company went on to become one of the largest industrial holding companies in the United Kingdom until its demerger in 2000, creating Chubb plc and Kidde plc. Sir Nigel is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and was knighted by the Queen for services to the manufacturing industry in 1996. He holds honorary degrees at both Loughborough and Derby Universities.
William S. Stavropoulos
In a career spanning 39 years at The Dow Chemical Company, Mr. Stavropoulos served as CEO and chairman, as well as a variety of positions in Research, Marketing, and general management. He is currently chairman emeritus of the Board of Directors. He served as president and chief operating officer from 1993-1995; president and CEO from 1995-2000; chairman and CEO from 2002-2004; and chairman from 2000-2006. Mr. Stavropoulos was a member of the Board of Directors of Dow from July 1990 to March 2006. He is a director of Teradata Corporation, Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc., and Tyco International, Inc., and is on the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC. He is a trustee to the Fidelity Group of Funds. Stavropoulos holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Fordham University and a doctorate in medicinal chemistry from the University of Washington.
http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Chemical_Financial_(CHFC)/William_Stavropoulos
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This excerpt taken from the CHFC DEF 14A filed Mar 9, 2006.
William S. Stavropoulos, age 66, has been a director of Chemical Financial since August 1993. Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman of the board of directors of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”), a diversified science and technology company that manufactures chemical, plastic and agricultural products. Mr. Stavropoulos joined Dow in 1967 and has served in various senior management positions. Mr. Stavropoulos was named President of Dow Latin America in 1984, Group Vice President in 1987, Vice President in 1990, President of Dow U.S.A. in 1990, Senior Vice President in 1991, President and Chief Operating Officer in 1993, Chief Executive Officer in November 1995 and Chairman of the board of directors in November 2000. He was elected to the board of directors of Dow in 1990. Mr. Stavropoulos served as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1995 to 2000 and was reappointed to that position in December 2002. In November 2003, Mr. Stavropoulos relinquished the position as President and in November 2004 relinquished the position as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Stavropoulos is also a director of NCR Corporation, BellSouth Corporation and Maersk Inc., and a trustee of the Fidelity Group of Funds. Mr. Stavropoulos has served as a director and member of various committees of Chemical Bank since April 1992. Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the Audit, Compensation and Pension, Corporate Governance and Nominating, and Executive Committees.
http://www.tyco.com/wps/wcm/connect/tyco+who+we+are/Who+We+Are/Board+of+Directors
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William S. Stavropoulos became a director of Tyco in March 2007. Until his retirement in 2006, Mr. Stavropoulos was the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Dow Chemical Company. He spent his entire career at Dow, beginning as a research chemist and business manager and later assuming operating roles of increasing regional and global responsibility. Mr. Stavropoulos graduated from Fordham University with a Bachelor of Science in pharmaceutical chemistry and from the University of Washington with a Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry. Mr. Stavropoulos also serves as a director of Chemical Financial Corporation, NCR Corporation and Maersk Corporation. He is also a trustee of Fidelity Group Mutual Funds, and president and founder of Michigan Baseball Foundation.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2002/mar/24/enron.theobserver
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The firm that built the house of Enron
http://www.tyco.com/wps/wcm/connect/tyco+who+we+are/Who+We+Are/Board+of+Directors
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William S. Stavropoulos became a director of Tyco in March 2007. Until his retirement in 2006, Mr. Stavropoulos was the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Dow Chemical Company. He spent his entire career at Dow, beginning as a research chemist and business manager and later assuming operating roles of increasing regional and global responsibility. Mr. Stavropoulos graduated from Fordham University with a Bachelor of Science in pharmaceutical chemistry and from the University of Washington with a Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry. Mr. Stavropoulos also serves as a director of Chemical Financial Corporation, NCR Corporation and Maersk Corporation. He is also a trustee of Fidelity Group Mutual Funds, and president and founder of Michigan Baseball Foundation.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2002/mar/24/enron.theobserver
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The firm that built the house of Enron
McKinsey refocused the energy firm. Now it fears collateral damage from the collapse, says Jamie Doward
Over his 22 years at CD&R, Mr. Gogel has led many of the Firm’s most successful investments. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Gogel served as a Partner at McKinsey & Company, Inc. and a Managing Director at Kidder, Peabody & Company, Inc. He is Chairman of the Cancer Research Institute, Senior Vice Chairman of The Mount Sinai Medical Center, a Trustee of the Rhodes Trust and a member of the Dean’s Council of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University. Mr. Gogel holds a B.A. from Harvard College, an M. Phil. in Politics from Balliol College, Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergie_(singer)
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http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Avon_Products
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Members of the board of directors of Avon Products, Inc. are: Don Cornwell, Edward Fogarty, Stanley Gault , Fred Hassan , Andrea Jung , Maria Lagomasino, Ann S. Moore , Paul Pressler , Paula Stern, and Lawrence Weinbach. CEO Andrea Jung has been criticized for her managerial skills by many analysts including Jim Cramer.
Donald J. Gogel,
President and Chief Executive OfficerOver his 22 years at CD&R, Mr. Gogel has led many of the Firm’s most successful investments. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Gogel served as a Partner at McKinsey & Company, Inc. and a Managing Director at Kidder, Peabody & Company, Inc. He is Chairman of the Cancer Research Institute, Senior Vice Chairman of The Mount Sinai Medical Center, a Trustee of the Rhodes Trust and a member of the Dean’s Council of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University. Mr. Gogel holds a B.A. from Harvard College, an M. Phil. in Politics from Balliol College, Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Theresa A Gore
Ms. Gore, a certified public accountant, has been with CD&R for seventeen years and is responsible for the day-to-day administration of finance, compliance, operations, human resources, administration and information technology. She was previously with Richard A. Eisner & Company, where she served as an audit manager. Ms. Gore holds a business degree in accounting from Iona College.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergie_(singer)
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Life and career
1975–1991: Early life and career beginnings
Ferguson was born in Hacienda Heights, California, the daughter of devout Roman Catholic school teachers Theresa Ann (née Gore) and Jon Patrick Fergusonhttp://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Avon_Products
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Stanley Gault
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Fred Hassan
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Andrea Jung
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Ann S. Moore
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Paul Pressler
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