RONALD M. PIRTLE
President, Delphi Powertrain Systems, President, Delphi Europe, Middle East & Africa & VP, Delphi Corp.
Delphi Corp.
Power Move: Pirtle has responsibilities for the Middle East and Africa regions in his role as president of Delphi Europe. He’s a member of the Delphi Strategy Board, the company’s top policy-making group.
DERICA W. RICE
VP & CFO
Lilly
Power Move: During his 19-year tenure at Lilly, Rice has been praised for his leadership skills, having served as general manager for Lilly’s United Kingdom affiliate as well as executive director and chief financial officer for European operations.
His international experience has greatly shaped his leadership style. “It’s helped to develop the versatility that’s necessary–being able to deal with different business practices and different expectations,†he explains.
In his current position for three years, Rice is a member of the company’s executive team and operations committee. He manages the company’s Global Financial Operations, signing off on all financial reporting internal controls.
CATHY D. ROSS
Senior VP & CFO
FedEx Express
Power Move: Ross manages more than 2,000 finance professionals throughout the U.S., Asia, Europe, Middle East, Canada, and Latin America. She oversees the worldwide financial affairs of FedEx Express, including strategic and financial planning and analysis, reporting, and forecasting.
DEBRA A. SANDLER
Worldwide President, McNeil Nutritionals L.L.C.
Johnson & Johnson
Power Move: Sandler is responsible for the highly successful consumer launch of Splenda in the U.S. She developed the marketing strategies to drive both the consumer and ingredient product lines in core markets. Sandler’s efforts have tuned Splenda into the No. 1 selling sugar substitute in the U.S.
BERTRAM L. SCOTT
Executive VP & Chief Institutional Development & Sales Officer
TIAA-CREF
Power Move: Scott oversees business development, sales, and marketing to current and prospective clients, retirement plan sponsors, benefit consultants, and other institutional audiences. Scott has extensive experience in all aspects of pensions, sales, and strategy.
EARL SHIPP
President, Basic Chemicals
Dow Chemical
Power Move: Shipp serves on the Business Operations Committee and leads a group of six chemical businesses. He has held various leadership positions, including vice president and site director of Dow’s Louisiana Operations and Global Operations director of the Propylene Oxide/Propylene Glycols business.
ADAM STANLEY
Global Chief Technology Officer
Aon
Power Move: Stanley provides oversight for all infrastructures, Middleware and Core Utility Technology at Aon. He manages more than 50% of the annual IT budget through his six regional teams–Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, United Kingdom, and United States.
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