It would be hard to imagine Southwest Airlines now without the influence of Bob Jordan. He arrived as a 27-year-old computer programmer with little management ambition, but he has gone on to hold fifteen titles with the airline that has changed as much as Jordan has over the years…
Thanks to people like Bo Young Lee we now know that diversity and inclusion (D&I) can be a company’s most valuable asset. Furthermore, in the ever-changing workplace, leaders with expertise in D&I are now more important than ever…
David Hoffmann, the recently appointed CEO of Mammoth Holdings, was born to lead. Since his thirties, he’s been in charge of two of the biggest and most popular fast-food chains in the world: McDonald’s and Dunkin’ Donuts…
It’s fitting that Wendy’s Chief Development Officer and President, International, Abigail E. Pringle, grew up on a cattle farm in Maine because, in a manner of speaking, her fingerprints are all over the hometown favorite hamburger chain. A high-energy leader, she began her career at Wendy’s in 2002, serving as Director of Strategic Initiatives and Planning for over six years…
Rachel Ruggeri, 52, is proof that the CFO role is changing at large U.S. companies. After nearly two decades of moving up the ranks at Starbucks, she was appointed the coffee giant’s top finance officer in early 2021…
The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, is in good hands with Fahim Siddiqui as a member of its executive team. In 2018, Siddiqui joined the company, bringing more than 30 years of experience in software development with some of the biggest players in the retail and telecom industries…
Marvin R. Ellison is the only African American to helm two Fortune 500 companies. The first one was JCPenney, where he was CEO for nearly four years. But since 2018, Ellison has been President and CEO of Lowe’s…
David Seymour, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for American Airlines, not only knows how to keep airplanes running and profitable, he also knows how to jump out of them. Born in Munich, Germany, on an Army base, Seymour started off as a self-proclaimed “Army brat”…
Since 2012, Tucker H. Marshall has been part of The J.M. Smucker Company. Also known as Smuckers, the publicly traded company manufactures food and beverage products and ranks as a Fortune 500 company with nearly $8 billion in annual sales…
Widely regarded as the Holy father of Fashion, Bernard Arnault has been serving as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton since 1989. He is also the largest shareholder in the company. For many, his story is about what happens when an enterprising businessman sets his sights on an excellent opportunity…
