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- September 1, 2008 saw Seamus McBride being elected president and chief executive officer of Bacardi Limited after his stint with consumer goods leader Colgate-Palmolive.
- Kansas University alumnus Dave Peacock became president of U.S. brewer giant Anheuser-Busch Cos. after Belgian brewer InBev NV completed the company’s $52 billion buyout last October 2008.
- Mark Hurd, HP Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President was named one of Fortune Magazine’s 25 Most Powerful People in Business.
- As the Managing Director and Co-Founder of prominent private equity firm Berkshire Partners LLC, Carl Ferenbach manages more than $7 billion in capital today.
- Fortune Global 500 company CEMEX advocates for environmental initiatives, like air quality and much more. Lorenzo H. Zambrano was named CEO in 1985 and Chairman of the Board since 1995.
- Courtney Sale Ross has etched a name for herself in the fields of philanthropy, business, and education and is best known for The Ross School, Ross Global Academy, and Ross Institute, which she and her late husband Steven J. Ross founded.
- The Alliance Group’s President and CEO Rob Jones was recognized in 1997 by Inside Business Magazine as one of the “Top 40 Under 40 Awardees.”
- David R. Zook of Baker & Daniels Consulting’s Washington D.C. office, has a strong Capitol Hill background and is affiliated with the District of Columbia and American Bar Associations.
- Esteemed lawyer J. Warren Gorrell, Jr. is Chairman and Co-director of the corporate, securities and finance practice group of international law firm Hogan & Hartson.
- On January 2001, Patricia Lynch founded what would become one of the most respected lobbying and government relations groups, the Albany-based Patricia Lynch Associates Inc.
- Patricia Lynch Associates Incorporated’s Allison Lee is distinguished in the field of government affairs and media relations through PLA and associations such as the New York State Assembly, and the United States House of Representatives.
- Albany Law School alumnus Christopher F. Grimaldi is a Partner of the Patricia Lynch Associates Inc. and a member of the New York State and Albany County Bar Associations.
- Congressman Ron Klink of the 4th Congressional District of Pennsylvania served four consecutive terms in the House of Representatives beginning 1993 before he decided to pursue professional goals and established Ron Klink and Associates.
- Mick Nardelli of Ron Klink & Associates, today functions as its Vice President of Federal Affairs and the manager of its Washington, DC office’s day to day operations.
- Ron Klink & Associates’ Vice President of Governmental Affairs, Liza Mientus, is a graduate of Economics from the Pennsylvania State University and George Washington University, where she finished Public Relations and Environmental Management and Sustainability.
- Senior Advisor Bryan Brooks is a Principal of Government Relations Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek Government Affairs LLC.’s Madison office.
- Alan Mcleod is one of the most reputable principals of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek Government Affairs.
- John Rogers, one of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek Government Affairs’ foremost Principals, has over 20 years of experience in politics, public policy, business and government affairs.
- Avalon Group Founder and Chief Executive Officer Ted Waitt (formerly of Gateway) has a grand record of leading organizations to profitable futures, including Gateway Inc. and the non-profit organization Waitt Family Foundation.
- Financial advisory and asset management firm Lazard Ltd and Lazard Group’s top gun Bruce Wasserstein has taken on the role of Chairman and CEO since May 2005.
- Microsoft Corporation’s Chief Executive Steven A. Ballmer has undoubtedly made his mark in the development of the world’s leading software manufacturer.
- Beginning April 2002, William C. Weldon became Johnson & Johnson’s CEO and Chairman after 31 years of loyal service to the company.
- Listed as one of Forbes’ 400 Richest People in America, Henry Kravis, is a self-made billionaire who is also a co-founder of the acclaimed buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts KKR.
- George Roberts started his sterling career with Bear Stearns & Company where he eventually became partner at the age of 29, before he founded KKR in 1976.
- Ken Mehlman of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. selected him to become the company’s new Managing Director and Head of Global Public Affairs.
