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COVER FEATURE Harris manages daily operations for a 650-person plant, including hourly and salary employees. He is responsible for ensuring the facility meets all annual safety, quality, productivproductiv ity and cost goals. He is considered an expert in plant industrial operoper ations, including capacity planning and optimization, quality performance measurement, materials purchasing and inventory optimization, continuous process improvements and ergonomic efficiency among other functions. He also implemented a safety culture change process, improved safety performance by 30%, and installed $6.5 million of capital equipment, resulting in improved quality and productivity. top100 Naren K. Gursahaney, 46 President, ADT Worldwide Tyco International Ltd. University of Virginia Executive Gursahaney oversees ADT Worldwide, the world’s largest electronic security provider to residential, commercial, industrial and govgov ernmental customers. Prior to joining Tyco in 2003 as senior vice president of operational excellence for its international division, he was president and chief executive of GE Medical Systems – Asia, where he oversaw the company’s $1.6 billion sales and services business in the AsiaPacific region. During his 10-year career with GE, he held senior leadership positions in services, marketing and information management within the medical systems and power systems divisions. top100 Robert L. Harris 38 Product Plant Manager, Capitol Drive Powertrain Operations Harley-Davidson Motor Co. University of Michigan Emerging top100 Maurice Holmes, 43 Director Credit Suisse University of Chicago Emerging Holmes has over 18 years of experience in financial services, with 10 years focused on hedge funds and alternative investments. Presently, he is a director in the Investment Banking Division and Senior Sales department of Credit Suisse. His responsibilities include US-based clients investing in Asian markets, emerging markets with an emphasis on Latin America, quantitative strategies leveraging the Credit Suisse electronic trading platform, and new hedge fund start-ups. He is also the global head of hedge fund services, responsible for providing value- added consulting to start up and existing strategic accounts. 31 http://freeman.tulane.edu http://freeman.tulane.edu

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Diversity MBA Magazine - Summer 2008 Contents Letters to the Editor In Your Own Hands Editor's View Find Your Power Voice Business Briefs Off the Shelf The Fourth Annual Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Corporate Executives Negotiation: The Art of Persuasion or Zero Sum Game? Career Planning for Tomorrow's Hispanic Workforce Who's Who In Diversity Entrepreneur Profile: Anita Santiago: Doing It Her Way Businesses that Keep On Giving Rising Sun Going Global: Will An International Assignment Benefit Your Career Work-Life Balance and the C-Suite: An Oxymoron? A Call to Save Travel: Off the Beaten Path - Chile Drawing the Line – Latin Art Exhibit The New Taste of Latin Cuisine American Sabor: Exhibit Highlights Latino Influence in Pop Music Crafting Specialized Business Degrees Latest MBA Salary Suggests MBA Is A Safe Haven Gadgets & Gizmos Gone Phishing – How Scammers Mine Private Data From Web Surfers Advertiser's Index The Meaning of Sanctuary

Diversity MBA Magazine - Summer 2008

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