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COVER Nelson builds and manages commercial lending portfolios for Legacy Bancorp, the only bank holding company in the nation organized by AfricanAmerican women. She is responsible for generating revenue from existing customers and adding new customers. She monitors loan portfolios to ensure compliance and track customer performance. She began her career with Firstar Bank in 1991 and has performed a number of roles in banking over the years, including business banking, personal banking, and credit analysis. FEATURE Seong Ohm, 44 Senior Vice President, Segment Leader. Technology & Office Administrator Wal-Mart Stores Inc Univ. of Rochester, Wm. E. Simon Business School Executive As vice president/divisional merchandise manager for WalMart’s Sam’s Club subsidiary, Ohm is responsible for item development, procurement, merchandising, sales, and profit for all electronics and technoltechnol ogy products at Sam’s Club’s 556 U.S. locations. Ohm joined Sam’s in 2003 from Agere Systems, a spin-off division of Lucent Technologies, where she managed 10 global sales operations offices with more than 100 associates. Ohm manages a nearly $6 billion annual budget and a staff of 40. top100 top100 Mark R. Norville, 37 Chief Financial Officer Legacy Bank Cardinal Stritch University Executive Norville is a senior accounting professional expert in financial reporting, analysis, forecasting, budgeting, cash management and auditing. At Legacy, Norville works with cross-functional teams to advance organizational growth. He is a certified financial manager and certified management accountant who worked at Milwaukee Health Services Inc. before joining Legacy. Norville is an active member of the Institute of Management Accountants. top100 William H. Osborne, 48 President of Ford Australia Ford Motor Co. University of Chicago Executive top100 Racquel Oden, 36 Managing Director UBS Financial Services Hampton University Executive Osborne joined the global automaker in 1990. In the last three years, he has gone from President and CEO of Ford Motor Company of Canada LimLim ited to being named President of Ford Australia in February 2008. His achievements with Ford include the overall business and product development responsibility of all commercial truck products, including the F-Series, Super Duty, Ranger and Econoline. Oden was appointed to the newly created position of managing director of client experience for UBS banking products in 2007, focusing on strategies to enhance customer satisfaction with lending, mortgages, credit cards and other products. She has held a series of positions with progressive responsibility since joining UBS in 1999 as an assistant vice president in the marketing technology department. Oden was appointed to the board of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund in 2007, and received the Rising Star Award from the New York Women’s Agenda in 2006. Richard Owusu, 44 Plant Mgr., Jefferson North Assembly Plant Chrysler LLC Michigan State University Emerging Owusu is responsible for all daily plant operations, including employee safety, improving and achieving production, product quality and budget. He joined Chrysler in 1985 as a facilities/ tooling engineer at the its NewNew ark Assembly Plant and his responsibilities have increased 37 top100

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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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