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To p 10 0 Un d e r 5 0 D i v e r s e E x e c u t i v e s regularly since. He was appointed to his current position in 2006. He received the Professional Achievement in Industry Award (Black Engineer of the Year) in 2007. Among community endeavors, Owusu is involved in his plant’s “Paint the Town” activity, where employees participate in the renovation of a Detroit citizen’s home, and “Put a Smile on a Child’s Face,” where employees participate in purchasing gifts for underprivileged children. Ronald Phillips, 46 Vice Pres., Human Resources, West Division Comcast Cable University of Richmond School of Law Executive Phillips is responsible for leading the development and implementaimplementa tion of HR policies, programs, and practices for the division, including employment, labor relations, comcom pensation, training and employee services. Previously, he served as vice president of HR for Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region, covering more than 5,500 employees and 1.9 million customers. Before joining Comcast, Phillips worked in HR leadership roles at Ryder Transportation and McDonald’s Corp. He is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management, National Sales Network, National Association of African Americans in Human Resources, Organizational Development Network, and National Black MBA Association. top100 top100 Shantha Ozgen, 37 Director Credit Suisse University of Rochester Emerging Ozgen joined Credit Suisse, in 2007, and is responsible for client coverage and investment decideci sions for the healthcare trading group, part of the Investment Banking division. She is in charge of managing buy-side trading relationships with select mutual funds, pension funds and hedge funds, and is creating products to help market the firm’s health care sector expertise. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Ozgen spent seven years at UBS, where she was an executive director for global healthcare sector marketing. In that capacity, she helped manage 35 top-tier institutional accounts. Anne Pramaggiore, 50 Exec. Vice President, Customer Operations, Regulatory and External Affairs ComEd DePaul University School of Law Executive Pramaggiore oversees distribution and transmission rate making, customer operations, and state regulatory affairs and strategy for ComEd. She is also responsible for the administration of environmenenvironmen tal activities designed to promote customer satisfaction. She served as a liason to the Illinois Commerce Commission and functioned as a key particpant in the state’s electric restructuring efforts. Before joining ComEd, she was a partner in the trade regulation practice group of the Chicago law firm McDermott, Will & Emery. Pramaggiore also serves as a board member of Lookingglass Theatre and the Financial Research Institute. top100 Vijay Parmar, 48 Founder, Pres., and Chief Executive Officer GainSpan Corp. Tulane University Executive A native of Bhavnagar, India, Parmar founded GainSpan within Intel Corp. in 2005, spinning it off as a separate entity a year later. He built a strategic relationship with Intel that culminated in Intel’s acquisition of the company for $550 million. He has over 20 years in technology expertise across various market segments, and experience in general management, marketing, finance, and engineering, along with international exposure including markets in Asia, New Zealand, Bahrain, and India. Parmar is active in the entrepreneurial and technology community in Silicon Valley, serves on the board of Asante Real Estate, and helps young entrepreneurs pursue their business dreams. 40 top100 Lisa M. Quiroz, 47 Sr. Vice President, Corporate Responsibility Time Warner Harvard Business School Executive Quiroz has led initiatives that opened up new markets and influenced company image in the youth, Hispanic and nonprofit sectors, and the entire business w w w. d ive r s it y mb a ma g a z in e. c o m top100 http://www.diversitymbamagazine.com

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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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