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COVER Maria Christina P. Sebastian, 38 Managing Director, Sales and Marketing/ Europe, Middle East and Africa, American Airlines Duke University Executive FEATURE Alex Serieux, 31 Global Engine Application Engineer General Motors Corporation Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Emerging top100 top100 Based in London, Sebastian is responsible for leadlead ing American’s sales and marketing team as the airair line grows internationally. She oversees 130 employees in the sales and marketing division for her three regions, which represent over $1 billion in revenue with 40 flights in 12 cities. She also handles the initiative to grow direct Web sales, including the development of multi-lingual and multi-currency local sites. Since 2007, she helped launch 24 sites in 11 languages and 12 countries. Sebastian is a board member of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and a member of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs. Serieux is integration manager for the high-feature V6 engine in the global midsize platform. He is the international representative for the engine product line in Germany and Asia. Other responsibilities include defining and negotiating engine technical specifications, and coordinating communication for resolution of open engineering issues. Recently, he was part of the successful launch of engine applications in two North American Car of the Year” programs. He is a volunteer and lead engineer for the GM Powertrain/Pontiac Northern High School First Robotics and Pontiac Middle School Lego Robotics programs. top100 Anand Shukla, 36 Vice President, Individual Segment WellPoint, Inc. University of Connecticut Executive Shukla manages a staff of 70 that is responsible for health care analytics for the company which is the largest health plan in the country, with 34 million members nationwide. His staff is the team who determines the pricing levels for members, hospitals and physicians within WellPoint’s large network. Prior to joining Wellpoint he started his insurance career with Aetna. 43 June 2008 Top 1 0 0 Unde r 5 0 D i ve rse Le ade rs http://AA.com http://AA.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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