Past Issues
Figures are for 88 UC alumni who headed publicly traded companies with at least $100 million in annual sales as reported in 2007.*
John Hoholick, A&S '80
President, exploration, production
Exxon/Mobil
Irving, Texas
$370 billion in revenue
83,700 employees
Claire Watts, Bus '82
Exec. VP, merchandising
Wal-Mart
Bentonville, Ariz.
$312 billion in revenue
1,800,000 employees
Paul Polman, MA (A&S) '79, MBA '79
Exec. VP, fin., control, legal, tax, export, purchasing
Nestlé SA
Vevey, Switzerland
$74 billion in revenue
229,765 employees
Paul Heldman, JD '77
Exec. VP, secretary, gen. counsel
Kroger Co.
Cincinnati
$66 billion in revenue
310,000 employees
Lynn Marmer, Ed '74, DAAP '80, JD '86
Group VP, corp. affairs
Kroger Co.
Cincinnati
$66 billion in revenue
310,000 employees
Ta K. Shih, Eng '77
President, Motorola (China) Electric
Motorola
Schaumburg, Ill.
$43 billion in revenue
66,000 employees
John Lewis, Bus '70
Sr. VP, internal audit
Safeway
Pleasanton, Calif.
$38 billion in revenue
201,000 employees
David Clark, Univ '72, CSV '74
Sr. VP, human resources
Federated Department Stores
Cincinnati
$22 billion in revenue
232,000 employees
Myron "Mike" Ullman III, Bus '69, HonDoc '06
Chairman, CEO
JCPenney Co.
Plano, Texas
$19 billion in revenue
151,000 employees
Mike McNamara, A&S '79
COO, Americas
Flextronics Int'l
San Jose
$15.3 billion in revenue (parent)
2,200 employees (San Jose subsidiary)
Hugh Zentmyer, Eve & A&S '73
Exec. VP
Illinois Tool Works
Glenview, Ill.
$13 billion in revenue
50,000 employees
Gregory Reid, Bus '74
Sr. VP, chief marketing officer
YRC Worldwide
Overland Park, Kan.
$10 billion in revenue
66,000 employees
Craig Muhlhauser, Eng '71, MS (Eng) '75
President, CEO
Celestica
Toronto, Canada
$8.5 billion in revenue
47,000 employees
John Grisik, Eng '71, MC (Eng) '75
Exec. VP, technology
Goodrich Corp.
Brecksville, Ohio
$5.9 billion in revenue
23,400 employees
Bobby Griffin, A&S '73
President, int'l operations
Ryder Systems
Miami
$5.7 billion in revenue
27,900 employees
Tammy Serati, Bus '81, MBA '82
Sr. VP, human resources
H&R Block
Kansas City, Mo.
$4.9 billion in revenue
16,000 employees
Bruce Schwallie, Pharm '76
Exec. VP, bus. dev., managed care
Longs Drug Store Corp.
Walnut Creek, Calif.
$4.7 billion in revenue
22,000 employees
Carl Lindner III, Bus '75
Co-president, CEO
American Financial Group
Cincinnati
$4.3 billion in revenue
6,100 employees
S. Craig Lindner, Bus '77
Co-president, CEO
American Financial Group
Cincinnati
$4.3 billion in revenue
6,100 employees
Thomas Mischell, Bus '70
Sr. VP, taxes
American Financial Group
Cincinnati
$4.3 billion in revenue
6,100 employees
Jeffrey Rose, Eng '83
Sr. VP, global prod. dev., tech.
Collins & Aikman Corp.
Southfield, Mich.
$4 billion in revenue
23,900 employees
S. Jay Stewart, Eng '61
Chairman
Autoliv
Stockholm, Sweden
$3.9 billion in revenue
28,000 employees
Timothy Timmel, Bus '72
Sr. VP, operations
Cincinnati Financial Corp.
Cincinnati
$3.8 billion in revenue
4,000 employees
J. Michael Andrews, Bus '87, MBA '94
Sr. VP , gen. manager
General Cable Corp.
Highland Heights, Ky.
$3.7 billion in revenue
7,700 employees
Stuart Hoffman, A&S '73, MS (A&S) '75
Sr. VP, chief economist
PNC Bank Corp.
Pittsburgh
$3.7 billion in revenue
23,783 employees
William Hawkins, Ed '70, MS (Ed) '74
Sr. VP, gen, counsel, secretary
Convergys Corp.
Cincinnati
$2.8 billion in revenue
75,000 employees
Joseph Rightmyer, Bus '75
President, Refining Technology
W.R. Grace & Co.
Columbia, Md.
$2.6 billion in revenue
6,400 employees
Jack Michaels, Eng '60
Chairman, president, CEO
Snap-on
Kenosha, Wisc.
$2.5 billion in revenue
12,400 employees
William Morelli, A&S '74, JD '78
Exec. VP, gen. counsel, secretary
Ingram Industries
Brentwood, Tenn.
$2.5 billion in revenue
5,200 employees
Mark White, Bus '79
COO
SAP America
Newton Square, Pa.
$2.3 billion in revenue
4,138 employees
Timothy Doane, Bus '79
COO
TravelCenters of America
Westlake, Ohio
$2.2 billion in revenue
12,000 employees
Harold Miller, Bus '75
President, Int'l Tire Div.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
Findlay, Ohio
$2.2 billion in revenue
8,762 employees
Thomas Schadler, Bus '80
Sr. VP & Chief Actuary
Ohio Casualty Corp.
Fairfield, Ohio
$1.7 billion in revenue
2,125 employees
Robert Conrad, Eng '83
Sr. VP, gen. manager
Fairfield Semiconductor International
South Portland, Maine
$1.6 billion in revenue
9,344 employees
Jay Stein, att. A&S '63
Chairman, CEO
Stein Mart
Jacksonville, Fla.
$1.5 billion in revenue
14,000 employees
Gregory Summe, Eng '80
Chairman, president, CEO
PerkinElmer Corp.
Wellesley Hills, Mass.
$1.5 billion in revenue
8,500 employees
Ming-Kai Tsai, MS (Eng) '76
Chairman
Media Tek
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
$1.5 billion in revenue
Employees not available
Phillip Yeager, A&S '51
Chairman
Hub Group.
Downers Grove, Ill.
$1.5 billion in revenue
1,500 employees
Michael Fister, Eng '77, MS (Eng) '78
President, CEO
Cadence Design Systems
San Jose
$1.3 billion in revenue
5,000 employees
Bruce Knooihuizen, Bus '79
Exec. VP, CFO
Dobson Communications Corp.
Oklahoma City
$1.3 billion in revenue
2,500 employees
Michael Czinege, Bus '75, MBA '76
Sr. VP, CIO
Applebee's International
Overland Park, Kan.
$1.2 billion in revenue
32,260 employees
Paul Kuhn, Eng '64
Chairman, president, CEO
Kaman Corp.
Bloomfield, Conn.
$1.2 billion in revenue
3,906 employees
Gregory Staley, Bus '70
President, CEO
KB Toys
Pittsfield, Mass.
$1.2 billion in revenue
15,000 employees
Robert Fealy, Bus '73
CFO
Duchossois Industries
Elmhurst, Ill.
$1 billion plus in revenue
7,000 employees
John Barrett, Bus '71
President, CEO
Western-Southern Life Insurance
Cincinnati
$1 billion in revenue
5,000 employees
John Berding, Bus '85
Exec. VP, investments
Great American Financial Resources
Cincinnati
$1 billion in revenue
1,000 employees
Gregory Geswein, Bus '77, MBA '78
Sr. VP, CFO
Reynolds & Reynolds
Kettering, Ohio
$969 million in revenue
4,289 employees
Andrew Reardon, JD '74
President, CEO
TTX Co.
Chicago
$950 million in revenue
1,400 employees
Michael Rose, Bus '63
Chairman, executive committee
Gaylord Entertainment Co.
Nashville
$948 million in revenue
8,983 employees
Robert Buck, Bus '70
Chairman, president, CEO
Beacon Roofing Supply
Peabody, Mass.
$850 million in revenue
2,157 employees
Ronald Brown, RWC '73, Bus '75
Chairman, president, CEO
Milacron
Cincinnati
$809 million in revenue
3,500 employees
Paul Brizzolara, JD '82
Exec. VP, chief legal officer
Midland Co.
Amelia, Ohio
$789 million in revenue
1,206 employees
John Sander, CCM '64
Vice chairman
Belo Corp.
Dallas
$771 million in revenue
6,200 employees
Frederic Eshelman, Pharm '74
Founder, vice chairman, CEO
Pharmaceutical Product Development
Wilmington, N.C.
$727 million in revenue
8,000 employees
Ronald Dolan, A&S '69
Sr. VP
Ohio National Life Insurance
Cincinnati
$700 million in revenue
765 employees
Ben Perks, JD '67, MBA '68
Exec. VP, CFO
Navigant Consulting
Chicago
$682 million in revenue
2,475 employees
J. Gregory Ambrom, A&S '74, Bus '75
Sr. VP, CFO, CAO
Gottschalks
Fresno, Calif.
$677 million in revenue
5,600 employees
David Hewitt, Univ '75
President, Bronze Group
Matthews International Corp.
Pittsburgh
$640 million
4,000 employees
Richard Reynolds, Bus '70
COO, exec, VP
Libbey
Toledo, Ohio
$570 million in revenue
3,500 employees
Jeffrey Wyler, Bus '65
President, CEO
Jeff Wyler Automotive Family
Cincinnati
$550 million in revenue
2,100 employees
William Yung, A&S '62
President, CEO
Columbia Sussex Corp.
Ft. Mitchell, Ky.
$521 million in revenue
8,600 employees
Susan Alexander, Bus '77
Exec. VP, Worldwide Head, HR
Sotheby's Holdings
New York City
$513 million in revenue
1,443 employees
Peter Strange, Eng '72
President
Messer Construction Co.
Cincinnati
$484 million in revenue
700 employees
Walter Becky, Bus '66
President, Salt Group
Morton International
Chicago
$363 million in revenue
10,000 employees
Thomas Carmazzi, Bus '79
COO
Tuthill Corp.
Burr Ridge, Ill.
$350 million in revenue
3,000 employees
Louis Schwartz, Eve '70 & '77
CFO, secretary
Baker Concrete Construction
Monroe, Ohio
$330 million in revenue
3,500 employees
Myron Kahn, Bus '53
Co-chairman
Croscill
New York City
$309 million in revenue
150 employees
Donald Walker, Bus '69, MBA '70
CFO
Frisch's Restaurant
Cincinnati
$291 million in revenue
9,000 employees
Ronald Blake, Bus '78, MBA '79
President, CEO
Rewards Network
Chicago
$287 million in revenue
360 employees
James Cashman, Eng '76, MS (Eng) '79; MBA '82
President, CEO
Ansys
Canonsburg, Pa.
$264 million in revenue
1,400 employees
John Mongelluzzo, A&S '81
Sr. VP, gen. counsel, secretary
MSC Software
Santa Ana
$260 million in revenue
1,234 employees
Michael Paxton, Bus '69, MBA '70
Chairman, president, CEO
Transport Corporation of America
Minneapolis
$258 million in revenue
1,310 employees
Michael Dever, att. A&S '65
President
Performance Automotive Network
Cincinnati
$250 million in revenue
600 employees
Richard Kaplan, Bus '78
Sr. VP
G&J Pepsi Cola Bottlers
Cincinnati
$250 million in revenue
2,000 employees
Steven Kaplan, A&S '71
Sr. VP, Operations
G&J Pepsi Cola Bottlers
Cincinnati
$250 million in revenue
2,000 employees
John Braukman III, Bus '75
Sr. VP, CFO
MTM Technologies
Stamford, Conn.
$237 million in revenue
749 employees
Harry Glantz, CCM '70
Sr. VP, human resources
Atari
New York City
$219 million in revenue
232 employees
William Butler, CAS '62
President, CEO
Corporex Companies
Covington, Ky.
$210 million in revenue
65 employees
Candace Kendle, Pharm '70, PharmD '72
Chairman, CEO
Kendle International
Cincinnati
$202 million in revenue
1,900 employees
Dianne Brush, Bus '87
CFO
Shook National Corp.
Dayton, Ohio
$200 million in revenue
300 employees
Terry Persinger, Eng '68
President, COO
Mannatech
Dallas
$191 million in revenue
485 employees
Edward Wedbush, Eng '55
Founder, president, CEO
Wedbush Morgan Securities
Los Angeles
$175 million in revenue
606 employees
Carter Fortune, Bus '64
Chairman
Fortune Industries
Indianapolis
$157 million in revenue
580 employees
Otto Budig, Bus '56
President
Budco Group
Cincinnati
$150 million in revenue
2,500 employees
David Schiro, A&S '63
President
Jac Vandenberg
New York City
$135 million in revenue
30 employees
Suzanne Frey, Ed '60
CFO
The Habegger Corp.
Cincinnati
$115 million in revenue
200 employees
Fred Habegger, Bus '63
Chairman
Habegger Corp.
Cincinnati
$115 million in revenue
200 employees
Theodore Hammer, DAAP '69
Vice chairman
HLW International, LLP
New York City
$106 million in revenue
175 employees
*Figures are for alumni who headed publicly traded companies with at least $100 million in annual sales in 2007. Alumni on the list held executive positions higher than a vice president.