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| MCAA® MINORITY GENERAL COUNSEL AT FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES |
| Company |
General Counsel |
2007 Rank |
2006 Rank |
Industry |
Grouped by Industry |
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AmerisourceBergen
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John Chou1
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29 |
27
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Wholesalers: Health Care |
I |
|
ArvinMeritor
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Vernon Baker
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253
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242
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Motor Vehicles and Parts |
K
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Bristol-Myers Squibb
|
Sandra Leung1
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129
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110
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Pharmaceuticals |
I
|
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Cardinal Health
|
Ivan Fong
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19
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19
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Wholesalers: Health Care |
I
|
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Chevron
|
Charles James
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4
|
4
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Petroleum Refining |
C
|
|
Circuit City Stores
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Reginald Hedgebeth
|
215
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226
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Specialty Retailers |
E
|
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Deere
|
James R. Jenkins
|
98
|
96
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Industrial and Farm Equipment |
L
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Dell
|
Lawrence P. Tu
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34
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25
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Computers, Office Equipment |
A
|
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Dole Food
|
C. Michael Carter
|
367
|
365
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Food Consumer Products |
J
|
|
DuPont
|
Stacey Mobley
|
74
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73
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Chemicals |
O
|
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Google
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David Drummond
|
241
|
353
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Internet Services and Retailing |
E
|
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Illinois Tool Works
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James H. Wooten Jr.
|
175
|
173
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Industrial and Farm Equipment |
L
|
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KB Home
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Wendy Shiba1
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228
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254
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Homebuilders |
Z
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KeyCorp
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Paul N. Harris
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319
|
325
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Commercial Banks |
F
|
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Kimberly-Clark
|
Ronald D. McCray2
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137
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140
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Household and Personal Products |
E
|
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Liberty Media
|
Charles Tanabe
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281
|
277
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Internet Services and Retailing |
E
|
|
McDonald’s
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Gloria Santona
|
108
|
109
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Food Services |
J
|
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Merck
|
Kenneth C. Frazier3
|
99
|
95
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Pharmaceuticals |
I
|
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MetLife
|
James Lipscomb
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37
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35
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Insurance: Life, Health (stock) |
B
|
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PepsiCo
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Larry Thompson
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63
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61
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Food Consumer Products |
J
|
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PG&E Corp.
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Hyun Park1
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196
|
200
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Utilities: Gas and Electric |
C
|
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Pitney Bowes
|
Michele Coleman Mayes
|
395
|
394
|
Computers, Office Equipment |
A
|
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PPG Industries
|
James C. Diggs
|
226
|
232
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Chemicals |
O
|
|
Praxair
|
James Breedlove
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291
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297
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Chemicals |
O
|
|
Publix Super Markets
|
John Attaway1
|
107
|
104
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Food and Drug Stores |
D
|
|
Qualcomm
|
Carol Lam1, *
|
317
|
381
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Computers, Office Equipment |
A
|
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Safeco
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Arthur Chong1
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363
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339
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Insurance: P&C (stock) |
B
|
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Sara Lee
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Roderick A. Palmore
|
125
|
111
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Food Consumer Products |
J
|
|
Sears Holdings
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William Harker1
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38
|
33
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General Merchandisers |
E
|
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Sempra Energy
|
Javade Chaudhri
|
210
|
197
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Utilities: Gas and Electric |
C
|
|
Sprint Nextel
|
Leonard J. Kennedy
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53
|
59
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Telecommunications |
H
|
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Starbucks
|
Paula E. Boggs
|
310
|
338
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Food Services |
J
|
|
SYNNEX
|
Simon Leung1
|
360
|
|
Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment |
A
|
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TIAA-CREF
|
George Madison
|
80
|
81
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Financials |
F
|
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Tyson Foods
|
J. Alberto Gonzalez-Pita
|
86
|
80
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Food Production |
J
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Union Pacific
|
J. Michael Hemmer1
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151
|
164
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Railroads |
S
|
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United Parcel Service
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Teri Plummer McClure
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43
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44
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Mail, Package, Freight Delivery |
T
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Xerox
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Don H. Liu
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145
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142
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Computers, Office Equipment |
A
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NOTES
1New to list
2As we went to press, Nike Inc. announced Mr. McCray’s appointment as Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, reporting directly to Nike’s President and CEO.
3As we went to press, Merck announced Mr. Frazier’s promotion to President of Global Human Health, making him the number-two executive at the company.
* interim appointment
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