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 -- Jack Welch, former Chairman General Electric

CEO's Interviewed
(by industry and company)

The following is a listing (by industry and company) of some of the CEO's who have been interviewed, or who have submitted material, as part of Barry Wishner's on-going research on business execution. Barry gratefully acknowledges their help in providing the cutting-edge insights that form the core of his programs, articles and upcoming book.

Communications Communications Industrial / Manufacturing   Industrial / Manufacturing
Hi-Tech   Hi-Tech   Insurance   Insurance
Energy and Utilities   Energy / Utilities   Oil / Chemicals   Oil / Chemicals
Financial   Financial   Retail   Retail / Distribution
Food industry clients   Food   Travel / Transportation   Travel / Transportation
Health / Pharmaceutical   Health / Pharmaceutical   Miscellaneous clients   Miscellaneous

  Communications

  • Bell Atlantic Corporation
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation
  • Comcast
  • Entertainment Marketing, Inc.
  • Foote, Cone & Belding Communications, Inc.
  • JWT Group, Inc.
  • Linkletter Enterprises
  • Meredith Corporation
  • MGM/UA Communications Company
  • Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
  • U S West, Inc.

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  Hi-Tech

  • 3Com Corp.
  • AGS Computers, Inc.
  • Applied Materials
  • Computer Associates International, Inc.
  • Conner Peripherals Cray Research, Inc.
  • Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
  • Digital Communications Associates, Inc.
  • Erisco
  • IKON Office Solutions
  • LeaRonal, Inc.
  • Mentor Graphics
  • National Semiconductor Corporation
  • Policy Management Systems
  • Quantum
  • Recognition Equipment Inc.
  • Reynolds and Reynolds Co.
  • SCC
  • Seagate Technology
  • Silicon Graphics, Inc.
  • Spectra-Physics Inc.
  • Tandem Computers Incorporated
  • Wyle Laboratories

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  Energy / Utilities

  • Arkla Inc.
  • Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
  • Brooklyn Union Gas Company
  • Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
  • Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. Commonwealth Energy Systems
  • DEKALB Corporation
  • Energen Corporation
  • Entergy Corporation
  • General Electric Company
  • Idaho Power Company
  • IES Industries Inc.
  • Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Company
  • Laclede Gas Company
  • MDU Resources
  • Minnesota Power
  • National Fuel Gas Company
  • New Jersey Resources Corp.
  • Northern States Power Company
  • Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
  • Philadelphia Electric Company
  • Public Service Co. of Colorado
  • Public Service Co. of New Mexico
  • San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
  • SCANA Corporation
  • SCEcorp
  • Sierra Pacific Resources
  • Sonat Inc.
  • Southwestern Public Service Co.
  • SPX Corporation
  • The Empire District Electric Co.
  • The Montana Power Company
  • The Southern Company
  • The Washington Water Power Co.
  • Transco Energy Company
  • Tucson Electric Power Co.
  • UtiliCorp United Inc.
  • Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
  • Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

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  Financial

  • Beneficial Corporation
  • Boatmen's Bancshares Inc.
  • Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc.
  • Financial Corporation of America
  • Financial Industries
  • H & R Block, Inc.
  • Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
  • NBD Bancorp, Inc.
  • Norwest Corporation
  • Price Waterhouse
  • State Auto Financial
  • Steego Corporation
  • The Chase Manhattan Bank N.A.
  • Volvo Financial Services

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  Food

  • Albertson's Inc.
  • Carl Karcher Enterprises Inc.
  • ConAgra, Inc.
  • Curtice Burns Foods, Inc.
  • Dairy Mart
  • DEKALB Corporation
  • Ecolab, Inc.
  • Flowers Industries, Inc.
  • Food Lion, Inc.
  • Fosters Freeze International, Inc.
  • Frisch's Restaurants, Inc.
  • Harman - Manager Corporation
  • H.J. Heinz Company
  • Holly Sugar Corporation
  • Krystal Company
  • Lance, Inc.
  • Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Inc.
  • Lever Brothers Company, Inc.
  • Luby's Cafeterias, Inc.
  • McCormick & Company, Incorporated
  • Michigan Milk Producers Association
  • Mrs. Fields Inc.
  • Penn Traffic Co.
  • Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
  • Pizza Hut Worldwide
  • Rymer Foods Inc.
  • Savannah Foods & Industries, Inc.
  • Seneca Foods, Inc.
  • Sizzler International, Inc.
  • Stew Leonard's
  • Sunkist Growers, Inc.
  • Super Food Services, Inc.
  • The Coca-Cola Company
  • The Wackenhut Corporation
  • Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.
  • Wendy's International, Inc.
  • Wisconsin Dairies Cooperative

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  Health / Pharmaceutical

  • Beckman Instruments, Inc.
  • FoxMeyer
  • Genetech
  • Genovese Drug Stores, Inc.
  • ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Kern Surgical Distributors
  • Kriesers Medical Supply
  • Marion Merrill Dow Laboratories, Inc.
  • MedEcon
  • MEDIQ
  • Mercy Health System
  • Midland Hospital Supply
  • OptionCare
  • Providence Hospital and Medical Centers
  • ServiceMaster - Diversified Health Services, L.P.
  • Shared Medical Systems Corporation
  • SmithKline Beecham
  • Stryker
  • Syntex Corporation
  • United Healthcare
  • United States Surgical Corporation
  • Universal Health Services, Inc.
  • VNAA

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  Industrial / Manufacturing

  • Acme Steel
  • Acme-Cleveland Corporation
  • Allegheny Ludlum Corporation
  • AMP Incorporated
  • Arvin Industries, Inc.
  • Benjamin Moore
  • Birmingham Steel Corporation
  • Boise Cascade Corporation
  • C.R. Bard, Inc.
  • Clark Equipment Company
  • CONSTAR International
  • Cyclops Industries, Inc.
  • Dynatech
  • Echlin Inc.
  • Ekco Group, Inc.
  • Excel Industries, Inc.
  • Farley Industries
  • Federal-Mogul Corporation
  • Fischer and Porter Co.
  • Florida Rock Industries, Inc.
  • Florida Steel Corporation
  • GenCorp, Inc.
  • General Instrument Corporation
  • General Motors Corporation
  • Goulds Pumps, Incorporated
  • Grow Group, Inc.
  • Grumman Corporation
  • Helene Curtis Industries, Inc.
  • Herman Miller, Inc.
  • Hexcel Corporation
  • HON INDUSTRIES, Inc.
  • Huffy Corporation
  • Illinois Tool Works Inc.
  • Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
  • Jacuzzi
  • Jim Walter Corporation
  • John Fluke Manufacturing Company, Inc.
  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation
  • Ladd Furniture, Inc.
  • Lone Star Industries, Inc.
  • Longview Fibre Company
  • Lukens, Inc.
  • MagneTek, Inc.
  • Manville Corporation
  • Mark IV Industries, Inc.
  • Marshall Industries
  • Material Sciences Corporation
  • Molex
  • Myers Industries, Inc.
  • National-Standard Co.
  • Northrop Corporation
  • Nucor Corporation
  • Outboard Marine Corporation
  • Pacific Scientific Company
  • Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
  • Ply-Gem Industries, Inc.
  • Pope & Talbot, Inc.
  • PPG Industries, Inc.
  • Precision Castparts Corp.
  • Quanex Corporation
  • RB & W Corporation
  • Remington Products
  • Reynolds Metals Company
  • Rockwell International Corporation
  • Safety-Kleen Corporation
  • Smith Corona Corporation
  • Springs Industries, Inc.
  • Square D Company
  • Standard Motor Products, Inc.
  • Sundance Spas
  • TAB
  • Teradyne, Inc.
  • The Gillette Company
  • The Perkin-Elmer Corporation
  • The Proctor & Gamble Company
  • Thermo Electron Corp.
  • Thomas & Betts Corporation
  • Todd Shipyards Corporation
  • Tracor, Inc.
  • UNC Incorporated
  • United Industrial Corp.
  • Univar VanWaters & Rogers Corporation
  • USG Corporation
  • Varian Associates, Inc.
  • Watts Industries
  • Whirlpool Corporation
  • White Consolidated Industries, Inc.
  • Zurn Industries, Inc.

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  Insurance

  • Aetna Life and Casualty of Canada LTD
  • American Community Mutual Insurance
  • American Income Life
  • American National Insurance Company
  • American United Life Insurance Company
  • Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation
  • AON
  • Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Company
  • Commonwealth Insurance
  • Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
  • Federal Kemper Life Insurance Co.
  • Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
  • Midland National Life Insurance Company
  • Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company
  • National Life of Vermont
  • New York Life Insurance Company
  • Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
  • Progressive
  • Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia
  • State Auto Financial
  • The North Atlantic Life Insurance Co. of America
  • The Ohio State Life Insurance Co.
  • The Principal Financial Group
  • The St. Paul Companies, Inc.
  • Torchmark Corporation
  • Transamerica Insurance Company
  • USF&G Corporation

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  Oil / Chemicals

  • Amoco Corporation
  • Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
  • ASARCO Incorporated
  • Ashland Oil, Inc.
  • B.P. America
  • Getty Petroleum Corp.
  • HECLA Mining Company
  • Homestake Mining Company
  • Lyondell Petrochemical Company
  • Marion Merrill Dow Laboratories, Inc.
  • Mesa Limited Partnership
  • Nalco Chemical Company
  • Occidental Petroleum Corporation
  • Phelps Dodge Corporation
  • Phillips Petroleum Company
  • Sterling Chemicals, Inc.
  • Texaco Inc.
  • The Coastal Corporation
  • The Dow Chemical Company

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  Retail / Distribution

  • Benjamin Moore
  • Best Buy Co., Inc.
  • CUC International (Comp-U-Card)
  • Dr. Pepper/7-Up
  • Fingerhut
  • General Nutrition Incorporated
  • Gottschalks Inc.
  • Hancock Fabrics, Inc.
  • Hardware Wholesalers, Inc.
  • Harley-Davidson Inc.
  • Heilig-Meyers Company
  • Home Shopping Network, Inc.
  • House of Fabrics Inc.
  • HWI, Inc.
  • Jacuzzi
  • Jamesway Corporation
  • Johnstone Supply
  • Kern Surgical Distributors
  • Kriesers Medical Supply
  • L. Luria & Son, Inc.
  • La-Z-Boy Chair Company
  • Lands' End, Inc.
  • Lillian Vernon Corporation
  • Mary Kay Cosmetics
  • Michaels Stores, Inc.
  • Midland Hospital Supply
  • Nordstrom, Inc.
  • Parker Brothers Toys Inc.
  • Payless Cashways, Inc.
  • PepsiCo, Inc.
  • Pier I Imports
  • Russ Berrie and Company, Inc.
  • Salant
  • Service Merchandise Company, Inc.
  • Sundance Spas
  • Tandy Corporation
  • The Circle K Corporation
  • The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.
  • The Sharper Image
  • Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

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  Travel / Transportation

  • American Vanpac Carriers
  • Carlson Companies
  • Champion Enterprises
  • Club Med Inc.
  • Dell Forwarding
  • DeSoto, Inc.
  • Excel Industries, Inc.
  • Hertz Corporation
  • Holiday Inn
  • La Quinta Motor Inns Inc.
  • National Gypsum Company
  • OMI Corp.
  • Promus Companies
  • Ramada Inc.
  • Rexham Corporation
  • RLC CORP.
  • Rouse
  • Sea-Land Corporation
  • Southwest Airlines Co.
  • TQ3Navigant
  • Union Pacific Corporation
  • Weatherford International Incorporated

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  Miscellaneous

  • American Business Products, Inc.
  • Fuqua Industries, Inc.
  • Gibson Greetings, Inc.
  • Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.
  • INTERCO Incorporated
  • Intermark, Inc.
  • John H. Harland Company
  • The Olsten Corporation
  • The Reader's Digest Association
  • Wallace Computer Services Inc.

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