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Chairman, chief executive officer, and president, Sara Lee Corporation

Nationality: American.

Born: ca. 1946.

Education: Auburn University, BS; Harvard Business School, MBA.

Career: McKinsey & Company, 1973–1976, management consultant; Sara Lee Corporation, 1976–1979, president and CEO of Aqualux water-processing division; 1979–1982, president and CEO of Electrolux-Canada affiliate; 1982–1986, president and CEO of Electrolux; 1986–1990, senior vice president for strategy development; 1990–1993, head of packagedmeats, bakery, and food-service businesses; 1993–1997,...