For anyone taking on a new role, the first hundred days are seen as a rite of passage. In a senior role you are ultimately measured by your ability to resolve issues, set strategy, grow the business and achieve objectives. One hundred days gives you time to barely scratch the surface, but this crucial period will help to establish a base for the longer term when you will be scrutinized and judged by what you can really deliver.
SunTrust - David Bolocan
Busy, challenging, and even more entrepreneurial than anticipated is how David Bolocan describes his first 100 days as Deposit Accounts Product Group Director at SunTrust where he is responsible for consumer deposit product strategy, design, and execution. MORE
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Medtronic - LuAnn Pendy
"Culture eats strategy for lunch," is how LuAnn Pendy's future boss at Medtronic described the working environment at the Minneapolis-based developer and manufacturer of medical devices. When she was hired last November as the new Vice President, Corporate Quality, Pendy was charged with helping to bring the company’s six separate business units that employ more than 38,000 workers worldwide into a more cohesive whole. MORE |
CGI Federal - John Loonsk M.D.
Contrary to the public perception that those in government service lag behind the pace of private industry, John Loonsk, MD, has hit the ground running as the new Vice President and Chief Medical Officer with CGI Federal, a Fairfax, Va.-based subsidiary of CGI Group. MORE
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KPMG - Jitendra Sharma
Despite the obviously tough business climate, Jitendra Sharma’s transition to National Service Line Leader, Financial Risk Management at KPMG has been relatively smooth – thanks, in part, to his “Big Four” background. “Coming in from the outside, having some exposure to a Big Four environment certainly helps in easing the transition,” Sharma said. MORE |
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The Personal Care Products Council - Lezlee Westine
Lezlee Westine has built a career helping different constituent groups find areas of common ground. In April, she became President and CEO of the Personal Care Products Council, the Washington, D.C.-based trade association that represents the global cosmetic and personal care products industry. Westine describes it as an industry that prides itself on innovation. MORE |