People: August 2004

Posted on August 15, 2004 at 2:16 PM
Filed under: Corporate Venture Capital | Joint Ventures and Alliances | July-Aug. 2004 | People | The Magazine
Tagged: alliances , Daniel Malina , DuPont , General Mills , joint venture

Alliances are an increasingly important tool, a spring survey by CFO Research Services and PricewaterhouseCoopers found. But Daniel Malina, vice president of corporate development at General Mills Inc., already knew that. Among other relationships, the Minneapolis grocery giant has a partnership with Nestlé SA to sell cereal around the...  Continue reading

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Posted on August 15, 2004 at 2:05 PM
Filed under: Divesting and Restructuring | July-Aug. 2004 | People | The Magazine
Tagged: movers , Raymond Arthur , restructuring , Target Corp. , Toys "R" Us , Wal-Mart

Raymond L. Arthur's move into the CFO's office at Toys "R" Us Inc. comes at a pivotal time for the company, landing the executive in the middle of a planned reorganization that will determine the retailer's future. These are tough times in toyland, with multiple bankruptcies (KB Toys Inc.,...  Continue reading

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Posted on August 15, 2004 at 2:01 PM
Filed under: July-Aug. 2004 | People | The Magazine
Tagged: acquisitions , Bridge Software Holdings , Fair Isaac , Gresh Brebach , movers

If there were any doubt, Fair Isaac Corp. underlined its commitment to growth through acquisitions in January. That was when the software and services company that scores your creditworthiness hired Gresh Brebach as vice president for corporate development. Like Fair Isaac CEO Tom Grudnowski (who had been handling most of...  Continue reading

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Posted on August 15, 2004 at 1:49 PM
Filed under: July-Aug. 2004 | People | The Magazine
Tagged: bankrupt , Foster Wheeler , Kaiser Aluminum , La Duc , movers

Famous names on hard times: It's becoming a theme for John T. La Duc. In April, La Duc, 61, left his job as chief financial officer at bankrupt Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. after a 35-year career at the Houston-based company. He's now CFO at Foster Wheeler Ltd., the troubled...  Continue reading

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Posted on August 15, 2004 at 1:39 PM
Filed under: July-Aug. 2004 | People | The Magazine
Tagged: John Zieser , M&A , magazines , Meredith , movers

John Zieser pulled off a few deals for Meredith Corp. while serving as its general counsel and vice president of corporate services. One was the $115 million acquisition of American Baby magazine two years ago; another was the purchase of a Saginaw, Mich., radio station last month. But now...  Continue reading

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