Executive Speakers - 2005

Each semester, business executives and national and international scholars visit Mays Business School to share their insights with faculty and students. The following individuals visited the school to share their expertise in 2005:

• Albrecht, Michael ’82 – Senior Vice President, Freed Advertising
• Allison, Jeffery ’86 – Executive Vice President of Planning and Allocation, JCPenney Company, Inc
• Ansley, Charles – President and CEO, Symon Communications
• Arvanites, Doug – Vice President and Merchandise Manager, Neiman Marcus
• Atkinson, Paul – President, Atkinson Toyota Scion
• Ayotte, Mike – Representative, Mirage Networks
• Barbour, Jim – Manager of Global Operations CSA, GE Energy
• Bates, Brentley “Brent” ’95 – Mutual Fund Manager, AIM Capital Management, Inc.
• Bates, Christopher – Senior Manager, Deloitte & Touche
• Beinke, Steve – Certified Public Accountant, Deloitte & Touche
• Bermudez, Jorge ’73 – CEO, Citibank Texas
• Bloodworth, Phil – Representative, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
• Bowers, Scott – Electronic Data Systems
• Brereton, Beth ’02 - Buyer, Bloomingdale's, Inc
• Bronstein, Pat – Buyer, Foley’s
• Brooks, Carolyn – Director of Staffing, Office Max
• Browning, Mark – Sr. VP and trust officer, Texas State Bank in McAllen
• Burdick, Randy – Senior VP & CIO, Office Max
• Bryant, Chris – Certified Public Accountant, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
• Burks, Roger – Managing Partner, Sirius Solutions
• Cannon, Drew - Advisor Employee Assistance and WorkLife Services, Chevron Services Company
• Chase, Charles, Jr, – Market Strategy Manager, SAS
• Clanahan, Keith – Managing Partner and Founder, Information Advantage Associates
• Cox, Jerry S. ’72 - President and Chairman of the board, Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc.
• Datlof, Barry – BirchBob.com
• Davis, Roger ’84 - Senior Vice President of Lodging and Real Estate, Bank of America in Dallas
• Deganus, Adade A. – Global Finance Manager of Aero CSA, GE Energy
• Dekimpe, Marnik - Professor of Marketing, Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium, and Professor of Marketing Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Dobson, Duane – Certified Public Accountant, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
• Dube, Pierre – Owner, Freebirds World Burrito
• Duncan, Sam – CEO & Chairman, Office Max
• Emerson, Sarah – DDB Needham Advertising Agency
• Feimster, Kim – Certified Public Accountant, Deloitte & Touche
• Figueroa, Juan E. – Program Manager, National Science Foundation
• Flores, Bill ’76 - Self-employed, Oil and Gas Industry
• Ford, Creed – CEO, Fired-up, Inc.,
• Fox-Simpson, Catherine – Certified Public Accountant, BDO Seidman
• Garcia, Ray – Engagement Partner, PriceWaterhouse Coopers
• Garrou, Blair - Managing Partner, DFJ Mercury Venture Partners
• Gershen, Barney – Consultant, Integrity Partners
• Gottsman, Ed – Associate Partner and Director of Research, Accenture Technology Labs
• Greenberg, Jerald – Abramowitz Professor of Business Ethics and Professor of Organizational Behavior, Max M. Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University
• Greuhn, David - Manager of Retailing, Microsoft
• Grewal, Rajdeep – Assistant Professor of Marketing, Pennsylvania State University
• Gupta, Sanjay - Henry & Horne Professor of Accountancy , Arizona State University
• Gurwitch, Janet - CEO and President, Laura Mercier Cosmetics
• Haby, Jason ’01 – Analyst for Lodging and Real Estate, Bank of America in Dallas
• Hall, Kathy – Branding Representative, Microban
• Hammersley, Jackie - Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Georgia
• Harris, Bernard - President and CEO, Vesalius Ventures
• Hicks, Ken – President and Chief Merchandising Officer, JCPenney Company Inc.
• Higdon, Shad – Representative, Deloitte & Touche
• Hill, Ned – Director, Sternhill Partners
• Hodges, Larry ’88 – Owner, Copy Corner
• Hoenig, Catherine – Human Resource Focus Lead, The Boeing Company
• Hogan, Chris E. - Assistant Professor of Accounting, Southern Methodist University
• Horstman, Richard - Assistant General Counsel, Marathon
• Houx, Mike ’73 – Dealer and Operator, Sandia Automotive Corp.
• Hubbs, Bill - Vice President/General Merchandizing Manager, Walgreen Company
• Jarvis, Tom – Regional Vice President, H-E-B
• Johnson, Tammi – Senior Forensic Data Analyst, Microsoft Corp.
• Journey, Bill – Information Systems, PepsiCo, Inc.
• Katz, Karen - President and CEO, Neiman Marcus
• Keeth, Fran - President and CEO, Shell Chemical LP
• Keller, Don – Schlumberger, Inc.
• Killfoil, Mike – Certified Public Accountant, Ernst & Young
• Kitz, Mike – VP Product Development/Imports, Office Max
• Knox, Carter – Chief Learning Officer, Carter Knox & Associates
• LeBlanc, R. Steve - SVP and Division Manager, Guaranty Bank
• Landes, Casey – Manager of University Relations, Kohl's
• Landrum, Michael - Manager of Human Resources Services, Duke Energy
• Langston, Willie – Managing Partner, Avalon Advisors
• Leary, Bill – Certified Public Accountant, BKD
• Lebovitz, Russ – President, C Sixty, Inc.
• Lopdrup, Kim –President, Red Lobster
• Lutzius, John – President, Greenstreet Advisors
• Madsen, Jeni - College Recruiter, Disney
• Matthews, Drew - The Matthews Group
• Matz, Jack Jr. ’71 - President and CEO, Strategic Growth, Inc.
• Mayer, T. - Senior Vice President, Marsh & McClenon
• McAfee, John – Managing Partner, Kaye/Bassman International Corp.
• McIngvale, Jim "Mattress Mac" – Founder and COO, Gallery Furniture
• McKnight, Wade – Certified Public Accountant, Deloitte & Touche
• McLane, Drayton – Chairman, McLane Group; Chairman and CEO, Houston Astros Baseball Club
• McTeer, Robert - Chancellor, Texas A&M University System
• Melrose, Evan - Managing Director, PTV Sciences
• Mercier, Jean-Claude “J. C.” ’83 – Managing Partner, J-C Mercier & Associates, LLC
• Miles, Ray – RAJKO Associates
• Mulet, Harold – EVP, Stores Retail, Office Max
• Nally, Dennis – Chairman, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
• Nardelli, Bob – Chairman, President and CEO, Home Depot
• Nguyen, Tim – Schlumberger, Inc.
• Nickel, Brian – CIO, American Campus Communities
• Niranjan, Arvind – Senior Consultant, Deloitte & Touche
• O'Donnell, Ed - Assistant Professor of Accounting, Arizona State University
• Olds, Tasha ’03 - Consultant, Alvarez & Marshal Business Consulting
• Oreck, David - Founder, Oreck Vacuum
• Oliver, Michael – Real Estate and Private Equity Officer, Alaska State Pension Board
• Ozment, Ron – Director of Forecast & Replenishment, H-E-B
• Paszek, Albert - Director of Animal Productivity and Genomics , Cargill
• Powell, Becky - CEO, The Powell Group
• Pruett, Thomas ’85 – Dell Computer Corp.
• Pynnonen, Seppo – Head of Math and Statistics Department, Vaasa University, Vaasa, Finland
• Ramstad, Pete – Executive Vice President, Personnel Decisions International
• Ray, Teri - President and Owner, Adprint International Inc.
• Rich, Andrew – President, Wired Ranch
• Richards, Tom ’65 - President and CEO, Grey Wolf Enterprises
• Salman, Samira – Certified Public Accountant, KPMG Peat Marwick
• Sambamurthy, V. – Eli Broad Professor, Information Technology, Michigan State University
• Sauer, Phil – GBCS Executive Coach
• Schageman , Frank ’90 - Regional Vice President and Manager, Wells Fargo of Houston
• Sensale, Bernie – Vice President of Marketing, Zale Corp.
• Shevlin, Terry - Pigott-Paccar Professor of Business Administration, University of Washington
• Shields, Earle – Independent Trustee, LKCM Fund Group
• Smith, Phil - Partner, KPMG
• Smith, Trey - President, Focus Commercial Real Estate
• Stanworth, Ed - Staffing and Training Manager, The Pepsi Bottling Group
• Stone, Ken - Vice President and National Sales Manager, Origins
• Theilmann, Michael – Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, JCPenney Company, Inc
• Tiner, Mike ’75 - Managing Director, Tanglewood Investments
• Tiottchev, Denis – Senior Consultant, Deloitte & Touche
• Torres, Damian – Shell Oil Company
• Vero, Ryan – EVP & Chief Merchandising Officer, Office Max
• Vincent, Linda - Northwestern University
• Wade, Alvin - Auditing Partner, KPMG LLP
• Wagner, Skip – Chief Operating Officer, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
• Waldrop, Stan - President, Lighting Sciences Group
• Walker, David M. - Comptroller General, the United States
• Weaver, Connie - Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Texas
• West, Ken – Senior Manager of Systems and Process Assurance, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• White, John - Management Consultant
• Wiese, A. E. - Vice President of External Affairs, Entergy
• Wiese, Patricia ’01 – Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Education and Former Vice President, C.T. Bowering
• Wilkinson, Mark – Chief Technology Officer, Mirage Networks
• Wilson, Pam - Director, Deloitte & Touche
• Wolff, Walter – Co-Founder, Burr Wolff
• Wood, Charles - Assistant Director for Economic Development, City of College Station
• Yarbrough, Angie - The Richards Group
• Zuech, Bill - VP Analysis & Category Manager, Office Max