Executive Speakers - 2008

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 2008:

• Adams, Charlie ’02 – Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Ahrens, Reade – Vice President of Grocery Procurement and Merchandising, H-E-B
• Albrecht, Michael ’82 – President, Freed Advertising
• Allison, Jeff – Executive Vice President and GMM, J.C. Penney
• Alonso, Juan – Houston Vice President of Operations, Mi Tienda and West, H-E-B
• Alvis, Steven – Managing Partner, NewQuest Properties
• Baker, Herbert ’81 – Chief Lending Officer, Metro Bank
• Baker, Jason ’93 – Principal, Baker Katz
• Balmkema, John – Global Talent Manager, Caterpillar
• Barath, Heidi – Senior Manager, Ernst & Young LLP
• Bercu, Steve – Owner, BookPeople
• Bermudez, Jorge ’73 – Managing Partner, The Byebrook Group
• Bethel, David ’98 – Principal, Allen, Williford & Seale
• Bishop, Stew – President, CMG Consulting
• Brown, Eric – Senior Vice President, ProLogis
• Brown, Fred – Member, Texas House of Representatives
• Brown, Tim – Assistant Vice President for IT Delivery Automation & Practices, USAA
• Brownlow, Brooke – Vice President of Human Resource Strategy and Design, H-E-B
• Buchan, Barbara – Quality Assurance Manager, 3M
• Burrichter, Mike ’81 – Principal, CBRE Investors
• Cain, Dana ’04 – Appraisal Manager, National Appraisal Partners
• Caron, John – Executive Vice President of Marketing, Olive Garden Restaurants
• Carr, G. Lynn – Director of Capital Markets, Wells Fargo
• Champagne, Kristen – ExxonMobil
• Coffman, Greg – Manager of Manufacturing Solutions, Texas Instruments
• Coletti, Steve – Manager of Organizational Learning and Development, Dynegy Corp.
• Coll III, Mario ’84 – Vice President and CIO, Anadarko
• Craig, Rick – Partner, Simmons Vedder Partners
• Cruse, Peggy – Manager, Hewlett-Packard
• Dangelmayr, Lauren ’07 – Transfer Pricing Manager, Ernst & Young
• Davis, Roger ’84 – Senior Vice President of Lending in Lodging and Real Estate, Bank of America
• De Paoli, Juan – Director of Own Brand Perishables/Label Regulatory and Own Brand Design, H-E-B
• Dotter, Laurie ’82 – Senior Vice President, Hunt Realty
• Dube, Pierre – former Owner, Freebirds World Burrito
• Egalicia, Jennifer – Shell Oil
• Epler, Alan – Vice President and DMM, Wal-Mart
• Featherston, Megan – Vice President and GMM, Sears Holding Company
• Ferguson, Scott – Managing Director, Babson Capital Management
• Flinn, Gregg – Merchandising Planner, Neiman Marcus
• Ford, Creed ’75 – CEO, Fired-Up Inc.
• Forster, George – Senior Tax Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
• Fowler, Bill – ExxonMobil
• Freels, Bradley ’81 – Chairman and CEO, Midway Companies
• Goodly, Tim – Senior Vice President of Human Resources, CNN Worldwide
• Graham, Todd – Senior Group Leader, Target
• Graham, Mike – Senior Vice President of Logistics, H-E-B
• Hatchett, Terry ’68
• Hall, Rob – Regional Vice President/General Manager Gulf Coast Region, H-E-B
• Heath, David ’76 – Vice President of Global Sales, Nike, Inc.
• Hennings, Dean – Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
• Hodges, Larry ’88 – Owner, Copy Corner
• Holland, Smith ’94 – Partner, Fowler Property Acquisitions
• Hu, Xinxin – Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University-Bloomington
• Hudspeth, Benjamin – IT Analyst, ExxonMobil
• Huston, Ryan – PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Jameson, Mark ’85 – Agency Owner, Allstate Insurance Company
• Jarvis, Tom – Houston Group Vice President, H-E-B
• Jenkins, Dennis ’85 – Co-owner, ABC Pest Control
• Jenkins, Raleigh ’83 – Co-owner, ABC Pest Control
• Jenkins, Robert ’81 – Co-owner, ABC Pest Control
• Jones, Eli ’82 – Dean, E.J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University
• Jordan, Robert – Vice President, Capmark Finance
• Kelly, Michael ’03 – Account Executive, TPN
• Kemper, Kim ’89 – Vice President of Marketing, Texas Farm Bureau
• Keys, Barry – Project Manager, Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company
• Knolle, Brad ’01 – Director of Acquisitions, The NRP Group
• Kolb, Russell ’95 – Manager of IT Business Analysis, Academy Sports & Outdoors
• Kopp, Wendy – Founder and CEO, Teach for America
• Kotch, Jeannie ’06 – Corporate Recruiter, Reynolds and Reynolds
• Krekeler, Frank ’90 – Shell Oil Company
• Lane, Dean ’82 – Partner, NewQuest Properties
• Lebanowski, Wayne – Senior Vice President of Operations, Macy's
• Leesley, Simon – Merchandising Planner, Neiman Marcus
• Loeffler, Bob ’77 – COO, H-E-B
• Luna, Phil – Manager SAP, Alliance Data Systems
• Madison, Chad – Director of Retail Operations Plus Store, H-E-B
• Mahmoud, Ahmed ’87 – Senior Vice President and CIO, Advanced Micro Devices
• Markim, Dan – President and CEO, Markim Media, Inc.
• Martin, David C. ’86 – Managing Partner, Moran & Co.
• Martinez, Kelly ’01 – HR Director, Slingshot
• Mays, Lowry ’57 – Founder, Clear Channel Communications
• McAdams, Molly – Vice President of Own Brand, H-E-B
• McBurnett, Robert ’78 – Vice President of Finance and CFO, Tennessee Titans
• McClelland, Scott – President of Houston Division, H-E-B
• McCullough, Bob – Group Vice President of Manufacturing, H-E-B
• McGuire, Jeannie – Founder/Head, Project Unity
• McIngvale, Jim – CEO and Owner, Gallery Furniture
• Miles, J.P. "Bo" ’81 – President, Miles Construction Corporation
• Miller, Bryan – Partner, National Appraisal Partners
• Moheet, Sabrina – Human Resource Business Partner, Target
• Moran, Victor ’02 – Chairman and CEO, The Moran Group
• Newby, Noelle – Associate Media Director, GSD&M
• Odunuga, Tosin ’08 – Transfer Pricing Manager, Ernst & Young
• Olsen, Tava – Professor of Operations and Manufacturing Management, Washington University
• Olson, Sara – Sungard
• Orsak, Roxanne ’88 – Senior Vice President of Drugstore and General Merchandise, H-E-B
• Padalecki, Lynette – Vice President of Corporate Planning and Analysis, H-E-B
• Pappas, Chris – CEO, Pappas Restaurants Inc.
• Pappas, Greg – Senior Managing Director, Holliday Fenoglio Fowler
• Pereira, Barbara ’84 – Managing Director EMEA Debt & Equity Finance, CB Richard Ellis
• Perez, Armando – Houston Group Vice President of Operations, H-E-B
• Petersen, Bruce – Executive Managing Director of Acquisitions, Dispositions and Finance, USAA
• Pickering, Kathy – former Senior Vice President of Merchandising, Macy's
• Price, Leticia – Director of Internal Audit, H-E-B
• Porto, Lauro – ExxonMobil
• Proske, Tasha ’03 – Consultant, Alvarez & Marsal Business Consulting
• Pruett, Tom – Dell
• Ratchford, Brian – Professor of Marketing, University of Texas at Dallas
• Reese Jr., Al ’71 – CFO and Treasurer, ATP Oil & Gas
• Rich, Andrew – President, Wired Ranch Advertising
• Richter, Cindy ’84 – Owner, Vanguard Fire Systems
• Richter, Rance ’83 – Owner, Vanguard Fire Systems
• Rohr, Catherine – Founder and CEO, Prison Entrepreneurship Program
• Rubel, Matt – President and CEO, Payless ShoeSource
• Rust, Vicky – Buyer, Stage Stores
• Sewell, Carl – CEO, Sewell Automotive
• Schoeppey, Stanley ’78 – Financial Sales Executive, IBM Global Financing
• Sherwood, Donald ’78 – Managing Director, Integra Realty Resources
• Speck, Timothy ’90 – Regional Manager (Dallas), Marcus and Millichap
• Speyer, Jack – Dell
• Stallard, Joe – Vice President of Human Resources, Sewell Automotive
• Stark, Thomas – Partner, National Appraisal Partners
• Stauffer, Jeff – College Relations Manager, Neiman Marcus
• Stein, Richard ’92 – Senior Vice President of Lending in Energy and Sports, Bank of America
• Stewart, Malcolm ’73 – Executive Vice President of Real Estate Investments, Camden Properties
• Tamlyn, Rusty – Senior Managing Director, Holiday Feneglio Fowler
• Viano, Alyssa – College Relations Manager, Neiman Marcus
• Voort, Jan van der – Chief Administrative Officer, Lucasfilm
• Waddell, Rick - Executive Vice President and Managing Editor South America, BG Group PLC
• Weber, Tony ’84 – Director of Corporate Finance, Natural Gas Partners
• Williamson, Bruce – CEO, Dynegy Corp.
• Wilson, Jill – Vice President, Macy's Central
• Wright, Andie – Senior Principal, Infosys Consulting