The Ledger

Gary Kelly, BBA ‘77, has been elected to Lincoln National Corporation’s board of directors, effective November 4, 2009, for a term expiring in 2011.
Kelly currently serves as chairman, president and CEO of the nation’s fifth largest airline, Southwest Airlines. A 22-year Southwest veteran, Kelly began his career as controller, moving up to chief financial officer [...]

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From McCombs Alumni Network News
ArrowStream, a leading provider of supply chain solutions for the foodservice industry, announced that John Harvey will join the company November 10 as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  He will be responsible for all financial aspects of the company.
 Harvey will replace Mary Healy, ArrowStream’s current CFO, who announced her retirement earlier this [...]

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By Cory Leahy
From the McCombs TODAY blog
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Southwest Airlines Chairman and CEO Gary Kelly, BBA ‘77, waxed philosophic about leadership and his experiences in the top spot at SWA during a conversation with Professor George Gau September 24. Ethical leadership was the theme of the event, the first of [...]

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From McCombs Alumni Network News:
The BBA/MPA Alumni Advisory Board currently seeks new members fitting the following criteria:

Graduate of a McCombs BBA, BHP or MPA program
Current or former positions of leadership
Service to the McCombs School of Business and the University of Texas at Austin
Representation of a diverse group of graduates, based on graduation year, major, and [...]

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From McCombs Alumni Network News
A unique combination of undergraduate drama, BBA and MPA degrees lends an aura of yin and yang to Mae Shen Tan’s successful accounting career.  As vice president with the Private Bank in JPMorgan’s Singapore office, it’s evident in how she processes recent dramatic events in the financial sector.
“My MPA enables me [...]

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