Cathleen Black loves a challenge. These days, the president of I Hearst Magazines is launching three books almost simultaneously. The third issue of Tina Brown's Talk magazine has just hit the stands. CosmoGIRL!, Cosmopolitan's little sister, is being test marketed, and Oprah's magazine is due out in the spring. "Oh, I love what I'm doing," laughs Black, "but I think I must … [Read more...] about The 100 Most Influential Irish Americans in Business: The Queen of Hearst
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The 100 Most Influential Irish Americans in Business: Brian Donlon
After a successful 15-year career as a journalist for USA Today, the Gannett Newspapers and CNBC, Brian Donlon joined Lifetime in 1993. Dedicated to providing innovative entertainment and information programming of particular interest to women, Lifetime ranks fifth in prime-time household ratings among all basic cable networks. After he joined the company, Donlon worked … [Read more...] about The 100 Most Influential Irish Americans in Business: Brian Donlon
The 100 Most Influential Irish Americans in Business: Leading American General
It's not unusual for Irish Americans to say their interest in their roots came through the influence of a father, grandmother or some other ancestral figure. In Bob Devlin's case, his youngest son Matthew had as much to do with his burgeoning interest in Irish issues as anyone. Matthew attended Boston College and went to University College Galway in Ireland in his junior year. … [Read more...] about The 100 Most Influential Irish Americans in Business: Leading American General
The 100 Most Influential Irish Americans in Business: Earning their Stripes at Chevron
When it comes to people in the oil business, the old stereotype is of Texas wildcatters straight out of a scene from Dallas or Arab sheiks from distant desert kingdoms wheeling and dealing around the world. Yet the face of Chevron Oil, the second-largest U.S. oil company, is undeniably different. The newly elected chairman and chief executive of Chevron, as of January 1, … [Read more...] about The 100 Most Influential Irish Americans in Business: Earning their Stripes at Chevron
The 100 Most Influential Irish Americans in Business: R. Gilmartin – R. Hannigan
Raymond V. Gilmartin Chairman, President &CEO Merck &Co., Inc. Revenue: $26.9 billion Employees: 57,300 worldwide As chairman, president and CEO of Merck &Co., Inc., the largest drug company in the world, Raymond Gilmartin takes seriously his responsibility, not just to the bottom line, but to ethical care. Case in point: in Africa, millions of people were left … [Read more...] about The 100 Most Influential Irish Americans in Business: R. Gilmartin – R. Hannigan