John Hoholick, A&S '80

President, exploration, production

Exxon/Mobil

Irving, Texas

$370 billion in revenue

83,700 employees

Claire Watts, Bus '82

Exec. VP, merchandising

Wal-Mart

Bentonville, Ariz.

$312 billion in revenue

1,800,000 employees

Paul Polman, MA (A&S) '79, MBA '79

Exec. VP, fin., control, legal, tax, export, purchasing

Nestlé SA

Vevey, Switzerland

$74 billion in revenue

229,765 employees

Paul Heldman, JD '77

Exec. VP, secretary, gen. counsel

Kroger Co.

Cincinnati

$66 billion in revenue

310,000 employees

Lynn Marmer, Ed '74, DAAP '80, JD '86

Group VP, corp. affairs

Kroger Co.

Cincinnati

$66 billion in revenue

310,000 employees

Ta K. Shih, Eng '77

President, Motorola (China) Electric

Motorola

Schaumburg, Ill.

$43 billion in revenue

66,000 employees

John Lewis, Bus '70

Sr. VP, internal audit

Safeway

Pleasanton, Calif.

$38 billion in revenue

201,000 employees

David Clark, Univ '72, CSV '74

Sr. VP, human resources

Federated Department Stores

Cincinnati

$22 billion in revenue

232,000 employees

Myron "Mike" Ullman III, Bus '69, HonDoc '06

Chairman, CEO

JCPenney Co.

Plano, Texas

$19 billion in revenue

151,000 employees

Mike McNamara, A&S '79

COO, Americas

Flextronics Int'l

San Jose

$15.3 billion in revenue (parent)

2,200 employees (San Jose subsidiary)

Hugh Zentmyer, Eve & A&S '73

Exec. VP

Illinois Tool Works

Glenview, Ill.

$13 billion in revenue

50,000 employees

Gregory Reid, Bus '74

Sr. VP, chief marketing officer

YRC Worldwide

Overland Park, Kan.

$10 billion in revenue

66,000 employees

Craig Muhlhauser, Eng '71, MS (Eng) '75

President, CEO

Celestica

Toronto, Canada

$8.5 billion in revenue

47,000 employees

John Grisik, Eng '71, MC (Eng) '75

Exec. VP, technology

Goodrich Corp.

Brecksville, Ohio

$5.9 billion in revenue

23,400 employees

Bobby Griffin, A&S '73

President, int'l operations

Ryder Systems

Miami

$5.7 billion in revenue

27,900 employees

Tammy Serati, Bus '81, MBA '82

Sr. VP, human resources

H&R Block

Kansas City, Mo.

$4.9 billion in revenue

16,000 employees

Bruce Schwallie, Pharm '76

Exec. VP, bus. dev., managed care

Longs Drug Store Corp.

Walnut Creek, Calif.

$4.7 billion in revenue

22,000 employees

Carl Lindner III, Bus '75

Co-president, CEO

American Financial Group

Cincinnati

$4.3 billion in revenue

6,100 employees

S. Craig Lindner, Bus '77

Co-president, CEO

American Financial Group

Cincinnati

$4.3 billion in revenue

6,100 employees

Thomas Mischell, Bus '70

Sr. VP, taxes

American Financial Group

Cincinnati

$4.3 billion in revenue

6,100 employees

Jeffrey Rose, Eng '83

Sr. VP, global prod. dev., tech.

Collins & Aikman Corp.

Southfield, Mich.

$4 billion in revenue

23,900 employees

S. Jay Stewart, Eng '61

Chairman

Autoliv

Stockholm, Sweden

$3.9 billion in revenue

28,000 employees

Timothy Timmel, Bus '72

Sr. VP, operations

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

Cincinnati

$3.8 billion in revenue

4,000 employees

J. Michael Andrews, Bus '87, MBA '94

Sr. VP , gen. manager

General Cable Corp.

Highland Heights, Ky.

$3.7 billion in revenue

7,700 employees

Stuart Hoffman, A&S '73, MS (A&S) '75

Sr. VP, chief economist

PNC Bank Corp.

Pittsburgh
$3.7 billion in revenue

23,783 employees

William Hawkins, Ed '70, MS (Ed) '74

Sr. VP, gen, counsel, secretary

Convergys Corp.

Cincinnati

$2.8 billion in revenue

75,000 employees

 

Joseph Rightmyer, Bus '75

President, Refining Technology

W.R. Grace & Co.

Columbia, Md.

$2.6 billion in revenue

6,400 employees

Jack Michaels, Eng '60

Chairman, president, CEO

Snap-on

Kenosha, Wisc.

$2.5 billion in revenue

12,400 employees

William Morelli, A&S '74, JD '78

Exec. VP, gen. counsel, secretary

Ingram Industries

Brentwood, Tenn.

$2.5 billion in revenue

5,200 employees

Mark White, Bus '79

COO

SAP America

Newton Square, Pa.

$2.3 billion in revenue

4,138 employees

Timothy Doane, Bus '79

COO

TravelCenters of America

Westlake, Ohio

$2.2 billion in revenue

12,000 employees

Harold Miller, Bus '75

President, Int'l Tire Div.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

Findlay, Ohio

$2.2 billion in revenue

8,762 employees

Thomas Schadler, Bus '80

Sr. VP & Chief Actuary

Ohio Casualty Corp.

Fairfield, Ohio

$1.7 billion in revenue

2,125 employees

 

Robert Conrad, Eng '83

Sr. VP, gen. manager

Fairfield Semiconductor International

South Portland, Maine

$1.6 billion in revenue

9,344 employees

Jay Stein, att. A&S '63

Chairman, CEO

Stein Mart

Jacksonville, Fla.

$1.5 billion in revenue

14,000 employees

Gregory Summe, Eng'80

Chairman, president, CEO

PerkinElmer Corp.

Wellesley Hills, Mass.

$1.5 billion in revenue

8,500 employees

Ming-Kai Tsai, Eng '76

Chairman

Media Tek

Hsin-Chu, Taiwan

$1.5 billion in revenue

Employees not available

Phillip Yeager, A&S '51

Chairman

Hub Group.

Downers Grove, Ill.

$1.5 billion in revenue

1,500 employees

Michael Fister, Eng '77, MS (Eng) '78

President, CEO

Cadence Design Systems

San Jose

$1.3 billion in revenue

5,000 employees

 

Bruce Knooihuizen, Bus '79

Exec. VP, CFO

Dobson Communications Corp.

Oklahoma City

$1.3 billion in revenue

2,500 employees

Michael Czinege, Bus '75, MBA '76

Sr. VP, CIO

Applebee's International

Overland Park, Kan.

$1.2 billion in revenue

32,260 employees

Paul Kuhn, Eng '64

Chairman, president, CEO

Kaman Corp.

Bloomfield, Conn.

$1.2 billion in revenue

3,906 employees

Gregory Staley, Bus '70

President, CEO

KB Toys

Pittsfield, Mass.

$1.2 billion in revenue

15,000 employees

Robert Fealy, Bus '73

CFO

Duchossois Industries

Elmhurst, Ill.

$1 billion plus in revenue

7,000 employees

John Barrett. Bus '71

President, CEO

Western-Southern Life Insurance

Cincinnati

$1 billion in revenue

5,000 employees

John Berding, Bus '85

Exec. VP, investments

Great American Financial Resources

Cincinnati

$1 billion in revenue

1,000 employees

Gregory Geswein, Bus '77, MBA '78

Sr. VP, CFO

Reynolds & Reynolds

Kettering, Ohio

$969 million in revenue

4,289 employees

Andrew Reardon, JD '74

President, CEO

TTX Co.

Chicago

$950 million in revenue

1,400 employees

Michael Rose, Bus '63

Chairman, executive committee

Gaylord Entertainment Co.

Nashville

$948 million in revenue

8,983 employees

Robert Buck, Bus '70

Chairman, president, CEO

Beacon Roofing Supply

Peabody, Mass.

$850 million in revenue

2,157 employees

Ronald Brown, RWC '73, Bus '75

Chairman, president, CEO

Milacron

Cincinnati

$809 million in revenue

3,500 employees

Paul Brizzolara, JD '82

Exec. VP, chief legal officer

Midland Co.

Amelia, Ohio

$789 million in revenue

1,206 employees

John Sander, CCM '64

Vice chairman

Belo Corp.

Dallas

$771 million in revenue

6,200 employees

Frederic Eshelman, Pharm '74

Founder, vice chairman, CEO

Pharmaceutical Product Development

Wilmington, N.C.

$727 million in revenue

8,000 employees

Ronald Dolan, A&S '69

Sr. VP

Ohio National Life Insurance

Cincinnati

$700 million in revenue

765 employees

 

Ben Perks, JD '67, MBA '68

Exec. VP, CFO

Navigant Consulting

Chicago

$682 million in revenue

2,475 employees

J. Gregory Ambrom, A&S '74, Bus '75

Sr. VP, CFO, CAO

Gottschalks

Fresno, Calif.

$677 million in revenue

5,600 employees

David Hewitt, Univ '75

President, Bronze Group

Matthews International Corp.

Pittsburgh

$640 million

4,000 employees

Richard Reynolds, Bus '70

COO, exec, VP

Libbey

Toledo, Ohio

$570 million in revenue

3,500 employees

Jeffrey Wyler, Bus '65

President, CEO

Jeff Wyler Automotive Family

Cincinnati

$550 million in revenue

2,100 employees

William Yung, A&S '62

President, CEO

Columbia Sussex Corp.

Ft. Mitchell, Ky.

$521 million in revenue

8,600 employees

Susan Alexander, Bus '77

Exec. VP, Worldwide Head, HR

Sotheby's Holdings

New York City

$513 million in revenue

1,443 employees

Peter Strange, Eng '72

President

Messer Construction Co.

Cincinnati

$484 million in revenue

700 employees

Walter Becky, Bus '66

President, Salt Group

Morton International

Chicago

$363 million in revenue

10,000 employees

Thomas Carmazzi, Bus '79

COO

Tuthill Corp.

Burr Ridge, Ill.

$350 million in revenue

3,000 employees

Louis Schwartz, Eve '70 & '77

CFO, secretary

Baker Concrete Construction

Monroe, Ohio

$330 million in revenue

3,500 employees

Myron Kahn, Bus '53

Co-chairman

Croscill

New York City

$309 million in revenue

150 employees

Donald Walker, Bus '69, MBA '70

CFO

Frisch's Restaurant

Cincinnati

$291 million in revenue

9,000 employees

Ronald Blake, Bus '78, MBA '79

President, CEO

Rewards Network

Chicago

$287 million in revenue

360 employees

James Cashman, Eng '76, MS (Eng) '79; MBA '82

President, CEO

Ansys

Canonsburg, Pa.

$264 million in revenue

1,400 employees

John Mongelluzzo, A&S '81

Sr. VP, gen. counsel, secretary

MSC Software

Santa Ana

$260 million in revenue

1,234 employees

Michael Paxton, Bus '69, MBA '70

Chairman, president, CEO

Transport Corporation of America

Minneapolis

$258 million in revenue

1,310 employees

Michael Dever, att. A&S '65

President

Performance Automotive Network

Cincinnati

$250 million in revenue

600 employees

Richard Kaplan, Bus '78

Sr. VP

G&J Pepsi Cola Bottlers

Cincinnati

$250 million in revenue

2,000 employees

Steven Kaplan, A&S '71

Sr. VP, Operations

G&J Pepsi Cola Bottlers

Cincinnati

$250 million in revenue

2,000 employees

John Braukman III, Bus '75

Sr. VP, CFO

MTM Technologies

Stamford, Conn.

$237 million in revenue

749 employees

Harry Glantz, CCM '70

Sr. VP, human resources

Atari

New York City

$219 million in revenue

232 employees

William Butler, CAS '62

President, CEO

Corporex Companies

Covington, Ky.

$210 million in revenue

65 employees

Candace Kendle, Pharm '70, PharmD '72

Chairman, CEO

Kendle International

Cincinnati

$202 million in revenue

1,900 employees

Dianne Brush, Bus '87

CFO

Shook National Corp.

Dayton, Ohio

$200 million in revenue

300 employees

Terry Persinger, Eng '68

President, COO

Mannatech

Dallas

$191 million in revenue

485 employees

Edward Wedbush, Eng '55

Founder, president, CEO

Wedbush Morgan Securities

Los Angeles

$175 million in revenue

606 employees

Carter Fortune, Bus '64

Chairman

Fortune Industries

Indianapolis

$157 million in revenue

580 employees

Otto Budig, Bus '56

President

Budco Group

Cincinnati

$150 million in revenue

2,500 employees

David Schiro, A&S '63

President

Jac Vandenberg

New York City

$135 million in revenue

30 employees

Suzanne Frey, Ed '60

CFO

The Habegger Corp.

Cincinnati

$115 million in revenue

200 employees

Fred Habegger, Bus '63

Chairman

Habegger Corp.

Cincinnati

$115 million in revenue

200 employees

Theodore Hammer, DAAP '69

Vice chairman

HLW International, LLP

New York City

$106 million in revenue

175 employees

Figures are for alumni who head publicly traded companies with at least $100 million in annual sales.