The jewelry company, which is known for its iconic blue boxes, saw a remarkable increase in sales last year as people demanded more of their luxury goods for the holiday season. Despite revenue being down last year, the firm’s profits increased. In fact, its profit in the fourth quarter grew more than four times, a fact that exceeded the company’s expectations.

From $4.7 million in the previous year, Kowalski’s salary increased up to $7.9 million, even though demand dramatically dropped in 2008, which caused fears of the end of luxury spending.

After not receiving an award in 2008, Kowalski earned a $2 million cash incentive award in 2009. While his base salary lessened just slightly (3.9%), his stock awards went up by 16% and became $1.6 million.

Additionally, the value of his retirement compensation and pension multiplied threefold.

Tiffany & Co. has been around for several decades, providing jewelry and silverware to different countries all over the world. The company started selling stationary items and is now one of the most recognized luxury item companies in the world.

With his significant contributions, the telecommunications company has achieved growth and success. He was instrumental in the expansion of the company through mergers and acquisitions, which include GTE, Bell Atlantic and NYNEX, and MCI. He also played an important role in creating Verizon Wireless, a component that was formed in 1999 through the combination of assets of GET Wireless, Bell Atlantic Mobile and Vodafone AirTouch’s US properties.

Ever since the establishment of Verizon, Ivan Seidenberg has shepherded this rapidly growing company. He first worked as co-CEO in 2000, then as sole CEO by 2002. He was given an additional role in 2004 when he became chairman of the board.

Before he was chosen as Verizon’s leader, Ivan Seidenberg was the chairman and CEO of Bell Atlantic and NYNEX. His career in communications began when he worked as a cable splicer’s assistant. Forty years later, he who was once mere assistant has become the leader of one of the largest broadband and telecommunications companies in the US.

Kenneth D. Lewis is the president and chief executive officer of Countrywide Financial Corporation. Lewis has been Bank of America Corporation’s president since July 1, 2004 and from October 1999 to April 2001, he served as the bank’s chief operating officer. He acts as president and chief executive officer of Bank of America N.A., a Bank of America subsidiary. Lewis likewise acts as president of Bank of America Canada, he also serves as the president.

Thomas M. Ryan has been CVS Corporation’s chief executive officer and chairman of the Board since April 1999 and its president since 2000. Ryan has also been CVS Caremark Corporation’s chief executive officer and president since May 1998. At CVS Revco D.S. Inc, he functions as its chief executive officer. He is an Integrated Corporate Relations Inc co-chief executive officer as well as co-establisher. At CVS Pharmacy Inc, Ryan was its president and chief executive officer from 1998 to 1999 and January 1994 to 1999, respectively.

Donald C. Stewart is a Canadian country manager and managing director of Banc of America Securities LLC. Stewart is also the Bank of America Corporation’s principal officer as well as managing director. For the America Securities Canada Corporation of Bank of America Corp (DE), Stewart serves as both director and chairman.

Since January 1, 2007, Joe L. Price has been the Bank of America Corporation’s chief financial officer. Price also functions as chief financial officer of FIA Card Services and Bank of America, North America. He handles the companies’ corporate treasury, finance, investor relations, and corporate investments. Price continues administering Consumer Special Assets, which is the exited businesses’ remaining liquidation. At GCIB Risk, he was appointed management executive from June 2003 to December 2006. He was responsible for managing market, credit, and operational risks related to the trading goods and commercial credit portfolio within the company.

Nokia’s Group Executive Board is the body responsible for managing its global operations. Appointed by the Board of Directors, The Chairman and members of the Executive Board have clearly-defined responsibilities. At present, this body is composed of twelve of the world’s most innovative and driven individuals who work together to improve lives around the world through communication products and services.

Its Chairman, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, who holds the position of President and CEO of Nokia Corporation, heads the Group Executive Board. Formerly with Union Bank of Finland, he joined Nokia in 1980 and has been with the Executive Board since 1990.

Prominent Finnish politician Esko Aho holds the position of Executive Vice President for Corporate Relations and Responsibility and has been with the company since 2008.

Robert Andersson is Executive Vice President for Devices Finance, Strategy and Sourcing. An experienced manager, he joined Nokia in 1985 and was elected to the Executive Board on 2005.

Simon Beresford-Wylie is CEO for Nokia Siemens Networks and has been with Nokia since 1998 and the Executive Board since February 2005.

Timo Ihamuotila holds the position of Executive Vice President for the Sales unit. He has been with Nokia since 1993.

Mary T. McDowell, a veteran from HP-Compaq, heads the Corporate Development Office and holds the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer. Named one of 10 “Top Women in Wireless” by Fierce Wireless in 2008, she has served in the Executive Board since 2004.

Hallstein Moerk, an expert in human resources management is the Executive Vice President for Human Resources and has been with the Executive Board since 2004.

Tero Ojanperä, a technologist, holds the positions of Executive Vice President for Services and has worked in Nokia’s research units in various countries since 1990. He joined the Executive Board in 2005.

Niklas Savande is Executive Vice President of the Services unit. He has been a member of the Nokia Group Executive Board since 2006 and also sits in the Board of various companies.

Richard A. Simonson is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and has been with Nokia Group Executive Board since 2004.

Anssi Vanjoki holds the position of Executive Vice President for the Markets unit. He joined Nokia 1991. He was elected to serve the Executive Board in 1998.

Dr. Kai Öistämö is Executive Vice President for the Devices unit. Having joined Nokia in 1991, he has held a position in the Executive Board since 2005.

The following are the company’s board members.

Crandall C. Bowles has been a director of JP Morgan Chase since 2006. She has been Springs Industries Incorporated’s chairman since 1998, and board member since 1978. She graduated from Wellesley College and received her MBA from Columbia University.

James S. Crown, president of Henry Crown and Company, has been a director of JP Morgan Chase since 1991. He is the company’s chairman of the Risk Policy Committee and is a member of the Public Responsibility Committee.

William H. Gray, III is the chairman of the Amani Group and has been JP Morgan Chase’s director since 1992. He serves in the Audit Committee and acts as chairman of the Public Responsibility Committee.

Lee R. Raymond, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corp, has worked at JP Morgan Chase as director since 1987. He is the chairman of the Compensation and Management Development Committee and is likewise a member of the Corporate Government and Nominating Committee.

Stephen B. Burke, Comcast Cable Communications Incorporated’s president, has JP Morgan Chase’s director since 2003. He graduated from Colgate University and earned an MBA at Harvard Business School.

James Dimon has been a director of JP Morgan Chase since 2000. He is currently the firm’s chief executive officer and chairman of the board. He is also The College Fund/UNCF’s director.

Laban P. Jackson, Jr. has been JP Morgan Chase’s director since 1993. He is the Audit Committee chairman and currently the chief executive officer of Clear Creek Properties Incorporated. Jackson, a United States Military Academy graduate, is also a Markey Cancer Foundation director.

William C. Weldon is the chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson and has been director of JP Morgan since 2005. He is a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.

David M. Cote is Honeywell International Inc’s CEO and chairman and has been director of JP Morgan since 2007. He attended the University of New Hampshire, where he received a Business Administration degree, and Pepperdine University, where he earned his Juris Doctor.

Ellen V. Futter, president and trustee of the American Museum of Natural History, has been a board director of JP Morgan since 1997. She is also a member of the Public Responsibility Committee and Risk Policy Committee.

David C. Novak, CEO and chairman of Yum! Brands Incorporated, has been JP Morgan Chase’s director since 2001. He was also Group President and CEO of franchised restaurants like KFC and Pizza Hut, North America.

Sir Richard Sykes is the company’s non-executive chairman and was Glaxo Wellcome plc’s chairman in 1997. He is the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine’s Rector.

Sir Roger Hurn is GSK’s non-executive deputy chairman and was a Glaxo Wellcome plc non-executive director. He is also chairman of the Court of Governors of the Henley Management Centre.

Sir Peter Walters, a non-executive chairman at GSK, had been a SmithKline Beecham plc non-executive director since 1989. Walters also is chairman of the Institute of Economic Affairs.

Dr. Jean-Pierre Garnier, GSK’s chief executive officer, was a SmithKline Beecham plc executive director. He received his PhD in Pharmacology at the University of Louis Pasteur, France. His MBA came from the United States’ Stanford University.

John Coombe, a former Glaxo Wellcome plc executive director, is the current chief financial officer of GSK. Coombe is chairman of The Hundred Group and board member of the UK Accounting Standards.

Paul Allaire was a SmithKline Beecham plc non-executive director and currently a GSK non-executive director. Allaire is also a JP Morgan and Co non-executive director and Xerox Corporation chairman.

Dr. Michele Barzach, previously a Glaxo Wellcome plc non-executive director, is now a GSK non-executive director. Barzach also serves as board director of International AIDS Vaccine Initiative and a French Minister of Health and the Family.

Derek Bonham, a Cadbury Schweppes and Imperial Tobacco Group plc non-executive director, is currently chairman and non-executive director of GlaxoSmithKline’s Audit Committee.

Sir Christopher Hogg is a non-executive director of GSK and non-executive chairman of Reuters Group plc. Hogg used to be a non-executive director of SmithKline Beecham plc.

Peter Job is a GSK and Schroders plc non-executive director. Job used to be the chief executive of Reuters Group plc.

John McArthur is a non-executive director of GlaxoSmithKline, BCE Inc and Springs Industries Inc. McArthur previously served as a Harvard Business School dean.

Donald McHenry is a professor for Georgetown University School of Foreign Service’s Practice of Diplomacy. He is currently a non-executive director of GSK, Coca-Cola Company, and AT&T Corporation.

Sir Ian Prosser is a GSK non-executive director and a World Travel and Tourism Council member. He used to be a SmithKline Beecham plc non-executive director.

Dr. Ronaldo Schmitz, a former Glaxo Wellcome plc non-executive, is currently a GSK non-executive director and a Rohm and Haas Co board member.

Dr. Lucy Shapiro is a GSK non-executive director and a Department of Developmental Biology professor.

John Young is chairman and non-executive director of GSK’s Renumeration and Nominations Committee.

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Kendall J. Powell has been the chief executive officer of the company since September 2007 and became chairman May 2008. Powell is also a member of the boards of General Mills and Medtronic. He is likewise one of the members of CPW’s Supervisory Board. He is also active in the boards of the Twin Cities United Way and the Minnesota Historical Society.

Y. Marc Belton is the executive vice president for Brand and New Business Development, and Worldwide Health. He is responsible in overseeing the global marketing functions of the company, including Consumer Insights and Gcom. He also leads the company’s health and wellness initiatives.

John Church, the senior vice president of Supply Chain, has taken care of product logistics, manufacturing and global engineering, and worldwide sourcing since 2008.

Mike Davis, senior vice president for Global Human Resources, is responsible for all work related with human resources. Prior to this position, he served as vice president for human resources and U.S. Retail.

Peter Erickson is the senior vice president of Innovation, Technology and Quality. His work involves the commercialization and invention of new technologies and food products. It is also his responsibility to provide significantly higher levels of taste, convenience, and health.

Ian R. Friendly is the executive vice president and chief operating officer, U.S. Retail. He has corporate oversight of Big G, Yoplait, Meals, Pillsbury U.S., Snacks and the Baking Products Division. He also serves as an advisory board member of the Queen’s University School of Business in Kingston, Ontario

Donal Mulligan is the executive vice president and chief financial officer of General Mills. He is a member of the Twin Cities Catholic Charities board and is part of the Corporate Advisory Board of the University of Michigan’s Ross Business School.

Christopher D. O’Leary is the executive vice president and chief operating officer for the International division. He oversees General Mills Canada and has the direct operating responsibility of the International Division.

Roderick A. Palmore is the executive vice president, general counsel, chief compliance and risk management officer. He has overall responsibility for the company’s global legal activities, corporate ethics and compliance, and corporate security.

Jeffrey J. Rotsch is General Mills’ executive vice president. He handles Worldwide Sales and Channel Development. He leads a team that works with the company’s retail sales of consumer foods products worldwide. He also oversees General Mills’ Bakeries & Foodservice business.

Christina L. Shea is the senior vice president, external relations and president of the Community Action and Foundation. Shea is responsible for overseeing and coordinating General Mills’ relationships with important external constituencies, like industry associations, policy makers, and people from the media.

• General Mills Boxtops for Education, which has earned schools millions of dollars.
• Homepage of the General Mills Credit Union
• Open Innovation, a General Mills program to increase the quality of life
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Corporate governance at GE centers on integrity, hence, the independence of its board, as evidenced by its composition where 12 out of its 15 directors are independent. The board is composed of a group of corporate executives backed by experience and technical expertise.

Members of the board connected with GE include Jeffrey Immelt, Sir William Castell and Roger Penske.

• Jeffrey Immelt is chairman of the board and chief executive officer (CEO) of GE. Named one of the “World’s Best CEOs” thrice by Barron’s, he has been with GE since 1982.
• Sir William Castell, was the chief executive of Amersham in 1989 before its amalgamation to GE in 2004, where he then served as CEO of GE Healthcare.
• Roger S. Penske is chairman for Penske Group of Companies. He has served GE as director of the board since 1994.

The 12 independent directors in GE’s Board are current and previous heads of global companies who also sit on the board of various corporations and nonprofit organizations.

• Alan Lafley presently heads Procter & Gamble Company as its chairman, president and CEO. He began serving GE’s board in 2002.
• Andrea Jung, chairman and CEO of Avon Products, Inc., has served in GE’s Board since 1998.
• Ann M. Fudge, former Chairman and CEO for Young and Rubicam Brands, has worked with GE as director since 1999.
• Douglas Warner III worked previously as chairman for J.P. Morgan & Chase before he served as director for GE in 1992.
• Dr. James Cash, Jr., formerly with Cornell University, has been director for GE’s Board since 1997.
• James Mulva is chairman, president and CEO of ConocoPhillips. He has been with GE as director since 2008.
• Ralph Larsen was previously CEO for Johnson and Johnson and has been with GE’s Board since 2002.
• Robert Lane has been director for GE since 2005 while heading Deere & Company as Chairman and CEO.
• Robert Swieringa, an accounting professor at Cornell University, has served in GE’s board since 2002.
• Rochelle Lazarus is chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide and has been a GE director since 2000.
• Sam Nunn is co-chairman and CEO of Nuclear Threat Initiative and has served in GE’s Board since 1997.
• Dr. Susan Hockfield is currently President of M.I.T. in Cambridge and has worked with GE as director since 2006.

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• GE plans $69 million investment in Kentucky factory
• General Electric Green Energy Programs revenues go up 21%.
• General Electric and the country of Kazakhstan agree to a $500 million railroad deal.
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Richard K. Templeton is TI’s existing president and chief executive officer. After receiving his degree in electrical engineering in 1980, he went on to work for Texas Instruments. He joined the board in July 2003 and became the chairman in April 2008.

James R. Adams, who joined TI in 1989, is the oldest member of the board. In 1988, he was president and chief executive officer of the Southern Bell Telephone Company but retired in 1995. He is currently a board member of the Telecom Corridor Technology Business Council, the Dallas Citizens Council and the Dallas Symphony Association.

Daniel Allen Carp, former chairman and chief executive officer of Eastman Kodak Company, is the non-executive chairman of Delta Air Lines, Inc. He has a master’s degree in management from the MIT Sloan School of Management, an MBA in Rochester Institute of Technology, and a BBA in quantitative methods from the Ohio University.

David R. Goode retired from being CEO, chairman and president of Norfolk Southern Corp. and as director of Delta Air Lines and Norfolk Southern Railway. He attended Harvard Law School and joined the company in 1996.

Pamela H. Patsley was a senior executive vice president in May 2002 and served as president of First Data International for five years. A director of the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc. and the Molson Coors Brewing Company, she joined the board in 2004.

Ruth J. Simmons is the first black president of an Ivy League institution and is the current president of Brown University. She joined Texas Instruments in 1999.

Christine Todd Whitman is the 50th Governor of New Jersey, and served as administrator to the Environmental Protection Agency for two years from 2001 to 2003. The current president of the Whitman Strategy Group, she became a TI board director in 2003.

Wayne R. Sanders is the chairman of the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group and former chairman and chief executive officer of Kimberly-Clark Corp. He joined TI in 1997.

David L. Boren became a member of the board in 1995. He served as State Senator for Oklahoma from 1979 to 1994. He is the current president of the University of Oklahoma.

Carrie S. Cox is the former executive vice president and president of Global Prescription Business of Pharmacia Corporation in 1999. She joined the board in 2004.

Stephen Macmillan served as chief operating officer and president of Stryker Corp. since 2003. He became CEO in January 2005. The youngest among the board members, he only joined the group last year.

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http://people.forbes.com/profile/

http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/investor/gov/BoardOfDirectors.shtml

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Its current President, Paul S. Otellini, became the 5th chief executive officer in May 2005. He previously served as chief operating officer. Otellini first worked for Intel in 1974.

Craig R. Barrett, former CEO of Intel Co., is now the chairman of the board. He served as vice president in 1984, president in 1997 and CEO for six years (from 1998-2005). He has been a member of the board of directors since 1992.

Russian Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky has been a member of the board since 2004. She received her Juris Doctor from the Catholic University in America. As of 2007, she works as a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr Law Firm in Washington, D.C.

Susan Decker, current President of Yahoo! Inc., has been a director since 2006. Upon joining Yahoo! Inc. in 2000, she served as executive vice president of Finance and Administration and a chief financial officer.

John Donahoe, the current president and chief executive officer of eBay Inc., joined the board of directors in March 2009. He received an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Since 2001, Reed E. Hundt has been a member of the board of directors. He served as chairman of the United Stated Federal Communications Commission for four years. He has a law degree from Yale Law School and a B.A. with Exceptional Distinction in History from Yale College.

In 2005, James D. Plummer was elected to the board. He is the Dean of the School of Engineering at Stanford University. He is a director of Leadis Technology Inc. and the International Rectifier Co.

A board member since 1998, David S. Pottruck is the chairman and chief executive officer of Red Eagle Ventures Inc. From 1984 to 2004, he served as president to the Charles Schwab Corporation. Since 2008, he has been chairman of Eos Airline.

Jane E. Shaw, at 70 years old, is the oldest member of the board. She is the non-executive chairwoman next to Craig Barrett. She retired after seven years of serving as CEO with for Aerogen Inc. She is also a director of the McKesson Corporation.

John L. Thornton has been a board member since 2003 and is currently the chairman of the Finance Committee. He was a professor at the Tsinghua University in Beijing and a Director of Global Leadership in China at the same time.

Frank Yeary, a new member of the board, is University of California Berkeley’s vice chancellor.

Since 1989, David B. Yoffie has been a board director. He is also the Chairman of the executive committee and Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors.

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