Harris Simmons CEO, Zions Bancorp In 2000, a long period of solid growth and shareholder return was disrupted by a botched multibillion dollar merger with First Security Bank, an event that promptly sent Zions stock into a tailspin. President and CEO Harris Simmons...
Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft USAF (retired) board of directors, Qualcomm He became a Director of the Company in December 1994. General Scowcroft is the president of The Scowcroft Group, Inc., an international business consulting firm he founded in June 1994. He...
Roger W. Sant chairman, AES Corp AES specializes in running power systems in an environmentally friendly way, which made its co-founder and Mormon Roger W. Sant a billionaire, listed on the Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans. While raised Mormon, Sant is no...
Howard Ruff financial advisor In 1975, Howard began publication of The Ruff Times, a groundbreaking financial advisory newsletter. By 1981, The Ruff Times had more than 175,000 subscribers—the largest financial advisory newsletter in the world....
Kevin B. Rollins former CEO, Dell Computer Corporation He lives in Austin, Texas. He grew up in Utah. He’s active in the Mormon church. Says Darrell Rigby, a Bain Director who hired Rollins as an MBA fresh out of Brigham Young University: “You just...
George Romney (1907-1995) Chairman, American Motors Corp. His leadership saved AMC from the brink of collapse in the late 50’s. It was Romney who made the difficult decision in 1957 to drop the Nash and Hudson brands to concentrate exclusively on the compact...
Frederick Rockwood President, Hillenbrand Industries Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. is a holding company. The operating companies under the Hillenbrand Industries’ umbrella make and provide products and services for the health care and funeral services...
James H. Quigley CEO of Deloitte & Touche James H. Quigley was named Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP (D&T USA) in June 2003 Jim received his Bachelor of Science degree from Utah State University and was awarded an honorary degree of...
James Peterson CEO, Microsemi Corp. Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC) is a semiconductor manufacturer specializing in system-engineered integrated circuits and high reliability discrete devices. A long-time supplier of high-reliability discrete components to...
Ray Noorda CEO, Novell Ray Noorda rescued Novell back in 1982, when he joined the company and helped turn it into the dominant player in the network operating system market. He retired in 1995 to oversee The Canopy Group, which invests in companies such as Caldera,...
Stewart Nelson COO, Novell Novell helped invent the corporate network in the early 1980s and continues to drive technology for the Net today. Network software began with the sharing of files and printers within local area networks (LANs) and evolved into the...
David Neeleman CEO, JetBlue Airways David Neeleman is JetBlue’s Former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the JetBlue Board of Directors. . Mr. Neeleman was a co-founder of WestJet and from 1996 to 1999 served as a member of WestJet’s board of...
Jerry Moyes CEO, Swift Transportation Swift is a truckload carrier headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Swift operates the largest fleet of truckload carrier equipment in the United States. The principal types of freight transported by Swift include department store...
Greg Miller Utah Jazz Owner Greg Miller is the CEO of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies which includes being the owner of the NBA�s Utah Jazz. The group includes: 39 automotive dealerships throughout the Western United States, Prestige Financial, Jordan...
Rex Maughan Rex G. Maughan is the founder, president, and CEO of Forever Living Products. A philanthropist who has given millions to several causes, in 2002 Maughan was listed in the Forbes 400 as the 368th richest man in the world, with a net worth of $600 million....
Richard Marriott Chairman, Host Marriott Our mission is to be the premier hospitality real estate company. We own high quality lodging assets in prime urban, airport and resort/convention...
J.W. Marriott, Jr. Chairman, Marriott International Regarded as a lodging innovator, Mr. Marriott began shifting the company in the late 1970s from hotel ownership to property management and franchising. His strategic decision allowed the company to accelerate its...
J. Willard Marriott (1900-1985) founder, Marriott Hotels He opened his first hotel in 1957, the Twin Bridges Marriott in Washington, D.C. Following thereafter, Marriott Hotels were launched in Dallas, Philadelphia, and Atlanta. As a result, the Marriott Company earned...
G.L. Larkins CEO, House of Fabrics House of Fabrics was one of the largest fabric chains in the US and had over 300 chains in 34 states. In 1998, House of Fabrics was acquired by Jo-Ann Fabrics. President Larkins is currently serving as president of the Singapore...
Fred Lampropoulos CEO, Merit Medical Merit Medical Systems, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of over 2000 product variations used in diagnostic and interventional cardiology and radiology procedures. In 2004, Fred Lampropoulos made an unsuccessful bid for...
Kevin Knight CEO, Knight Transportation Knight has achieved Forbes “200 Best Small Companies” status for nine consecutive years. As one of the best managed, public trucking companies in the U.S., Knight is committed to providing the best transportation...
