resource center homeintroduction to the businessweek 50 forumkeeping the corporation in high gearnurturing talentinnovating—in products, business models and technologybuilding and extending the brand franchisefocusing on growthready, set, executeclosing remarksBusinessWeek.com |
Keeping the Corporation in High Gear
“People who are able to perfect being serial-acquirers of companies have the ability to integrate and execute because, if you look at the research, mergers and acquisitions fail more than succeed.” —William D. Green
—Chief Executive Officer, Accenture
“We have the ability to get to our decision makers very quickly, the decision is made, we go with it and that's it. Don't look back.” —Howard S. Frank
—Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc
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Howard S. FrankVice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer
Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc | 
William D. GreenChief Executive Officer
Accenture | 
J. Larry NicholsChairman and Chief Executive Officer
Devon Energy Corporation |
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