Fueling the Growth Engine

“What we bought had to be accretive to earnings and it had to have a lot of organic growth.”

—William E. Greehey
—Chairman, Valero Energy Corporation

“You can manage a company -- even a very, very large company -- and continue to make it feel like a small company.”

—Merrill A. Miller, Jr.
—Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Oilwell Varco

“Our scorecard is balanced to the traditional earnings and growth and market share but also a lot of customer metrics, longer term metrics and capital metrics where people have the discretion to drive those metrics.”

—Alan M. Bennett
—Chief Financial Officer, Aetna Inc.

speakers

William E. Greehey Chairman Valero Energy Corporation

Merrill A. Miller, Jr. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer National Oilwell Varco

Alan M. Bennett Chief Financial Officer Aetna Inc.

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