BNET Industries

Market Cap:$57.1B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$19.1B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Amazon.com, Inc., a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth?s Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth?s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Computers & Office; Electronics; Home & Garden; Grocery, Health & Beauty; Toys, Kids & Baby; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial.
Board of Directors
L. John DoerrNumber of Employees 20,700
Contact Information
1200 12th Avenue
Suite 1200
Seattle, Washington 98144
(206) 266-1000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Electronic Shopping: 454111
Recent Events
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Hotel Trappings Without The Hotel
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A Big Upgrade for MercadoLibre
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Amazon And Microsoft Strike Deal On Patents
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Amazon and Microsoft ink patent deal
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Amazon to License Microsoft Software
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ZeMis Launches Facebook Fan Page Promote Your Country Campaign
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Amazon Puts Kindle E-book Reader on US BlackBerries PC World
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Kindle e-book reader available on U.S. BlackBerries
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Profits, Revenue Move Up at Gibson Dunn
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Amazon Relents, Puts Macmillan Books Back Online
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TECH STOCKS: Amazon, EA Highlight Tech Action
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Amazon.com stock climbs on analyst upgrade
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Ahead of the Bell: Analyst upgrades Amazon.com
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Amazon Settles E-Book Dispute
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Tech Stocks: Tech stocks lose luster at the market close
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The Fight Over Who Can Determine Prices at the Online Mall
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Publishers, Amazon in flux in e-book pricing fray
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Hachette Joins List of Publishers Rejecting Amazon's E-Book Pricing
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Kindle May Get Touchscreen To Battle Apple's iPad NewsFactor
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Amazon's Touchco Buy Could Lead to Niftier Kindle
News & Analysis
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Walmart Makes New Run at Amazon, but Tackles Best Buy and Supermarkets, too
Walmart is taking on all comers as Thanksgiving approaches with discounts that again challenge Amazon but Best Buy and supermarkets as well. Vice chairman Eduardo Castro-Wright said Walmart WMT would not be beaten on price this Christmas season, and the retailer is out to prove him true....
Dogfighting DVD taken off Web sites
SAN FRANCISCO -- A DVD featuring violent pit bull fights has unleashed protests against the distributor as well as several online merchants that had been peddling the video, which may violate federal laws against animal cruelty. In response to Tuesday inquiries by The Associated Press, Amazon.com Inc., Circuit...
Marketing tricks lead to more clicks. (Headliners).(Best Buy Company Inc. and Netflix Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Companies doing business online had a big week, with Netflix Corp. announcing a jump in subscribers and BestBuy.com unveiling a promotion to get more customers to its site. Leading up to its second-quarter earnings report, online DVD rental s ...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey P. Bezos | President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Thomas J. Szkutak | Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
| Diego Piacentini | Senior Vice President, International Retail |
| H. Brian Valentine | Senior Vice President, Ecommerce Platform |
| Jeffrey A. Wilke | Senior Vice President, North America Retail |
| Jeffrey Blackburn | Senior Vice President, Business Development |
| L. Michelle Wilson | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, & Secretary |
| Marc A. Onetto | Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations |
| Sebastian J. Gunningham | Senior Vice President, Seller Services |
| Steven Kessel | Senior Vice President, Worldwide Digital Media |
| Shelley L. Reynolds | Vice President, Worldwide Controller & Principal Accounting Officer |
| Andrew Jassy | Senior Vice President, Web Services |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| L. John Doerr | Board of Directors |
| Tom A. Alberg | Board of Directors |
| John Seely Brown | Board of Directors |
| Patricia Q. Stonesifer | Board of Directors |
| Thomas O. Ryder | Board of Directors |
| William B. Gordon | Board of Directors |
| Alain Monie | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Debt Aids Trade Africa | Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers | Current |
| Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers | Partner | Current |
| Google Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| DIGITAL202, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Homestore.Com, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Icontrol Incorporated | Director | Current |
| Spatial Photonics, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| The One Campaign | Board of Directors | Current |
| Debt Aids Trade Africa | Board of Directors | Current |
| Silicon Compilers, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Intel Corporation | Sales Executive | Former |
| Intel Corporation | Engineer | Former |
| Rice University | M.S. | Former |
| Harvard University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Rice University | B.S. | Former |
Tom A. Alberg, age 69, has been a director of the Company since June 1996. Mr. Alberg has been a managing director of Madrona Venture Group, LLC, a venture capital firm, since September 1999, and a principal in Madrona Investment Group, LLC, a private investment firm, since January 1996. Mr. Alberg is also a director of several private companies. Committee Membership -- Mr. Alberg is the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Madrona Venture Group, LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| Columbia Hospitality, Inc. | Director of Amazon.Com | Current |
| Mercent Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Advanced Digital Information Corporation | Board Director | Current |
| Technet Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Madrona Venture Group, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Xconomy | Director | Current |
| Bevy Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wireless Services Corporation | Board Director | Current |
| Impinj, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pettitude | Director | Current |
| Technet Inc. | Member | Current |
| LIN Broadcasting Corporation | President | Former |
| McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| McCaw Cellular Communications | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Perkins Coie LLP | partner | Former |
| Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | Attorney | Former |
| Alaska Air Group, Inc. | Principal Counsel | Former |
| Columbia Law Review | Editor | Former |
| Madrona Venture Group, LLC | Founder | Former |
| The Discovery Institute | Chairman | Former |
| Pacific Science Center | Chairman | Former |
| Advanced Digital Information Corporation | Director | Former |
| Teledesic LLC | Director | Former |
| Columbia University | J.D. | Former |
| Harvard University | B.A. | Former |
| Columbia University Law School | Degree | Former |
| Harvard College | Graduate | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pettitude | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of The Board | Current |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | President & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Founder | Current |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Bankers Trust Company Inc. | Manager, Computer Development Systems | Former |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | Financial Analyst | Former |
| Princeton University | Degrees, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pettitude | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Xconomy | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| The Hive Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| GE Lighting | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| The Hive Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pettitude | Board of Directors | Current |
| Xconomy | Board of Directors | Current |
| GE Plastics | Finance Director, EMEA | Former |
| Boston University | BS In Finance | Former |
Mr. Piacentini has served as Senior Vice President, International Retail, since January 2007. From November 2001 until December 2006 , Mr. Piacentini served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Retail and Marketing and, from February 2000 until November 2001, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, International. Prior to joining Amazon.com, Piacentini was vice president and general manager of Apple Computer Europe, where he headed operations for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Piacentini joined Apple Computer in 1987. He held several financial management positions both in Apple Italy and at a European level through 1993. Piacentini served as sales director for Apple Italy in 1994 and was promoted to the post of general manager for Apple Italy in May 1995. Piacentini holds a degree in economics from Bocconi University of Milan. An Italian national, he has traveled and worked across Europe, Asia and North America.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Senior Vice President, International Retail | Current |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Worldwide Retail and Marketing | Former |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Senior Vice President & General Manager, International | Former |
| Bocconi University | Bachelor's Degree, Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Xconomy | Senior Vice President, Ecommerce Platform | Current |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Ecommerce Platform | Current |
| The Hive Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Ecommerce Platform | Current |
| Pettitude | Senior Vice President, Ecommerce Platform | Current |
| Xconomy | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pettitude | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Hive Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Microsoft Corporation | Senior Vice President, Windows Core Operating System | Former |
| Intel Corporation | Software Engineer | Former |
| Eastern Washington University | BS, Computer Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pettitude | Senior Vice President, North America Retail | Current |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Senior Vice President, North America Retail | Current |
| Xconomy | Senior Vice President, North America Retail | Current |
| The Hive Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, North America Retail | Current |
| The Hive Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Xconomy | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pettitude | Board of Directors | Current |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations | Former |
| Co-Operations Inc | Vice President | Former |
| AlliedSignal, Inc. | Vice President & General Manager, Pharmaceutical Fine Chemicals | Former |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Vice President & General Manager, Operations | Former |
| Co-Operations Inc | General Manager | Former |
| Princeton University | BS, Chemical Engineering | Former |
Mr. Blackburn has served as Senior Vice President, Business Development, since April 2006. From June 2004 to April 2006, he was Vice President, Business Development, from July 2003 to June 2004, he was Vice President, European Customer Service and from November 2002 to July 2003, he was Vice President, Operations Integration. Prior to joining Amazon.com in 1998, Mr. Blackburn was Assistant Vice President at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell. He holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. He and his wife live in Seattle, and enjoy skiing and other outdoor sports.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Business Development | Current |
| The Hive Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Business Development | Current |
| The Hive Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Impact Venture Partners | Advisory Board Member | Current |
| Deutsche Morgan Grenfell | Assistant Vice President | Former |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Vice President, Operations Integration | Former |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Vice President, European Customer Service | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | MBA | Former |
| Dartmouth College | BA | Former |
Michelle Wilson joined Amazon.com in March 1999 as Associate General Counsel for finance and mergers and acquisitions. In July 1999, Michelle was promoted to become Amazon.com’s Vice President and General Counsel, overseeing all legal and policy affairs. Michelle also serves as the Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining Amazon.com, Michelle worked at Perkins Coie LLP for eleven years. She became a partner in 1994, with a focus on representing internet companies in the areas of securities, corporate, and mergers and acquisitions. She holds a BA in Finance from the University of Washington, and a J.D. with honors from the University of Chicago. In her spare time, Michelle enjoys playing with her young son and spending time with her husband.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, & Secretary | Current |
| Perkins Coie LLP | Partner | Former |
| The University of Chicago Law School | JD | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pettitude | Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations | Current |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations | Current |
| Xconomy | Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations | Current |
| The Hive Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations | Current |
| Microvision, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ministry of Tech | Board of Directors | Current |
| Loughlin Media | Board of Directors | Current |
| Xconomy | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Hive Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Industrial Origami LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Stereoscopic 3D | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pettitude | Board of Directors | Current |
| Alice Pretchet | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mogo Mobility Blog | Board of Directors | Current |
| Solectron Corporation | Executive Vice President of Worldwide Operations | Former |
| Solectron Corporation | Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations | Former |
| General Electric Company | Vice President, European Operations | Former |
Mr. Gunningham has served as Senior Vice President, Seller Services, since joining Amazon.com in March 2007. Prior to joining Amazon.com, Mr. Gunningham was President of First Data Utilities from August 2006 to February 2007, following First Data’s acquisition of Peace Software, Inc., where he was Chief Executive Officer from February 2004 to August 2006 and President and Chief Operating Officer from April 2002 to March 2003. From March 2003 to February 2004, he served as Vice President of Enterprise Sales, at Apple, Inc. Prior to April 2002, Mr. Gunningham held various positions at Oracle Corporation, including Senior Vice President, North American Industrial Sector and Latin America.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Seller Services | Current |
| Agentis International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Peace Software, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Apple Inc. | Vice President Enterprise Sales | Former |
| Stanford University | Mathematical Sciences degree | Former |
Mr. Kessel has served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Digital Media, since April 2006. From April 2004 to April 2006, he was Vice President, Digital and, from July 2002 to April 2004, he was Vice President, U.S. Books, Music, Video and DVD. Prior to joining Amazon.com in 1999, Mr. Kessel was a consultant to internet companies. Kessel received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College, and an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Worldwide Digital Media | Current |
| Xconomy | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pettitude | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Hive Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Netscape Communications Corporation | Consultant | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | MBA | Former |
| Dartmouth College | Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science | Former |
Shelley Reynolds has served as Vice President, Worldwide Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer since April 2007. From February 2006 to April 2007, she was Vice President, Finance and Controller. Prior to joining Amazon.com, Ms. Reynolds was a partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP since 1998.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Vice President, Worldwide Controller & Principal Accounting Officer | Current |
| Deloitte & Touche USA LLP | Partner | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Xconomy | Senior Vice President, Amazon Web Services | Current |
| Pettitude | Senior Vice President, Amazon Web Services | Current |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Web Services | Current |
| The Hive Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Amazon Web Services | Current |
| The Hive Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Xconomy | Board of Directors | Current |
| Harvard Business School | Masters In Business Administration | Former |
| Harvard College | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brown University | Trustee | Current |
| Teaching and Learning Commons | Advisor | Current |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| H5 Technologies Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Polycom, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Academy of Education | Board of Directors | Current |
| Xconomy | Director | Current |
| Corning Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| In-Q-Tel, Inc. | Board of Trustees | Current |
| Pettitude | Director | Current |
| Warburg, Pincus, LLC | IT Advisory Board | Current |
| Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cassatt Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| First Mile Solutions | Board of Directors | Current |
| Nanostellar Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wcer and The Uw | Board of Directors | Current |
| Amazoninc | Director | Current |
| The Hive Group, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Xerox Corporation | Chief Scientist & Director, PARC | Former |
| Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated | Director | Former |
| University of Michigan | Ph.D. | Former |
| Brown University | B.A | Former |
Patricia Q. Stonesifer, age 52, has been a director of the Company since February 1997. Ms. Stonesifer has served as Chair of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution since January 2009. Since September 2008, she has served as senior advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where she was Chief Executive Officer from January 2006 to September 2008 and President and Co-chair from June 1997 to January 2006.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | President & Co-Chair | Former |
Thomas O. Ryder, 63, retired as Chairman of the Board of The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. in January 2007, a position he had held since January 1, 2006. Mr. Ryder was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from April 1998 through December 31, 2005. Mr. Ryder was President, American Express Travel Related Services International, a division of American Express Company, which provides travel, financial and network services, from October 1995 to April 1998. In addition, he is a director of Amazon.com, Inc. Mr. Ryder has been a Director of the Company, and was a Trustee of the Trust since April 2001.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Magazine Publishers of America | Chairman | Current |
| Virgin Mobile USA | Board of Directors | Current |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Reader's Digest Entertainment, Inc. | Chairman & CEO | Former |
| Reader's Digest Sales & Services, Inc. | Chairman & CEO | Former |
| W.A. Publications, LLC | Chairman & CEO | Former |
| Family Reading Program Corp. | Chairman & CEO | Former |
| R.D. Manufacturing Corporation | Chairman & CEO | Former |
| Reader's Digest Consumer Services, Inc. | Chairman & CEO | Former |
| Reader's Digest Children's Publishing, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. | Director | Former |
William B. Gordon, age 59, has been a director of the Company since April 2003. Mr. Gordon has been a partner of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a venture capital firm, since June 2008. Mr. Gordon is a co-founder of Electronic Arts, Inc. and served as its Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer from March 1998 to May 2008.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Electronic Arts Inc. | Executive Vice President & Chief Creative Officer | Former |
| Electronic Arts Inc. | Co-Founder | Former |
Alain Monie President and Chief Operating Officer Alain Monié serves as president and chief operating officer of Ingram Micro Inc. Based in the company’s headquarters in Santa Ana, Calif., Monié is responsible for the overall operating performance of the company with particular emphasis on driving corporate policies, strategies and profitable growth initiatives. Monié was named president and chief operating officer of Ingram Micro Inc. in 2007. He joined Ingram Micro Inc. in February 2003 as executive vice president, bringing more than 28 years of international corporate experience to the company’s executive team. He became president of the company’s Asia-Pacific region in early 2004. In the three years under Monié’s leadership the region doubled in size after the acquisition of Tech Pacific, transforming from a break-even business in early 2004 to one of the company’s more profitable regions today. As a corporate executive for renowned international companies, Monié has played a leading role in building successful organizations throughout the world. He spent more than two years as president of the Latin American Division of Honeywell International, responsible for all countries from Mexico to Chile and the Caribbean. He joined Honeywell through the corporation’s merger with Allied Signal Inc., where he built a 17-year career on three continents, progressing from a regional sales manager to head of Asia-Pacific operations. Prior to joining Honeywell, Monié spent 12 years in Asia, leading Allied Signal’s expansion into China and enhancing its presence in India. He held general management positions with Sogitec Inc., a French aerospace simulation corporation, and was a controller for Renault, a French automotive firm. He began his career in Mexico City as a civil construction engineer. Monié was educated in France, earning an MBA from the Institut Supérieur des Affaires in Jouy en Josas. He received high honors in his Automation engineering studies at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Metiers. He is fluent in three languages.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ingram Micro Inc. | President and Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Honeywell International Inc. | president | Former |
| Ingram Micro Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Honeywell International Inc. | regional sales manager | Former |
| Renault S.A. | controller | Former |
| AlliedSignal, Inc. | head of Asia, Pacific operations | Former |
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