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The Illusion of Inclusion

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ROBERT M. HERNANDEZ
56; Vice Chairman, CFO — USX; Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic (Mexican); Appointed: 1991; Previously: Treasury and accounting positions; with USX since 1968; Education: BS, U. of Pittsburgh; MBA, The Wharton School (U. of Pennsylvania)

WILLIAM HERNANDEZ
53; SVP, Finance — PPG Industries; Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic (Mexican); Appointed: 1995; Previously: VP, Finance; Controller; Education: BS, Wharton; MBA, Harvard U.

INDRA NOOYI
45; SVP, CFO — PepsiCo; expected to also become president upon completion of Quaker Oats merger; Race/Ethnicity: Asian (Indian); Appointed: February 2000; Previously: SVP, Corporate Strategy & Dvlpmnt.; Education: BS, Madras Christian College; MBA, Indian Institute of Mgmnt.; Master of Public and Private Mgmnt., Yale U.

CLARENCE OTIS
45; SVP, CFO — Darden Restaurants; Race/Ethnicity: African- American; Appointed: December 1999; Previously: Treasurer & SVP, Finance Education: BA, Williams College; JD, Stanford U. Law
"I think race is a very important factor, something I've thought about all my professional life. And that, I've found, is useful when we as a company start to talk about the issue as an employer, and as a service provider to a broad customer base. Being from a different race means you've already thought about those issues a lot more than most other people at the company have."

RAMIRO PERU
45; SVP, CFO — Phelps Dodge; Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic (Mexican); Appointed: May 1999; Previously: SVP, Organization Dvlpmnt. & IT; Education: BS, U. of Arizona; advanced management program, Duke U.

J. PEDRO REINHARD
55; EVP, CFO — Dow Chemical; Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic (Brazilian); Appointed: October 1995; Previously: Financial VP, Treasurer; Education: Escola de Admini-straco de Empresas da Fundacao Gertulio Vargas, in Brazil; postgrad work at U. of Cologne (Germany) and Stanford

JOSUE "JOE" ROBLES JR.
55; SVP, CFO — USAA; Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic (Puerto Rican); Appointed: September 1994; Previously: Major General, U.S. Army; Education: BBA, Kent State U.; MBA, Indiana State U.

ROBERT L. RYAN
58; SVP, CFO — Medtronic; Race/Ethnicity: African-American; Appointed: April 1993; Previously: VP, CFO — Union Texas Petroleum; Education: BS, Wayne State U.; MS, Cornell; MBA, Harvard

KHANH T. TRAN
EVP, CFO — Pacific Life Insurance; Race/Ethnicity: Asian (Vietnamese); Appointed: 1995; Previously: Treasurer, SVP; Education: BA, Whittier College; MBA, UCLA

SUSAN S. WANG
49; SVP, CFO, Secretary—Solectron; Race/Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese); Appointed: 1986; Previously: Manager of Finance; finance positions at Xerox, Westvaco; Education: BS, U. of Texas; MBA, U. of Conn.

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