CompanyName
PrinciplesofManagement:MGT2037 CompanySummaries CompanyDescription PrimaryIndustry
Foundedin1909 Theworlds#3publiclytraded integratedoilconcern,behindExxon MobilandRoyalDutchShell. BPisthelargestoilandgasproducerin theUSandatoprefiner,with16 refineriesprocessing4millionbarrelsof crudeoilperday; Foundedin1872 Oneoftheworld'slargestmakersof personalpaperproducts. KCoperatesthroughfourbusiness segments:personalcare,consumer tissue,KCProfessional,andhealth care. KimberlyClarkslargestunit,personal care,makesproductssuchasdiapers (Huggies,PullUps),femininecareitems (Kotex),andincontinencecareproducts (Poise,Depend). Foundedin1883 Thenationslargesttraditionalgrocer Krogerhasdiversifiedthrough acquisitions,addingjewelryandgeneral merchandisetoitsmix,supermarkets stillaccountformorethan90%ofsales. Operatesabout3,575stores,including some2,435supermarketsand multidepartmentstores Foundedin1940 OriginallynamedNuclearCorporation ofAmerica Oneofthelargeststeelproducersin theUnitedStates NorthAmerica'slargestrecyclerof scrapmetal,itproducessteelby meltingscrapinelectricarcfurnaces. Mostofitsproductsaresoldtosteel servicecenters,manufacturers,and fabricators. Foundedin1901 Thenation's#1drugstorechain Operatesmorethan7,900mostly freestandingWalgreensstoresinall50 USstates,theDistrictofColumbia, Guam,andPuertoRico. Prescriptiondrugsaccountforabout twothirdsofsales Petroleum&Coal ProductsManufacturing
KeyLeaders
CarlHenric Svanberg,Chairman RobertDudley, GroupChief Executiveand Director BrianGilvary,CFO andDirector ThomasFalk, ChairmanandCEO MarkButhman,SVP andCFO RamonBaez,CIO
BPp.l.c.
KimberlyClark
PersonalCareProducts Manufacturing
Kroger
GroceryStores& Supermarkets
DavidDillon, ChairmanandCEO W.Rodney McMullen, President,COO,and Director J.Michael Schlotman,SVPand CFO DanielDiMicco, Chairman JohnFerriola,CEO andDirector JamesFrias,EVP, CFO,andTreasurer
Nucor
SteelProduction
Walgreens
DrugStores
JamesSkinner, Chairman GregoryWasson, President,CEO,and Director WadeMiquelon, EVPandCFO
WellsFargo& Company
Foundedin1929 OneofthelargestbanksintheUSwith about6,200bankbranchesinsome40 states. CommunitybankingrepresentsWell's Fargo'slargestsegment Itswholesalebankingarmhandles corporatebankingacrosstheUSand aroundtheworld;activitiesinclude investmentbankingandcapital markets,securitiesinvestment, commercialrealestate,andcapital finance. Foundedin1945 Thisnotforprofitentityisamongthe largestintegratedhealthcaresystems intheUS Thecompanyoffershealthcare servicesthroughanetworkofmore than15,000physiciansbelongingto PermanenteMedicalGroups KaiserPermanentealsooperatesthree dozenhospitalswithmorethan8,500 bedsandalmost600medicaloffices thatmakeupKaiserFoundation Hospitals Foundedin1999 ThelargestCatholichospitalsystemin theUS Oneofthetopprovidersofcharitycare inthenation Theorganization'shealthcarenetwork consistsofsome80generalhospitals, alongwithadozenlongtermcare, acutecare,rehabilitation,and psychiatrichospitals(combined,more than17,500beds) Foundedin1998 Googleofferstargetedsearchresults frombillionsofWebpages.Resultsare basedonaproprietaryalgorithm; ItstechnologyforrankingWebpagesis calledPageRank. Thefirmgeneratesrevenuethroughad sales Foundedin1976 Oncetheworld'stopPCmaker,Apple wasrelegatedtorelativenichestatusin amarketdominatedbyMicrosoft WindowsbasedPCs. Thecompanycontinuestoleadthe marketintermsofdesigninnovation. Applehasan"i"forrevolutionary technology.Sinceitsrelease,the company'siPhonehasspurreda
Banks&CreditUnions
JohnStumpf, Chairman, President,andCEO KevinRhein,SEVP, Technologyand OperationsandCIO TimothySloan,SEVP andCFO
KaiserPermanente
Hospitals
JennyMing, Director DanielGarcia, Director EdwardPei, Director
AscensionHealth
Hospitals
KathleenKelly, Chair RobertHenkel, PresidentandCEO CharlesBarnett, President, Healthcare Operationsand COO
Google
InternetSearch& NavigationServices
EricSchmidt, ExecutiveChairman LarryPage,CEOand Director PatrickPichette, SVPandCFO
Apple
WirelessTelephone HandsetManufacturing
ArthurLevinson, Chairman TimothyCook, CEOandDirector JeffreyWilliams, SVPOperations
revolutionincellphonesandmobile computing ItsiPadtabletcomputerhasbecome anothergamechangerintheconsumer market. Applegetsnearly40%ofsalesfrom customersintheUS. AllcompanyinformationretrievedfromHooversAcademicdatabase. ThisdatabaseisaccessibleviatheSouthUniversityOnlineLibrary.
LastUpdated:January4,2013 CompiledbyAntoinetteKohlman,AdjunctInstructor
