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Turnaround or growth, it's getting your people focused on the goal that is still the job of leadership.
Anne M. Mulcahy
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Anne M. Mulcahy
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: October 21
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Chief Executive Officer
Rockville Centre
New York
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