A. George (Skip) Battle
for leading the PeopleSoft board through a tumultuous Oracle buyout
Lawrence A. Bossidy
for leading the charge to turnaround Merck
John R. Hall
for driving the decision to hire Jamie Dimon as CEO at Bank One
Judith Richards Hope
for thought leadership that has kept General Mills ahead of the curve
Valerie B. Jarrett
for orchestrating a winning comp plan at post bankruptcy USG
Edward A. Kangas
for getting scandal-racked Tenet Healthcare back on course
David T. Kollat
for applying his retail expertise to improve returns at Big Lots and Wolverine Worldwide
John A. (Jack) Krol
for cleaning up governance at Tyco
William T. Monahan
for expertise in helping spin-offs Mosaic and Novelis survive and thrive
Michael T. Tokarz
for seeing billions of dollars of value through the break-up of Walter Industries