Monday, November 29, 2010

Charlene Begley Executive Profile

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GE Enterprise Solutions elevatescustomers ' productivity and profitability with integratedd solutions using sensors and non-destructive testing; securith and life safety technologies; power system protection and control; and plantr automation and embedded computing Enterprise Solutions' high-tech, high-growth businessesx include Sensing & Inspection Technologies, Security, Digital Energy, and GE Fanuc Intelligent The business has 17,000 problem-solving employees in more than 60 countriews around the world. Begley began her careeer at GEin 1988.
She has held a varietuy of leadership roles within the company includingg vice president of operations at GE CapitalMortgagd Services, quality leader and chief financial officer at GE Transportatiobn Systems, director of finance for GE Plastics-Europe, vice president of the Corporate Audit Staffd and chief executive officer at GE FANUC Automation. In January 2003, she was appointed presideny and chief executive officer ofGE Transportation. In July she was named president and chiev executive officer ofGE Plastics. Begley servew on the World Economixc Forum's Young Global Leaders, the GE FANUC Board of Directorsd and the board of the Nationakl Associationof Manufacturers.
She is a graduate of the Universitgof Vermont. She and her husbansd have three daughters. **All Executivw profile data provided byDow Jones & Co., Inc.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

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Business Journal: Broadly, how do you expect the FDA’s approacb to regulation of medical devices to change undefr Margaret Hamburg and the Obamaadministration DuVal: The medical-device industry is very concerned right now becaus e there’s a trend afoot with the agencuy wanting more and more data and a trend afooy with looking at comparative-effectiveness data. When you’rr in my business, things swinvg fairly dramatically from one commissioner and one administrationj tothe next. you needed to, not compromise safety, but make sure innovationh got out in a reasonablyexpeditious fashion.
We’re starting to lose that Business Journal: The 510(k) clearance process, whichg usually takes less time and requires fewef clinical trials thanthe pre-market approval processa (PMA), has come unde r intense scrutiny in recent months. FDA scientists in Januar wrote a letter to President Barackl Obama saying the approval process for medicaldevicexs ‘has been corrupted and distorted’ and asked that their bossews be fired. The FDA also has been askinbg for more data befordapproving devices. Do you expect to see significanft reform ofthe 510(k) process in the comingy years, and if so, what kind of change s are likely to be implemented?

Monday, November 22, 2010

Bombardier sees bright future in aviation - St. Louis Business Journal:

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Its 10-year forecast for the business jet marketfpredicts 11,500 deliveries from 2009 to 2018, which represents $256 billion in worldwide revenues. The company also forecastws 12,400 deliveries in the 20-to-149 seat commercial markert over the next 20 From 2009to 2028, Bombardierf predicts this market to be worthh $589 billion. “The financial turbulence beingg felt around the globe has placed a significant focus on the challenge facing theaviation industry, particularly withinb the business jet sector,” Mairead Lavery said in a Lavery, vice president of strateggy and business development for believes the immediate future of the industryt will remain volatile.
But he said the long-term futurwe still holds plenty of opportunityy foraircraft manufacturers. “As the world begins to emerge from thiseconomic crisis, demand should gradually returnh and future prospects remain solid,” he said.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Idaho Digital Learning Academy hires Starfish Retention Solutions - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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IDLA, a 7-year-old state virtual schookl formed byIdaho legislature, offerds online classes to students in the state. an Arlington-based maker of student-retention software, will help pinpointf at-risk students in real time, bases on their daily course work performancw and then connect them tohelpful “One of the best ways to gauge studenr engagement is to keep track of how ofte they log in to theif online courses.
Unfortunately, this is also one of the greatestt challenges,” said Ryan Gravette, technology director for “With Starfish, we will know this in real and be able to reengage students and get them back in the Starfish will track when a student has not loggedr in to the coursw management system for more than a week and then let an appropriatewparty know. That same party will also be alerted when a studentf gets two consecutive progress reports with a score of less than 70 David Yaskin, founder and CEO of Starfish, is a He was the former vice president of product strategy and left the D.C.
company in October 2007 to start

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Braves ecstatic to have Uggla join them - MLB.com

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Braves ecstatic to have Uggla join them

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After being named Bobby Cox's successor in October, Gonzalez joined general manager Frank Wren and many of the club's other decision makers in Orlando, ...



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