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Last month Xerox announced a remarkable leadership transition underway.
After a 33 year career at the global document management company including eight very challenging and successful years as CEO, Anne Mulcahy (56), will be passing the helm to Ursala Burns (50), a 30 year company veteran and the current president.
Not only is this a groundbreaking woman to woman leadership transition, but Burns will also be the first black female CEO to run a large publicly traded company.
Congratulations are in order to Mulcahy, Burns and Xerox in blazing the trail and making American corporate leadership history!
At Xerox, a Transition for the Record Books – New York Times May 21, 2009
Xerox Succession a ‘Model’ Case – Wall Street Journal May 21, 2009 (free content)
Ursula Burns: An Historic Succession at Xerox – BusinessWeek Cover Story May 28, 2009
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