Veterans Advantage Awards TopVet: Rocco C. Siciliano, Public Servant Rocco C. Siciliano, of Beverly Hills, California, is Chairman of the Board of the Dwight D. Eisenhower World Affairs Institute. He was the youngest Special Assistant to President Dwight Eisenhower.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopVet: Steven Reinemund, CEO of PepsiCo Steven S. Reinemund, who learned a lot about leadership as an officer in the Marine Corps, is the new Chairman of the Board and CEO of PepsiCo.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopVet: Hansel Tookes II, Raytheon Aircraft Hansel E. Tookes II, a former pilot for the Navy - he flew P-3D Orions - and United Airlines, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Raytheon Aircraft Company, the world’s leading business and special mission aircraft manufacturer.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopVet: Ed Roski, Jr., Vietnam Vet and Real Estate Developer After four years in the Marine Corps, Ed Roski returned in 1966 from the jungles of Vietnam to work in the family business: Majestic Realty Company, founded by his father in 1948, of which he is now President and CEO.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopVet: Alan G. Lafley A. G. Lafley’s election last year as President and Chief Executive of Procter & Gamble capped his 23-year career with the 163-year-old company. Cincinnati-based P&G is one of the largest producers of home products in the world, including such household staples as Tide, Joy, JIF, Pampers, Pringles and Ivory.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopVet: Fred Rochlin, Author & Performance Artist At the age of 19, Fred Rochlin enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was assigned as a navigator on B-24s. Of the ten men in his crew, only two survived the war.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopVet: Albert F. Myers, Northrop Grumman As Corporate Vice President and Treasurer at Northrop Grumman, Albert F. Myers has responsibility for banking, risk management, benefits administration, pension and savings investments, mergers and acquisitions, trust management, and cash management. He was elected to his current position in 1994, 13 years after coming to Northrop Grumman as manager of flight controls engineering at the company’s former B-2 Division.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopVet: Harry J. Pearce, Hughes Electronics During his service career, Mr. Pearce served as a Staff Judge Advocate in the Air Force and was certified as a military judge.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopVet: Warren B. Rudman, Economic Legislator Warren B. Rudman served in the Army as a combat platoon leader and company commander during the Korean War. He was wounded in action. His service, he told The New York Times, changed him forever.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopVet: Harvey Schiller, YankeeNets Dr. Harvey Schiller, who flew combat missions in Vietnam during his 24 years as an Air Force pilot, is the Chairman and CEO of the YankeeNets.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopVet: Howard Stringer, Sony In 1965, just four months after Howard Stringer, a son of Cardiff, Wales, moved to the United States, he was drafted and sent off to Vietnam. He is, perhaps, the only Welshman to have served in the United States Army during the war.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopVet: Terry G. Hillard, Chicago's Top Cop Superintendent Hillard, who said he was ‘flabbergasted” to be chosen, was decorated for heroism during the Vietnam War. He was a former bodyguard to ex-Mayors Jane Byrne and Harold Washington. His wife, Dorothy, is a sister of the former Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Jesse Brown.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopVet: Dave Thomas, Wendy's Founder Dave Thomas, the fast-food impresario who gained fame appearing in the TV commercials that sell his hamburgers, enlisted in the Army at age 18.
Veterans Advantage Awards TopVet: Mike Shad, AutoNation, Inc. Mr. Shad served five years in the U. S. Army, which included a year’s tour in Vietnam with the Green Berets. He joined AutoNation in 1997, when the Company acquired the award-winning Mike Shad Ford dealership and another Shad-owned Chrysler, Plymouth, Jeep dealership in Jacksonville, Florida.
