To: ithasnospaces who wrote (4418 ) 6/5/1999 3:57:00 PM From: Toby Zidle Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4767
ithasnospaces wrote: "If I remember correctly, because this was some time ago, Mary Cunningham started out as some low level figure. It was rumored she had an affair with Agee and was prompted (some inferred) because of this. There was a consistent argument in the media and public that she was not competent, was in over her head, and took much blame for the company's performance as did Agee for thinking with his small head. (She was very, very pretty and an easy target for what it is worth) but the questions of her rapid promotion were legitimate." So much for mud-slinging. How about facts? Besides having a Harvard MBA, Mary Cunningham has legitimate qualifications and experience to be part of a corporate management team.nurturingnetwork.org "Mary Cunningham Agee: Ambassador of the Year Legatus, March 1994 "At-large Legatus member Mary Cunningham Agee was chosen by the National Awards Committee to be the recipient of the Ambassador of the Year Award. The award is given in recognition of her outstanding Christian witness to the Legatus ideals of fidelity, integrity and courage as Founder, Executive Director and Volunteer of The Nurturing Network. "In her former business career, Mary Agee was a member of the Chairman's Advisory Council at The Bendix Corporation and Executive Vice President of Planning for Joseph E. Seagram and Sons. She also held management positions with the Chase Manhattan Bank and Salomon Brothers." And ithasnospaces closes his epistle: "Here's something new for you to try: Try Thinking." I'm not about to get into a war of inanities with you, but before you write, you really need to read. Read the disclaimer at the bottom of my posting. Read several of my postings of the past few months. You'll see that I have been consistently critical of several aspects of ETPI's managerial performance. Nevertheless, all that is irrelevant to the topic of my posting. It is NOT a conflict of interest for members of the same family to be on the same corporate Board of Directors! This is typical of a family-owned business that has gone public. ETPI is just such a company. Given a week or so to set up a screening, I'd be happy to post a list of 50 - 100 successful NYSE/NASD companies with two or more Directors having the same surname.