Full Name Anne M. Dolan Spouse Joseph Mulcahy Citizenship United States | Name Anne Mulcahy Employer Xerox | |
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Born October 21, 1952 (age 71) ( 1952-10-21 ) Alma mater Marymount College, Tarrytown Education Marymount College, Tarrytown (1974) Similar People Ursula Burns, Brenda Barnes, E Neville Isdell, Indra Nooyi, Angela Braly | ||
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Anne M. Mulcahy (née Dolan; born October 21, 1952) is former chairperson and CEO of Xerox Corporation. She was named CEO of Xerox on August 1, 2001, and chairwoman on January 1, 2002. In addition to serving on the Xerox board, she has been a member of the boards of directors of Catalyst, Citigroup Inc., Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd. and Target Corporation.
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- Anne m mulcahy tribute film
- Anne m mulcahy accepts induction into the connecticut women s hall of fame
- Early life and education
- Career at Xerox
- Magazine Opinion
- References
She was selected as 'CEO of the Year 2008' by Chief Executive magazine. She announced her retirement as CEO on May 21, 2009 prior to the company's annual shareholder meeting.
Anne m mulcahy accepts induction into the connecticut women s hall of fame
Early life and education
Mulcahy was born in Rockville Centre, New York on October 21, 1952. She received a B.A. in English and Journalism from Marymount College of Fordham University in Tarrytown, New York.
Career at Xerox
Mulcahy joined Xerox as a field sales representative in 1976 and rose through the ranks. From 1992-1995, Mulcahy was vice president for human resources, responsible for compensation, benefits, human resource strategy, labor relations, management development and employee training. She became chief staff officer in 1997 and corporate senior vice president in 1998. Prior to that, she served as vice president and staff officer for Customer Operations, covering South America and Central America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and China. Though never intent on running Xerox, she was selected by the board of directors in 2001. Later in her tenure, she cut the workforce by 30% and eliminated the desktop portion of Xerox.
When she became CEO on Aug 1, 2001 the stock price was $8.25, and on Jan 1, 2002 when she became chairwoman the stock price was $10.05. On May 21, 2009, the day she announced her retirement as CEO, the stock price was $6.82.
Mulcahy served on four other Boards of Directors besides Xerox. She also served on Catalyst, Citigroup, Fuji Xerox and Target Corp. A letter sent to Citi shareholders on March 26, 2009 by the labor union, American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME), recommended shareholders vote against re-electing six of their directors
Magazine Opinion
The Wall Street Journal named Mulcahy one of 50 women to watch in 2005 and Forbes magazine ranked her at the sixth position among the Most Powerful Women in America in 2005. In 2009, she was ranked 15th. In 2008, she was selected by U.S. News & World Report as one of America's Best Leaders.