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Article: STEERING INTO A NEW ERA.(Brief Article)
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- Chief Executive (U.S.)
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- February 1, 2000
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If his background as a professional wrestler can serve Gov. Jesse Ventura so well in the Minnesota statehouse, why aren't recruiters rushing to interview WWF alumni for positions in America's executive suites? Surely the time inside the ring would provide many of the key skills needed to direct a conglomerate like TRW, which butts heads with industrial giants in the brutally competitive automotive, aerospace, and defense industries and is deep in the process of integrating a new player, one-time-opponent LucasVarity, into its lineup.
As it happens, TRW's Joe Gorman does bring an athletic edge to his role as CEO, though it's one developed in the more refined ...