Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Northwestern Mutual's next CEO gets it
Schlifske's mandate: Keep doing the right thing, don't mess with success
With the company he's poised to run already financially sound and top-rated in its industry, John E. Schlifske knows there's no need to come in and shake things up.
"I view my emergence as the new CEO as just another chapter in the same book," said Schlifske, who officially was elected last week to succeed Edward J. Zore as chief executive of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. on July 1...
JS Online: Northwestern Mutual's next CEO gets it
With the company he's poised to run already financially sound and top-rated in its industry, John E. Schlifske knows there's no need to come in and shake things up.
"I view my emergence as the new CEO as just another chapter in the same book," said Schlifske, who officially was elected last week to succeed Edward J. Zore as chief executive of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. on July 1...
JS Online: Northwestern Mutual's next CEO gets it