Five Receive 2011 HBS Alumni Achievement Award
The mission of Harvard Business School is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. Some 70,000 HBS graduates strive to make these words a reality in a wide array of organizations that affect the lives of millions of people around the globe.
Since 1968, with the help of suggestions from alumni, students, faculty, and friends, the School has selected a number of outstanding men and women to receive its most important honor, the Alumni Achievement Award. Throughout their careers, these distinguished graduates have contributed significantly to their companies and communities, while upholding the highest standards and values in everything they do. As such, they represent the best in our alumni body. Exemplary role models, they inspire all those who aspire to have an impact on both business and society.
The 2011 award recipients are:
Peter Harf, MBA 1974
Chairman and CEO, Joh. A. Benckiser SE
Seth Klarman, MBA 1982
President, The Baupost Group
Robert Kraft, MBA 1965
Founder, Chairman and CEO, The Kraft Group
Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977
Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
Hüsnü Özyeğin, MBA 1969
Founder and Chairman, FiBA Group