Five Receive 2007 HBS Alumni Achievement Awards
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 2007 award recipients are:
Donna L. Dubinsky, MBA 1981
Cofounder, CEO & Board Chair, Numenta, Inc.
Former CEO, Palm Computing, Inc., & Handspring, Inc.
A. Malachi Mixon, III, MBA 1968
Chairman & CEO, Invacare Corporation
Sir Martin S. Sorrell, MBA 1968
Group Chief Executive, WPP Group PLC
Hansjörg Wyss, MBA 1965
Chairman, Synthes, Inc.
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987
Chairman & CEO, Ayala Corporation