Orin C. Smith
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Orin C. Smith, President and CEO of Starbucks, played a key role in the firm's rapid growth and its transformation into an international company. He started his career by working in a finance consulting firm called Touche Ross and became the highest paid executive in the Pacific Northwest.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2003
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Rob Marshall, theater, film and television director and choreographer
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Rob Marshall, a theater, film and television director sold to Miramax, the film company his vision of a big screen version of musical Chicago. He also won the job of directing the movie even though he had no experience as a film director.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2003
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