One of the lesser known parts of Michael Polk’s tenure at Newell Rubbermaid involved the company’s push into digital commerce. During his eight years as CEO, e-commerce grew from just 9 percent of the company’s global business to more than 20 percent. That shift did not happen by accident. Michael Polk Newell Brands and his…
Surgical techniques rarely earn attention outside medical journals unless they produce results patients notice and talk about. Dr. Andrew Jacono‘s Minimal Access Deep-Plane Extended facelift built its reputation this way, through outcomes rather than marketing. Town & Country featured the technique, describing how Jacono keeps the skin, muscle and fat as one unit when repositioning…
An oil and gas joint venture rarely starts with a contract. It starts with dirt, maps, and a team willing to walk a site before anyone commits money. That is the sequence Gulf Coast Western follows, beginning with an initial evaluation from the company’s site analysts. When a location looks promising, the production team moves…
For much of his career, Michael Polk Newell Brands operated at the highest levels of corporate America, holding senior roles at Kraft Foods and Unilever before becoming chief executive of Newell Brands. Under his leadership, Newell’s enterprise value climbed from roughly five billion dollars to over fifteen billion, a run that culminated in his retirement…