21.  He was recently named chairman of Greenhouse Networks, a development arm of America Online.

22.  He was also recently named chairman of the Academy of American Poets.

23.  He was named chairman emeritus, and he remains a company director.

24.  He would succeed Alexander Treadwell, known as Sandy, who was recently named chairman of the state Republican Party.

25.  He was named chairman and chief executive a year later.

26.  In the restructuring, Fisher was named chairman and chief executive of the telecommunications equipment and food distributor.

27.  Its newly named chairman, Edmond Alphandery, the former French Economy Minister, is expected to push for further foreign expansion.

28.  Jacobs was named chairman two years later.

29.  Jean-Marc Espalioux, former finance director of water utility Generale des Eaux, was named chairman, as expected, after an extraordinary shareholders meeting.

30.  John Preston, a founding director of Molten Metal, was named chairman.