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Kansas City, Mo., Executive Defends Service on Troubled Sprint, Aquila Boards.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, March, 2003
By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Mar. 2--Among fellow boardroom denizens -- if not all stockholders and employees -- the name Irvine O. Hockaday Jr. evokes respect.
Some of the nation's most powerful business magnates duck out of meetings to praise Hockaday's intellect, judgment and graciousness. Those perceived assets have catapulted Hockaday onto numerous corporate and civic boards.
The 1987 Kansas Citian of the Year earned his corporate stripes as chief executive of two of the area's most prominent companies: Hallmark Cards Inc. and Kansas City Southern Industries. Over three decades, his influence has extended to include directorships on six major public companies, making him one of...
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