New Faces In Executive Suites - African-American executives in top posts at major U.S. companies

Ebony, Jan, 2000 by Lynn Norment

WILLIAM R. SPIVEY is president of Network Products Group for Lucent Technologies, where he is responsible for manufacturing, development, product marketing and management for cable and power systems businesses. The Group has a budget of $3.5 billion and 15,000 employees worldwide. Spivey resides in Georgia.

GREGORY W. JONES is president and CEO of State Farm General Insurance Company, a property insurance affiliate of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. The largest home insurer in California, General has 3 million Policies in force. Jones also is vice president-California, for State Farm Insurance Companies and oversees 9,000 employees and agents.