In 1996, Katie Dallam became the first female professional boxer seriously injured in the ring. What happened to her that night would not only inspire her art, but it's believed to be the basis for a short story that became the blockbuster, Oscar-winning film, âMillion Dollar Baby.â. Like the boxer in the movie, played by Hilary Swank, Katie's from Missouri and came to the sweet science late in life.
Dr. Helmut Gunter Wilhelm Panke, Ph.D. is Independent Director of Microsoft Corporation. He served as Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG from 2002 through 2006. From 1999 to 2002, he served as a member of the Board of Management for Finance.
SEATTLE â Who will replace Microsoft's lightning rod CEO Steve Ballmer? The answer is expected to come sometime in the first quarter of 2014. Ballmer appears to be deeply involved in the search for his successor at a time when the software giant is not really under any undue stress.