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.
Satya Nadella has been promoted from executive vice president of the cloud and enterprise group, a role he was promoted to in July last year by departing CEO Steve Ballmer. Bill Gates is stepping down as chairman of Microsoft's board, and taking on the role of technology advisor. âDuring this time of transformation, there is no better person to lead Microsoft than Satya Nadella,â said Bill Gates in a statement. âSatya is a proven leader with hard-core engineering skills, business vision and the ability to bring people together.