WHO’S WHO
{ CEOs } GREGORY CAPPELLI CEO Apollo Education Group apollo.edu
Cappelli serves as chief executive officer of Apollo Education Group and chairman of Apollo Global. Before joining Apollo Education Group in 2007, Cappelli spent 10 years as a research analyst for Credit Suisse, where he served as Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst and founded the Credit Suisse Global Services Team. He also held the position of Vice President and Senior Research Analyst at ABN AMRO. Cappelli received bachelor’s in economics from Indiana University and his MBA from the Brennan School of Business at Dominican University. Cappelli serves on the Board of Governors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and the board of trustees for Dominican University.
WILLIAM AMELIO
KENT MCCLELLAND
CEO Avnet avnet.com
Amelio, brings more than 35 years of management and industry experience, was named CEO of Avnet in September 2016. Prior to Avnet, Amelio was the president, CEO and a director of CHC Group. Company outlook: “For me, Avnet is all about passion and possibilities. We have an experienced management team and an engaged workforce comprised of talented employees who are dedicated to serving our customers, suppliers and partners. By better aligning these resources with our competitive solutions specialist, embedded and supply chain strengths, Avnet will undoubtedly be positioned to achieve profitable growth for our shareholders and deliver upon the ever growing market potential in our industry.”
President and CEO Shamrock Foods Company shamrockfoods.com
McClelland is the third-generation to guide Shamrock Foods Company. McClelland¹s commitment to the company¹s roots, coupled with his dedication to innovation, are evidenced in the company¹s recent West Coast expansion and a new dairy manufacturing facility on the East Coast. Owler, a pioneer in crowdsourced information that’s building the world’s largest database of company and executive information, named McClelland the most likeable CEOs in Phoenix. Business advice: “My father’s wisdom will continue to be a guiding force for the company, just as his father’s leadership values stand true still today. I’m honored to carry on a tradition that’s now 90-years strong.”
EDWARD SHOEN
Chairman of the board Amerco (U-Haul International, Inc.) uhaul.com Shoen grew up in the U-Haul organization and was first employed in 1971. He is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, Harvard Business School and ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Shoen was chosen by the Amerco Board of Directors as president in 1987 and has been leading the company since. Amerco has been the hottest Arizona stock over the last decade, generating an average annual return of 27 percent. Business advice: “Set realistic goals with realistic time frames. Set a goal and go at it, understanding that nothing happens in 90 days or a year. It takes years to nurture the crop that feeds you today.”
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DREW BROWN Founding partner and chairman of the board DMB Associates dmbinc.com
Together with his partners, Brown has guided the company’s growth and evolution for the past 30 years and has provided strategic and creative leadership for each of DMB’s projects. He is active in a number of organizations including the Phoenix Art Museum, Greater Phoenix Leadership, The Flinn Foundation, Honor Health and is a member of Notre Dame Law School Advisory Council and Urban Land Institute. Business advice: “Associate with partners who share your values. Study projects that you admire and are performing well. Be patient for the project in the right location, with the right partner. If there is any doubt about a partner, there should be no doubt — pass.” Company outlook: “We are focused on the future. For over 30 years, our company has been driven by our core values - profit, partnership, legacy and fun. Those values have driven us through market cycles, each of our projects and will continue to define us into the future.”