He spent most of his career as a financial executive with Ford Motor Company.

He spent a year as an artists-and-repertory executive for Elektra.

Mr. Berard, who is 40, spent 15 years as an executive in the fragrance industry before he went into business for himself last year.

Hoopes spent much of his career as an executive for Safeway.

He spent the 1990s as an executive at Warner Bros.

He has actually spent his life in the trade, as an executive in the food business, but that is unusual these days for many members.

But before joining Channel 13, he spent 35 years as an executive in the for-profit television world, and his analysis goes beyond the knee-jerk.

Harbour spent 32 years in the motor industry, as an engineer, a senior commercial executive, a consultant and a researcher.

He spent much of his early career as an executive in the fashion industry.

He spent nine years as an executive in Germany.