BigBoard: Conant Makes the Cut – Tapped for Fortune’s Executive Dream Team

According to Geoff Colvin, Fortune’s Senior Editor-at-Large, vanguard leadership goes beyond the C-suite to the boardroom. Recently, he compiled not only the attributes necessary in a great board, but also assembled a stellar list of candidates to fill out his “Dream Team.” Colvin contends that a great board combines several competencies, including global perspective, financial expertise and a deep understanding of infotech. Where to find those traits?

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Included among Colvin’s top picks for leaders in global business and government, was BigSpeak’s own Douglas Conant, who saved Campbell Soup from a precipitous downward spiral. Others named were Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, FedEx’s Fred Smith and Caterpillar’s James Owens.

View the complete article and entire All-Star line-up here.

Find out more about celebrated CEO and speaker Doug Conant here.