In 1993 Torben Nielsen, now its chief executive, visited China and saw the future.
During the course, the Cablevision executive visited day care centers, a nursing home and a handful of museums.
In 1948, a local supermarket executive visited the campus, where he implored a dean to develop an efficient means of encoding product data.
Even Jamie Dimon, the chief executive, visited Washington to fight for loopholes, and the push continued after the draft of the regulation was released in October.
In 1985, Ramos began hosting a morning show, in addition to his reporting, and a company executive, visiting Los Angeles, happened to see it.
In "Ellen, Ms. DeGeneress plays Ellen Richmond, an Internet executive visiting her quiet hometown, which is celebrating her success in the big city (also Los Angeles) with a special "Ellen" day.
The deal was so close that on Wednesday, Gerry Burdo, Kozmo's president and acting chief executive, visited Urbanfetch's London headquarters to review the company's books.
So on Wednesday, the senior executive visited Mr. Madoff's office, maintained on a separate floor with records kept under lock and key, and asked for an explanation.
Last Tuesday, Lloyd C. Blankfein, Goldman's chief executive, visited Washington to speak before an industry conference, and to meet with Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner.
Sean Conlon, a Chicago real estate executive, visited his Gold Coast neighbor in Argentina and said he found him in remarkably good spirits, "in a reflective mood but having lost none of his competitive spirit".
