Mr. Willumstad will take on responsibility for operations in Mexico and Puerto Rico, a nod to the growing economic ties between the United States and Mexico.
The Fulbright program is based on a series of bilateral diplomatic agreements that place ultimate responsibility for operations with the U.S. Department of State.
It has wide-ranging powers to call witnesses from all levels of the security services, although senior officials such as the deputy Director-General, who has responsibility for operations against domestic terrorism, are more likely to be summoned.
But he repeatedly said that by the end of next year, Afghan forces would have taken over primary responsibility for operations across the country, allowing NATO's combat role to be finished by the end of 2014, as currently scheduled.
There is no universal definition of a corporate officer, but Catalyst looked for executives who have day-to-day responsibility for operations, who have the power to obligate their companies legally and who are considered insiders in Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
Perich, who succeeded her as CEO, says New Belgium workers don't set the company's strategy but they are fully briefed about what's going on, and why, and are encouraged to take responsibility for operations.
This year, the ascendant exec was given responsibility for operations in Latin America.
It's empowering division managers to take responsibility for operations, and it's shifting resources from manufacturing to r&d and marketing.
Patterson, however, took most of the responsibility for operations.
