UPDATE: Apple CEO Tim Cook to end nearly 15-year reign leading iPhone maker
Cook will become executive chairman on Sept. 1 and will be replaced by Senior Vice President John Ternus.
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IBJ Podcast: Indians CEO on putting butts in seats at Victory Field, grinding it out
Randy Lewandowski discusses the minor league team’s revenue streams and the challenge of losing your most marketable players just as they’re hitting their strides.
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Q&A: Discipline and drive led Lopez-Liggett to health care exec role
The St. Louis native joined Anthem Inc. 19 years ago in an entry-level sales position. Now, she leads one of the largest insurers in Indiana.
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Q&A: State Bank CEO Matt Price says local knowledge is key to success in both banking and law
As CEO of Brownsburg-based State Bank, Price has a somewhat unusual career history: Rather than climbing the ranks within banking, he spent 30-plus years as an attorney before joining the bank last year.
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IBJ’s 2025 Executive Gift Guide
Welcome to the IBJ newsroom’s second annual Executive Gift Guide, a list that we hope will help you find the perfect thing for someone important in your life.
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Articles
Experienced professionals plan life’s next steps with support of new women’s group
Twenty-five women leaders across business, health care, philanthropy, arts and the public service sectors will begin gathering to help one another navigate transition, reinvention and legacy as part of The Next Chapter.
Businesses face pressure to respond to immigration enforcement while also becoming a target
More than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies including Target, Best Buy and UnitedHealth signed an open letter calling for “an immediate deescalation of tensions.
TechPoint CEO Ting Gootee to depart at year’s end
Gootee, who has held the top job at TechPoint since May 2022, is stepping down to take positions with the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership and Crossroads Health Ventures.
IBJ to honor 23 C-suite executives at inaugural event
In total, 29 executives—including six CEOs of the Year—will be honored at a 5 p.m. event on Dec. 2 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. Tickets are still available.
AI-guided study at IU finds signs of depression common among CEOs
Researchers used an artificial intelligence tool to analyze sales calls and detect certain vocal markers.
Coach Matt Painter’s adaptability has Purdue returning to Sweet 16
In an era of college basketball where the only true constant seems to be change, Painter remains a model of consistency.
Indiana Landmarks names DePauw University alum as new CEO
The new leader succeeds Marsh Davis, who is retiring after 37 years at Indiana Landmarks, including 19 years as CEO.
Q&A with Scott Lingle: Planting the seeds to succeed
High School Hustle, which helps teens start their first business, is now active in 13 local schools and is set to reach about 1,000 students this year.
Mitch Daniels joins Indianapolis-based LDI Ltd. as executive partner
LDI, a family-owned holding company, said it plans to expand its operating portfolio in coming years and brought Mitch Daniels on board as an executive partner to help with this goal.
Indianapolis manufacturer Aurorium names new CEO
Longtime Indianapolis-based chemicals manufacturer Aurorium, which did business as Vertellus until a rebranding last year, has promoted Faye Freeman to CEO.
Q&A: Allied Solutions CEO worked his way up over 35 years
Thirty-five years ago, following a career as a cryptologist in the U.S. Air Force and a stint running his own business, Pete Hilger joined the company his mother, Melissa Eldredge, founded in 1978.
Indianapolis software firm OnBoard names new CEO
Indianapolis-based software company OnBoard has hired Marc Huffman, a 25-year industry veteran, to lead the company, succeeding founding CEO Paroon Chadha.
Carmel-based Merchants Bank hires new CFO
Merchants Bank’s new chief financial officer, Sean Sievers, comes to the Carmel-based bank after holding similar positions at some of the nation’s largest banks and mortgage lenders.
Lilly names new chief financial officer
Lucas Montarce, who has been with Lilly since 2001 and most recently served as president for its Spain, Portugal and Greece operations, is now the company’s CFO and executive vice president.
Former Old National CFO, on leave following criminal charges, parts ways with bank
Old National, the largest bank based in Indiana, placed CFO Brendon Falconer on leave in April after he was charged with two counts of child molestation.
Lilly CFO Ashkenazi leaving to take job at Google parent Alphabet
Anat Ashkenazi was Lilly’s third-highest paid executive last year. She has worked at the company for 23 years, including as chief financial officer since 2021.
IBJ Podcast: New AES prez on goals, growing up in Indy and the system upgrades that led to billing mess
Brandi Davis-Handy discusses the customer billing issues, the challenges of growing the business and the company’s final push to eliminate coal as a source of energy for creating electricity.
Companies seek liability protection for top execs
A growing number of companies in Indiana and elsewhere are hoping to offer new legal protection for top executives following a 2022 change in Delaware’s corporation law
Women’s share of exec jobs falls for first time in years, study finds
The stalling of women’s progress in the upper echelons of corporate America is “troubling,” said Ellen Kossek, professor of management at Purdue University. “We’re moving backward,” she said.