President and CEO of International Business Development Corp. Named to List of 100 Women Leading the North American Automotive Industry
6 September 2000
President and CEO of International Business Development Corp. Named to List of 100 Women Leading the North American Automotive Industry
DETROIT and LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6 Donna Parolini, President
and CEO of International Business Development Corp., has been named to the
elite list of 100 women leading the North American automotive industry by
industry experts of Automotive News, a global automotive industry journal.
"I am very honored to be recognized by my peers as a leader in my
industry," says Parolini. "This is a very difficult and challenging industry
with extremely high standards ... the group of women, many of whom I know
personally, is a very impressive list ... I am very proud to be among them."
IBD Corporation established a Los Angeles office three years ago to
capitalize on knowledge transfer from internet start-ups. "The Internet
companies have learned how to bring a product to market quickly through co-
operation by developing alliances and relationships, and they are not afraid
to use each other to quickly capture market share to increase share holder
value while the automotive industry's traditional management system of 'anti-
trust,' is very efficient at making profits," says Parolini. "Detroit and Los
Angeles have what each other needs; one can bring new ideas to market quickly,
the other knows how to make profits!"
The 100 women named by Automotive News were selected following a long
process of judging. Several hundred nominations were received and a selection
committee of six experts honed the final list to 100 executives. These women
are leaders in their fields and key decision-makers in their companies.
Parolini is President and CEO of International Business Development Corp.
which she established in 1987. IBD Corp. (http://www.ibdcorporation.com )
specializes in developing strategies that establish new markets for technology
and product advancement. She has over 20 years of product and technology
planning experience beginning at General Motors Corporation.
Automotive News Publisher, Keith Crain, will recognize the winners on
September 19 at an industry dinner at the Ritz-Carlton in Dearborn. A portion
of the proceeds will benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Located in the two industry centers, Detroit and Los Angeles -- IBD
Corporation has developed long term corporate product and technology
strategies for growth companies in the automotive industry since 1987 and the
internet community since 1997.