And so the scene was set, with the combination of finance and a proven manager.

They should pick a contract that has the desired investment options - and proven managers.

The capacity created by these proven managers and high-profile start-ups is effectively raising the bar on what it takes to be successful as a new manager.

He's a proven administrator and a proven manager and that's exactly what Columbia needs.

He recruited a proven manager, instead of the traditional tax lawyer, as commissioner, and forced the scrapping of a huge computer project that had gone wildly awry.

A takeover by another not-for-profit might help, but only at the cost of hundreds, perhaps thousands of New York jobs, including those of Empire's proven managers.

United's unions say Mr. Greenwald is a proven manager, and is excited about running an employee-owned company.

Because he does not have anything to prove: he is a proven manager; he has done a lot in his career.

There is no reason the schools could not be headed, as Mr. Giuliani suggested, by a successful business person or proven manager who is not an educator.

But this also suggests that investors appreciate a proven manager.