George Shaheen

George T. Shaheen (born July 11, 1944), an American businessman, was chief executive at management consulting firm Andersen Consulting from 1989 to 1999, before moving on to now-defunct online grocer Webvan. His Webvan employment agreement, signed September 19, 1999 was filed with the SEC. [ http://www.contracts.corporate.findlaw.com/agreements/webvan/shaheenemploy.html] By going to Webvan, Sheehan missed out on the windfall of the Accenture initial public offering. [http://www.consultingmag.com/CMCoverFeat-AccentureJan04.html] He holds a master's degree in finance from Bradley University. [ [http://www.milkeninstitute.org MilkenInstitute.org ] ] Shaheen is an American of Lebanese descent. [ [http://amalid.com/prominent_lebanese_americans.htm Prominent Lebanese Americans - AMALID.COM ] ]

Shaheen was CEO of Siebel Systems, Inc. [ [http://www.bizwiz.com/bizwizwire/pressrelease/2101/848f4e7jx4j8jjjje88.htm George Shaheen Named To Board Of Directors At Closedloop Solutions Corporate NewsWire Press Release BizWiz Company News BizWizWire ] ] and served as CEO when it merged with Oracle. He did not stay on with Oracle after the merger.

Cultural references

George Shaheen was the target of parody in the comic Bigtime Consulting, which had a very similar CEO character named "George Unseen".Fact|date=January 2008

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