Company Websites
The best place to find current information about the executives and other key people who work at a particular company is usually the company's own website. Look for a section entitled "About the company" or "Leadership," etc. Leadership information may also be found in a company's annual report, which you may be able to find in the area of the company's website that contains information for investors.
Library Databases
Some UMGC Library databases also contain information about company leadership, although this information is more likely to be outdated than information on a company's own website. Databases that can be used to find a company's leadership include:
Click on the links above to learn how to find company leadership information in each of the databases listed.
Note that leadership information will seldom be given in org chart format. Rather, you may just be presented with a list of the people who hold the top positions at a company, with little or no information given about how the positions relate to each other.
Login to Business Source Ultimate.
Enter a company's name in a search box and then scroll down the screen to the Filters section. Use the drop-down menu in the Publication Type section to select Company Profile and then run the search.
Depending on which company you're searching for, you may find a MarketLine or Medtrack company profile in your search results. If so, use the drop-down menu in the Access options section to select either PDF or Online full text to see the full text of the company's profile.
Profiles will generally include a section titled "Key Employees" or something similar.
Login to Gale Business: Insights.
Click on the Browse All Companies button, enter a company's name in the search box, and then click on the company's name on the search results page.
On the Company Profile page, you may see a Leadership link below the "Company Overview" section toward the top of the page.
Login to Hoovers.
Enter a company's name in the "Search for Companies" box toward the top right-hand corner of the database's home page.
After clicking on the company's name on the search results page, you may see a Site Contacts and/or All Contacts link on the left-hand side of the company information page that you can click on in order to see a list of the people who work at the company location that you selected or who work at any of the company's locations.
Note that the search results page includes a search box as well as a filter option that you can use to find employees who have a particular job title, responsibility, etc.
Login to Nexis Uni.
Click on the Find a Company link on the database's home page, below the search box.
On the Nexis Dossier+ page, enter a company’s name in the search box and click on its name from the results list.
The company overview page includes a Key People section.