2011

Christopher Twomey

Christopher Twomey

During Twomey’s 24-year tenure as CEO of Arctic Cat, the Thief River Falls–based snowmobile manufacturer enjoyed 22 years of profitability, thriving on a base of intensely loyal customers. In 1990,
William A. Cooper

William A. Cooper

The straight-shooting CEO of TCF Financial for most of the past 26 years, Cooper guided its transition from troubled Twin Cities thrift to a multi-state banking system that has delivered
Paul Finkelstein

Paul Finkelstein

Since joining Regis Corporation as COO in 1987—he has been its CEO since 1996—Finkelstein has grown the Edina-based hair salon management firm into a Fortune 1000 company. Regis has expanded
Guy C. Mingo

Guy C. Mingo

Three years after quitting high school at age 16 to work full time, Mingo became Marsden Building Maintenance’s youngest-ever district manager. He then worked his way up the ranks until,
Mary K. Brainerd

Mary K. Brainerd

CEO since 2002, Brainerd has doubled the revenues of Bloomington-based HealthPartners, the country’s largest not-for-profit, consumer-managed health care organization. She also directed the development of a partnership between HealthPartners and