SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schwab founder,
chairman and CEO, Charles R. Schwab has been selected as the Harvard
Business School Association of Northern California's 2006 Business Leader
of the Year. He will become the annual award's 38th recipient. The annual
award recognizes an individual whose professional achievements and personal
attributes have provided leadership in his company and industry as well as
in civic, cultural, educational, and charitable activities.
Proceeds from this year's Business Leader award dinner will benefit
HBSA Community Partners, a group that provides pro bono consulting and
management assistance to Bay Area non-profit organizations. Since 1986,
over 500 HBS alumni have volunteered to work on Community Partners projects
for more than 300 Bay Area nonprofit organizations on issues such as
strategic planning, marketing, financial management and board governance
issues. The club also offers scholarships for Bay Area nonprofit CEOs to
attend a one-week executive education course, Strategic Perspectives in
Nonprofit Management, held at HBS in July.
About Harvard Business School Association of Northern California
The HBSA/NC is one of the oldest of all HBS alumni associations and
with more than 1,400 active members it also one of the largest. The HBSA/NC
allows members to stay in contact with fellow alumni, further their
professional training, and participate in community partners programs. More
information is available at http://www.hbsanc.org
About Charles Schwab
The Charles Schwab Corporation (Nasdaq: SCHW) is a leading provider of
financial services, with more than 300 offices and 6.7 million client
brokerage accounts, 542,000 corporate retirement plan participants, 147,000
banking accounts, and $1.2 trillion in client assets as of December 31,
2006. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides a full range
of securities brokerage, banking, money management and financial advisory
services to individual investors and independent investment advisors. The
Charles Schwab Bank, N.A. (member FDIC) provides banking and mortgage
services and products. More information is available at http://www.schwab.com.
SOURCE Charles Schwab
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CONTACT:
Greg Gable of Charles Schwab, +1-415-636-5847
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