James E. Hurley was appointed to be the

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of Britannica.com Inc. on 10 November 1999. On 3 November 2000, Hurley resigned from Britannica.com Inc. Hurley returned to his prior career in financial and general management. He is co-founder of TRU Aseptics, LLC, a technology-based beverage and ingredient processor. Prior to co-founding TRU Aseptics, Hurley was president and CEO of Vegetable Juices, Inc., a midwestern U.S. marketer and manufacturer of specialty food ingredient products acquired by France-based Naturex in 2014. Hurley received an MBA, with distinction, from

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, where he was an adjunct member of the department of finance faculty at the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business from 1988 to 2003. He presently is a Clinical Instructor of Strategy at DePaul University's Center for Strategy, Execution and Valuation. Hurley was recognized as an Executive Scholar in Strategy and Leadership by the

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in 2007. He holds a CPD in strategy from the

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and is a Wharton Fellow. He is a 2010 graduate of the President's Forum advanced study program in Peer Directed Emotional Intelligence (PdEI) at the

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at the

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and is also certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), a Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) and a member of the American Inventory and Control Society. He is a credentialed Associate Certified Coach (ACC) by the International Coach Federation (ICF). Hurley presently serves on the board of advisors of The School of Music of

. He is a licensed certified public accountant in Illinois.

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