Mulcahy joined Xerox as a field sales representative in 1976 and rose through the ranks.

He had joined Xerox in 1967 as vice president and controller and was promoted rapidly.

He resigned in 1958 and joined Xerox in 1960 as Vice President for Government Relations, retiring from that post at the end of 1970.

He re-entered the work force in 2000, joining Xerox at just over $100,000 a year as a systems designer for a new project, which did not last.

After a string of retail sales jobs in suburban department stores, he joined Xerox, becoming the company's first black sales representative in the Washington area.

Before joining Xerox, he was managing director of the Olivetti Group from 1988 to 1992 in Ivrea, Italy.

Mr. Barton, who is 44, joined Xerox in 1971 as a sales representative in Queens, the borough where he was born.

The consequences of being given a poor territory were stark, according to Frank Warren, who joined Xerox in 1995.

Shortly after the formation of the Foundation he returned to Olivetti as managing director, from where he joined Xerox just seven weeks ago.

That program included a summer internship at Xerox, and when she graduated in 1981, she joined Xerox full time.