HISPANIC BUSINESS Magazine

This year's Hispanic Corporate Elite operated in a volatile economy; a year dominated by rising energy prices, growing threats of global warming, and a tsunami-size subprime mortgage crisis. Their response was to soldier on, keep producing the results that got them to their lofty posts, and adjust and execute business plans their companies set in place.

While their sheer numbers remain small, their impact is being noticed. They include such corporate leaders as Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO of AT&T Mobility, who moved into his position in October. At AT&T, Mr. de la Vega presides over the nation's dominant provider of cellular service, whose digital voice and data network is reportedly used by over 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies.

Another high-profile exec is Deirdre Connelly, president of Lilly USA, one of the nation's largest pharmaceutical companies. She started at Lilly as a sales representative in 1983 and worked her way up the ranks before she was named president in 2005.

Ralph Alvarez, president and chief operating officer of McDonald's Corp., leads one of America's most recognizable brands. His long career in the restaurant industry included jobs at Burger King and Wendy's before moving over to McDonald's in 1994.

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