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When The Boss Has Cancer

What Happens When The Boss Has Cancer
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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 05: Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. participates in a discussion during the 25th anniversary celebration dinner of the Economic Club of Washington June 5, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Economic Club celebrated its 25th anniversary for its role as a forum for the exploration of national and global public policy issues and as important networking connections for business leaders in Washington. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

David B. Fischer advanced to chief executive of Greif Inc. GEF +0.21% last November, a decade after he contracted a form of melanoma that usually kills within five years.

Mr. Fischer disclosed he was a recent cancer survivor with a poor prognosis before the big industrial-packaging maker offered him a divisional presidency in 2004. The disclosure "showed his forthrightness and honesty," and helped him get picked, said Chairman Michael Gasser, then CEO of Greif.

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