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G Richard Wagoner, 47, was named chief executive, effective June 1, of Detroit-based General Motors Corp., a $176.6 billion automobile manufacturer. Wagoner, who has served as GM's president since October 1998, will succeed Jack Smith, 62, who will remain chairman.

* Steven McMillan, 54, was named chief executive, effective July, of Chicago-based Sara Lee Corp., a consumer packaged goods company with more than $20 billion in revenues. McMillan, currently president, will succeed John Bryan, 63, who will continue to serve as chairman until he retires in October 2001.

* H. Edward Hanway was named chief executive of Philadelphia-based CIGNA Corp., an insurance and financial services company with $92.8 billion in assets. Hanway, previously president and COO, succeeds Wilson Taylor, who remains chairman until his retirement at the end of the year.

* Ronald Loeb was named acting chief executive of El Segundo, CA-based Mattel, a $4.8 billion toy manufacturer and marketer. Loeb, a member of the Mattel board of directors, replaces Jill Barad, 48, who resigned.

* Hansel E. Tookes II, 52, was named president and chief executive of Whichita, KS-based Raytheon Aircraft, a $2.7 billion manufacturer and marketer of aircraft for commercial, military, and regional airline markets. Tookes, who has served as president and chief operating officer since September, succeeds Arthur E. Wegner, 62, who becomes chairman.

* Brian R. Parke, 51 was named chief executive of Greensboro, NC-based Unifi, a $1.25 billion yarn producer. Parke, previously president and chief operating officer, succeeds company founder Allen Mebane, who will remain as chairman.

* Stephen M. Bennett, 45, was named president and chief executive of Mountain

View, CA-based Intuit, an $847.6 million personal finance software company. Bennett, most recently executive vice president and a member of the office of the chief executive at GE Capital, succeeds Bill Campbell, who has served as acting chief executive since September and will remain chairman.

* G. Robert Evans, 68, was named vice chairman and chief executive of Menlo Park CA-based Consolidated Freightways, a $2.4 billion transportation company. Evans, a member of the board of directors and former chief executive of Material Sciences Corp., steps in following the retirement of W. Roger Curry until a permanent chief executive can be found.

* Richard Volk was named president and chief executive of Houston, TX-based Denali, a $148.8 million fluid handling products maker. Volk, who retains his previous title of chairman, succeeds Edward de Boer, who resigned.

* Magnus Karnsund, 38, was named president and chief executive of Lund, Sweden-based Axis Communications, a provider of network-attached peripherals and value added Internet-based services. Karnsund succeeds Axis founder Mikael Karlsson, who becomes chairman.

* William P. Murnane was named chief executive of Hopkins, MN-based Innovex, a provider of flexible circuit-based interconnections with approximately $200 million in revenues. Murnane, who will retain his previous titles of president and chief operating officer, succeeds Thomas W. Haley, who will retire.

* Paul Dykstra was named president and chief executive of Las Vegas-based GES Exposition Services, an exhibition and event services company and subsidiary of $1.6 billion Viad Corp. Dykstra, previously executive vice president of international and corporate development, succeeds Paul Mullen, who becomes chairman.

* George Bell was named chief executive of Redwood City, CA-based Excite@Home, a $128.8 million Internet search engine. Bell, previously president, succeeds Thomas Jermoluk, who will remain Chairman.