"Mr. Paulson, thank you for your time. One of my staff has done some promising lab work on a new application with significant commercial value. I'd like to schedule a presentation and demo for you later this week. If you like the work, I'd like to present to you the financial resources needed to further develop the application, and ask for your help in getting this before your executive peers or the board for consideration." In the development of new technology, Mr. Paulson's role is as
A) product champion.
B) executive champion.
C) category captain.
D) technical innovator.
E) technical advisor.

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Mr. Paulson's role as an executive suggests that he has the authority and influence to champion the potential commercialization of this new application to his executive peers or the board. As an executive champion, he can provide the financial resources needed to further develop the technology and push for its consideration as a product or service offered by the company.

"Mr Paulson, Thank You for Your Time