Sentences with phrase «heir apparent of»

It's hard to argue with the assertion that McCandless, who graduated from Emory University in 1990, wasn't entirely thinking through his lifelong dreams of an «Alaskan Odyssey» in which he envisioned himself the heir apparent of Jack London and Henry David Thoreau.

You are only the heir apparent of your own parents.

Not exact matches

After five years as chief merchant — the executive in charge of deciding what Macy's sells — he became president, and Lundgren's heir apparent, in 2014.

Months later, the company's heir apparent, 55 - year - old Edward Gilligan died suddenly of a blood clot.

What Pattison says publicly is seldom as interesting as what he does, however, such as making Glen Clark, the former B.C. premier who many blamed for the province's «dismal decade» of economic stagnation, his group president and, along with deputy chairman Michael Korenberg, heir apparent.

Her brother Brent, who reportedly resented his father's choice of Shari as heir apparent, accepted a similar but smaller buyout offer in 2007.

Say the company's heir apparent is being passed over but will remain on the executive team: Which of the two final candidates can best finesse that situation?

Iger, who took over as Disney's CEO in 2005, had previously been set to step down in the summer of 2018 and the company has been actively searching for his heir apparent.

Riis, who joined the company in 1996 and has previously been regarded by analysts as heir apparent to Rebien Sorensen, is currently executive vice president in charge of marketing and head of the China and Pacific sales regions.

Last April's departure of former Disney (dis) COO Tom Staggs, a long - time exec widely speculated to be the next in line to current CEO Bob Iger, left the company without a clear heir apparent — at least not an internal one.

She was then the chief financial officer of and heir apparent to the family - controlled Sutersville Lumber Inc..

Fortune has learned that Redstone and his representatives (including Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman, Sumner's longtime personal attorney) have been in discussions with Shari, his one - time heir apparent, and her lawyers about reducing her influence in the affairs of CBS and Viacom, where she sits on both boards as non-executive vice chairman.

«We will follow this up in the future with communications about the actions we have taken to address the wrongdoing that occurred,» said James Murdoch, who heads the international operations of the New York - based News Corp. and has been considered to be his father's heir apparent.

The scandal surrounding Bush's ouster left Today with a bit of a black eye, but it also robbed the show of another potential heir apparent to eventually fill Lauer's hosting seat.

«There's a history of brutal bloodlettings, always with internal candidates, and the worst thing was to be the heir apparent,» said Robert Paterson, who was senior vice-president of policy development and strategic management when he left the bank in 1994.

Sam Peters, who was said to be Miller's heir apparent when he was promoted to co-manager of the fund last year, will become the sole manager of the $ 2.8 billion fund as well as chief investment officer for Legg Mason Capital Management as a whole, the Baltimore - based company said in a statement released Thursday.

Xi's ascent to the role of general secretary was fixed in 2007 at the 17th Party Congress, when his position as heir apparent was solidified.

The India - born executive, once considered as the heir apparent to SoftBank chairman Masayoshi Son, had led its investments in India for the past couple of years including in Snapdeal and Ola.

The broad purview of the job allows an heir apparent to learn the whole company: its business, environment, and people.

Rama was a prince of the Kosalas, eldest son of King Dasa - ratha and, as such, the heir apparent to the throne.

Rooted in the past as she was, intimately a part of the culture of the ancient world and heir of its thought, it is apparent at once that such wide divergence unavoidably implies bold and vigorous thinking, not by a few individuals, but by a long succession of them through the nation's history.

Amnon, David's oldest son and heir - apparent, vents a sexual aggression more rampant than his father's not upon another man's wife but upon his own half - sister Tamar, David's daughter and the full - sister of Absalom.

The sacrifice of the heir - apparent was a mighty magical rite, against which even Yahweh was impotent.

I think the CEO of 2 large tax exempt Christian organisations (which is what Franklin now is as heir apparent to Billy) should be politically neutral in public whatever their personal views.

This is the heir apparent to our midfield an he has been a huge disappointment In fact him an mustafi that's 70 million pounds of talent....

No he isn't the heir apparent, but he can be your starter for the next 3 while you sort out the rest of the team.

Billed as Andrea Pirlo's heir apparent and a quick glance of his game explains why, Verratti is a conductor.

He knows he is the heir apparent to his father who is currently the chairman of the club and this is the time he needs to start stamping his feet on the ground, regarding issues concerning the running of this great club!

Besides, they really need an heir apparent to Eli, and the chances of them drafting # 2 again aren't very good.

The frustration of the John Cena era transferred over to the heir apparent.

Corey Clement, the heir apparent, missed most of the season, and most of the carries went to a former walk - on (Dare Ogunbowale) and a freshman (Taiwan Deal).

I have to admit I wasn't fond of the idea of Szczsney becoming the heir apparent to Gianluigi Buffon.

Paul Pogba went into the tournament as the heir apparent to Michel Platini and Zinedine Zidane, but L'Equipe newspaper dubbed the team the «Griezmann Generation» following the defeat of Germany.

David M. Solomon, a 56 - year - old investment banker who moonlights as a disc jockey, has been anointed as the sole heir apparent to the chief executive of Goldman Sachs.

The timing of the announcement would allow Dinolfo to attend a major GOP fundraising event on Saturday Night as the «heir apparent» to Brooks.

A possible corollary of this decline in power has been a decline in the heir apparent's willingness to avoid making politically controversial statements.

Kim's heir apparent is his youngest son Kim Jung - un, who is perhaps too young in his twenties and too inexperienced in political and military affairs to receive natural respect from his fellow Koreans, particularly in the context of a socialist Confucian culture.

«Recycling Ed Cox and Rob Astorino's pathetic lies that hinge on the hearsay testimony of a convicted felon is a feeble attempt by Dean Skelos» heir apparent to distract from the fact that he, unlike Senator Kaminsky, doesn't support comprehensive ethics reform,» Azzopardi said.

A shift of power from No 10 to the great offices of state: the Chancellor, the Foreign Secretary (who also would have resigned if Brown tried to move him), the Home Secretary (and heir - even - more - apparent)-- and of course the First Secretary and Grand Panjandrum, Lord Mandelson.

Yet to be determined: how long he'll stick around and, given the lack of anything like an heir apparent, who might come next.

The labor - backed Working Families Party will endorse activist Pete Sikora to succeed retiring Assemblywoman Joan Millman — the second surprise spurning of Ms. Millman's longtime ally and heir apparent, Democratic district leader Jo Anne Simon.

Others also argue that the inclusion of Kufour - era contracts is intended to find damaging evidence which can be used to undermine the Presidential bids of some Kufour protégés in order not to disrupt well laid out plans to crown Ken Ofori Atta heir apparent to Akufo Addo who has publicly hinted of his non-availability for the NPP ticket in 2020.

Instead, this mere heir apparent to a baronetcy is very much one of the people.

South Korea's special prosecutor is seeking an arrest warrant for Samsung heir apparent Lee Jae - yong, accused of bribery, embezzlement and perjury.

Speaking on the eve of the referendum, Sir Alan tells the BBC's reporter: «I've always thought that Boris's wish was to lose by one so that he could be the heir apparent without having to have all the... you know, s - h - i - t of clearing up all the mess.

He is a close friend of Karl Rove's and was regarded by some as an heir apparent to Mr. Rove.

Kim Jong Un, the third - eldest known son of Kim Jong Il, emerged as the heir apparent in 2009.

Facing City Council speaker Christine Quinn, who was well respected in the real estate industry and considered Bloomberg's heir - apparent, de Blasio took his «tale of two cities» platform and positioned himself as a populist willing to take on income inequality.

After he helped guide Thune to an upset victory, and with an almost unblemished record of wins, Wadhams was talked about as Karl Rove's heir apparent, a skilled operative willing to run nasty - but - effective campaigns.

Morales filed paperwork with the Board of Elections stating the I.D.C. Initiative's intent to aid State Senator Tony Avella, the newest member of the I.D.C., Erie County legislator Betty Jean Grant, and Jesse Hamilton, the heir apparent to former State Senator Eric Adams, in September's primary.