Sentences with phrase «policy chief federica»

Also, the former CFTC Commissioner, now functioning as DTCC (Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation) Global Policy Chief, Mark Wetjen has hinted that the U.S. Congress will give the financial regulatory agencies the go - ahead to regulate cryptocurrency products.

A photo from Thursday shows the Crown Prince with the Google leaders and other executives including Diane Greene, CEO of the cloud business; Jeff Dean, head of artificial intelligence; policy chief Leslie Miller and Hiroshi Lockheimer, who runs Android.

Among the people who've left or announced departures, either under pressure or for other reasons, are seven executives who had reported to Mr. Kalanick: SVP of Business Emil Michael, who is one of Mr. Kalanick's best friends and was the second-most powerful person at the company; ridesharing president Jeff Jones (ostensibly the No. 2 executive for Uber's core business); head of growth Ed Baker; engineering vice president Amit Singhal; communications and public policy chief Rachel Whetstone; head of finance Gautam Gupta; and Anthony Levandowski, head of Uber's autonomous vehicles program, who was fired amid theft allegations made against him by his former employer.

But these attempts may be futile in the longer term as the government has announced an independent review of the law in this area, to be conducted by Tony Blair's former policy chief, Matthew Taylor, which seems to signal a more interventionist approach.

An Irish politician with no experience in science is slated to become Europe's new research policy chief.

«We're aware of the research undertaken by the US air force and have been working for some time with UK and European authorities and agencies to understand and mitigate the issues,» says Brendan Kelly, policy chief at National Air Traffic Services in the UK.

The Tory leader endorsed his policy chief Oliver Letwin, who angered the party's traditionalists last December by saying he supported redistribution to try to narrow the gap between rich and poor.

Lord Forsyth could replace Mr Letwin as policy chief thus allowing us to get some vote winning policies while Eric Pickles gets the Chairmanship.

Jon Cruddas, the Labour policy chief, is widely thought to view euroscepticism as part of his Blue Labour agenda and even figures like Chuka Umunna have expressed support for an In / Out referendum to settle the issue (I should know - he knocked on my door at election time and told me so).

The PM will also be able to say that Cathy Ashton, Britain's current European commissioner who also doubles up as the EU's foreign policy chief, held the same post as Hill when she replaced Peter Mandelson as trade commissioner in 2008.

Ed Balls is to launch a bid to bolster Labour's credibility with business by promising to keep a low rate of corporation tax and attract long - term investors to Britain, as he brushed off criticism from the policy chief Jon Cruddas that a «profound dead hand» within the party is blocking bold reforms.

According to one insider, Downing Street was a bit «twitchy» whenever the papers described Freeman as the prime minister's policy chief.

And I think there is an opportunity for Conservatives to be generous, to be positive and to be civic,» said Number 10 policy chief George Freeman at a conference fringe event.

Evans stepped in as Ukip's policy chief earlier this year and was the main speaker at this morning's launch event at a hotel in Essex.

The clumsy comments come as Downing Street has spent recent months searching for a «big hitter» to rebuild relations with the business community, after Theresa May lost her government relations director Chris Brannigan and her policy chief John Godfrey earlier this year.

The New Statesman's George Eaton is described by Corbyn's policy chief as «the worst judge of anything».

Then came Evans» departure from her post as Ukip's policy chief (at that point Farage said he had «other plans for what Suzanne Evans can do for Ukip») around the same time as Patrick O'Flynn and Raheem Kassam wiped each other out.

They do not use the expression «Red Ed» - that was Fraser Nelson yesterday - but Blair's inner circle have come together to help the cause of David Miliband, who was Blair's long - term policy chief - and injure Ed Miliband's chances.

Speaking to the BBC's business editor Kamal Ahmed, Mr Miliband also responded to a secret recording of the party's policy chief, John Cruddas, in which he criticises the Labour leader and the direction of the party.

Ed Miliband's former policy chief has been subjected to his first TV grilling over the infamous EdStone.

Previously, Evans left her role as Ukip's policy chief after the election amid reports of a split with Nigel Farage following his infamous «unresignation» as party leader.

George Osborne's spending review represents a «a huge bet on our future wellbeing», according to Ed Balls» former policy chief.

George Osborne must balance four competing priorities if he is to replace David Cameron as Conservative party leader, according to Ed Balls» former policy chief.

The Times broke the news of Coleman's move at midnight, with one source telling the paper that Milne had repeatedly briefed against the policy chief.

Later, Evans released a statement saying her contract as policy chief was coming to an end next week but that she would continue in her voluntary role as deputy chairman.

Ed Balls» former policy chief has questioned how John McDonnell will achieve a radical alternative to austerity after the shadow chancellor's speech to the Labour conference.

It was also claimed that Corbyn policy chief Andrew Fisher - who has played a key role in drawing up the manifesto - left a copy of the draft document lying on his desk in Labour's open plan office yesterday.

Labour policy chief Jon Cruddas has described the Baroness as «a class act and going from strength to strength».

Economic policy chief Mike Hatchett left earlier this month after just a year in the job to return to the civil service.

The policy chief's departure points to a split in the leader's office over how left wing it should be - and it has angered some of those outside of Team Corbyn.

Theresa May's former deputy policy chief at Number 10 has been appointed director of new Tory think...

Foreign Office ministers are on the offensive against EU foreign policy chief Cathy Ashton's bid to win more influence.

Foreign secretary William Hague was eighth, one place above the prime minister, while the EU's foreign policy chief, Cathy Ashton, was placed fifth.

New Corbyn policy chief Andrew Fisher has taken a battering in the left - wing papers this morning over his, er, punchy Twitter feed.

Corbyn's new policy chief Andrew Fisher has made headlines over his punchy Twitter feed — at the weekend Guido revealed he dropped the F - bomb at Vinnie Jones and Ray Winstone.

Tannock demanded action from EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton's External Action Service and the cancelling of EU aid to Buenos Aires.

Jon Cruddas, the Labour party's new policy chief, told the Observer that he hoped to involve leading members of Progress in his policy review.

Allies of policy chief Jon Cruddas broke cover yesterday to demand he «goes big» with a more radical set of policies.

One senior source described Coleman as «not suited» for the role of policy chief, but others mourned the departure of a man responsible for overseeing the Olympics who was widely respected as a policy thinker.

Fletcher favoured Coleman as de facto policy chief, while Milne favoured Andrew Fisher, Corbyn's political adviser.

A number of Conservatives were also firmly behind Macron, including Tory policy chief George Freeman who sent three tweets in an hour referring to Macron as his friend.

«This has nothing to do with religion but with the fact that Romney is only recently pro-life and only recently able to articulate an argument against same - sex marriage,» said Richard Land, the public policy chief at the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation's largest evangelical denomination.

Richard Land is the public policy chief for the Southern Baptist Convention, the country's largest evangelical denomination.

«It would have been tough for anyone other than Mark,» says Richard Land, the public policy chief for the Southern Baptist Convention, remembering how DeMoss performed in one hostile setting last January.

Whetstone is known for her assertive style (consider her GIF - y retort to Rupert Murdoch), while Google's recent moves, including the appointment of a former Obama adviser as its policy chief, signal a less combative approach.

With his backing, the policy chief will be able to resist his critics into 2016 before the worsening economic slump eventually forces him to capitulate, according to Standard Chartered Plc and Bank of America Corp. «They could probably hold out for at least six months, maybe even a year,» said Ayodele Salami, chief -LSB-...]

Among the people who've left or announced departures, either under pressure or for other reasons, are seven executives who had reported to Mr. Kalanick: SVP of Business Emil Michael, who is one of Mr. Kalanick's best friends and was the second-most powerful person at the company; ridesharing president Jeff Jones (ostensibly the No. 2 executive for Uber's core business); head of growth Ed Baker; engineering vice president Amit Singhal; communications and public policy chief Rachel Whetstone; head of finance Gautam Gupta; and Anthony Levandowski, head of Uber's autonomous vehicles program, who was fired amid theft allegations made against him by his former employer.

The Turkish remarks followed a request on Monday by the EU's foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, and enlargement commissioner, Johannes Hahn, for Ankara to «refrain from excessive statements and actions».

To help educate the masses and push for regulatory acceptance, Airbnb recently hired Chris Lehane, a former White House crisis manager, as its global policy chief.

YouTube's global policy chief, Juniper Downs, said the firm would cooperate with any further British investigation into political misinformation.