Sentences with phrase «appointments of former»

Other notable examples include the appointments of former Alcatal - Lucent CEO Pat Russo and former HP CEO Carly Fiorina.

Valeant also announced Friday the appointment of former U.S. deputy attorney general Mark Filip to advise a committee it has struck to investigate allegations in a report from Citron Research.

Energy giant Woodside Petroleum has bolstered its board with the appointment of a former Shell executive, while Dacian Gold has welcomed a prominent lawyer to its board.

Investors welcomed the appointment of the former AirTran Holdings Inc CEO as a new start for Spirit, a U.S. carrier that has grown rapidly in the past five years by marketing ultra-low fares with heavy restrictions.

Industry groups have welcomed the federal government's appointment of the former commissioner and deputy commissioner of the Australian Building and Construction Commission to lead the soon to be revived building industry watchdog.

THE appointment of former Homestake CEO Richard Tastula as a director of Titan Resources NL has given a significant corporate boost to the company's various resource endeavours.

The company has beefed up its management ranks in the past year with the appointment of former Telstra deputy chief financial officer Mark Hall as CFO and Richmond Football Club director and former SEEK executive, Joe Powell as CEO.

Ripple announces the appointment of Former State Department Official Anja Manuel to the Board of Directors.

HQCA advisory committee The appointment of former Liberal Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan and retired Judge Allan Wachowich to an advisory panel to the Health Quality Council of Alberta may weaken opposition calls for a full Public Inquiry into the intimidation of health care professionals.

In the last year alone, AT&T has made several moves indicating its ambitions in the online advertising space, as evidenced by its appointment of former GroupM chief executive, North America, Brian Lesser to lead its advertising and analytics service.

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.

He said the recent appointment of former CCA chief information officer Barry Simpson as TCCC's new CIO, reporting to Mr Quincey, was a step in the right direction.

The just - drinks Weekly Round - Up On just - drinks last week: The big spirits story was the appointment of a former Diageo executive as the new CEO at Whyte & Mackay.

Red Bull's Christian Horner and Ferrari's Maurizio Arrivabene couldn't compromise over the conversation surrounding the appointment of former FIA safety chief and deputy race director Laurent Mekies to Ferrari.

Former Palace player Tony Popovic complete the quartet of names on Parish's wish - list but a move for Pardew could be aided by the fact that despite the Magpies boss having a # 5m release clause it may take just # 2.5 m to secure the appointment of the former fan favourite.

If the appointment of former Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay at Wigan Athletic, whilst the Scot is still under an FA investigation over alleged racist, sexist and antisemitic text messages sent to Iain Moody, had brought controversy to the club, new comments from owner Dave Whelan, reported by the Guardian, are set to blow the debate wide open.

It has been a turbulent summer at Elland Road, with Italian Massimo Cellino taking on ownership of the club and making the surprise appointment of former Forest Green Rovers boss Hockaday as manager.

Manchester City and Real Madrid are set to battle over the appointment of former Liverpool and current Napoli manager Rafa Benitez, reports the Daily Star.

We all know that the Frenchman likes the game to be played a certain way and even though the last year or two has seen the Gunners get better at the less attractive parts of the game, perhaps helped by the appointment of another former defensive stalwart Steve Bould as Wenger's assistant, Adams feels that the current Arsenal team are still too weak at the back.

The word was that Arsenal's defence would be strengthened by the appointment of that former centre back Steve Bould, but if recent results have been anything to go by, improvement is non-existent.

But order appears to have been restored with the appointment of former Roma coach Luciano Spalletti in June.

The start of the new season saw a large amount of optimism, the appointment of former Krasnodar coach Oleg Kononov — unfortunate to be sacked by the Bulls part - way through last season — was seen as a coup by the club.

As for Mourinho's former club Chelsea, the shrewd appointment of former Italy boss Conte has given the Stamford Bridge faithful renewed confidence.

The New York State United Teachers union on Friday blasted the appointment of former Education Commissioner John King to become the acting secretary of education and urged its members to call the White House to «express their displeasure.»

The appointment of the former Times journalist — and close friend of Campbell — Tom Baldwin as media adviser, in December 2010, appeared to signal that Miliband recognised the danger, since Baldwin's pitch for the job had been centred on the need to confront this very issue.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the appointment of former New York City Councilman James F. Gennaro as Deputy Commissioner for New York City Sustainability and Resiliency at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Monday defended the appointment of former Assembly counsel Jim Yates to a post on the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, calling him «absolutely qualified» for the panel.

Only hours after Governor Paterson made his legally dubious appointment of former MTA chief Richard Ravitch to lieutenant governor last week, Donald Trump sent Paterson a letter expressing his opposition to the selection.

The slots of Kogi and Gombe states in the federal cabinet had been vacant following the death of the Minister of State for Labour, Mr. James Ocholi (SAN), in an accident on March 6, 2016; and the appointment of former Minister of the Environment, Amina Mohammed, as the Deputy Secretary - General of the United Nations.

According to a copy of the town board's agenda posted online, the board approved 18 resolutions that pertain to town employees, including the appointment of a new member to the town's Civil Service Commission, a raise for Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney's executive assistant and the appointment of former supervisor Kate Murray's brother to a new position in the Department of Parks and Recreation.

Following the appointment of former Attorney General, Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor, former President Jerry John Rawlings has called on Japan and other developed countries to refrain from holding back in offering support to Ghana.

The smile remains when I ask what effect Corbyn's recent appointment of the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis to an informal economic advisory role might be.

The new structures, which include the appointment of former Foreign and Commonwealth Office mandarin Sir Peter Ricketts as a US - style national security advisor, are to secure for the government a closer hold on strategy across a broad front

Perry's signature would pretty much rule out the Perry - Giuliani ticket floated recently by former NY GOP Chair Bill Powers — or the appointment of the former NYC mayor to any cabinet posts (like US AG, for example), since the document requires the nomination of only antiabortion judges and appointees.

New York City's fight to shield emails about the appointment of former schools Chancellor Cathie Black cost taxpayers about $ 160,000 in legal fees.

He, however, explained that this was a by - product of the overwhelmingly positive reception to what he described as the «fairy tale» appointment of the former Attorney General.

Representatives of statewide school organizations pointed, in particular, to the governor's recent appointment of a former Westchester school superintendent, Jere Hochman, as his chief adviser on educational issues.

«Having acted with perhaps excess enthusiasm in bringing in other senior military figures as advisers, the appointment of a former CGS as a neutral backbench peer would underline our commitment to create an effective and expert second chamber.

The number of black and ethnic minority members in the new - look shadow cabinet is hugely impressive, while the appointment of former chief prosecutor Sir Keir Starmer — yes, another North London MP — give Labour some much - needed clout in the vital shadow Brexit brief.

ALBANY — Hoosick Falls residents who have advocated for the village in the wake of its PFOA water contamination crisis traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to protest the appointment of a former chemical company consultant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The appointment of former MP and losing candidate for London Mayor, Oona King, to the House of Lords means she loses her place representing constituency parties on Labour's national executive before she'd even attended her first proper meeting.

Cavanaugh said his decision was not related to the appointment of former city Comptroller Bill Thompson as chairman of the authority earlier this year.

West Midlands Police criticise the appointment of former national head of counter terrorism Peter Clarke.

Many at the meeting expressed unease at the appointment of the former head of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Unit, Peter Clarke, as an education commissioner to run a separate investigation for Education Secretary Michael Gove.

In Massachusetts, a years - long battle over eliminating a cap on expanding public charter schools will become even more heated thanks to incoming Gov. Charlie Baker, who has signaled that he will support reformers on this issue through his appointment of former New Schools Venture Fund boss - turned - federal education official Jim Peyser as the state's new superintendent.

CentreForum, which has existed in its current guise since the mid-2000s, has today become the Education Policy Institute in a move that has completed the think tank's shift in focus towards education, which began with the appointment of former schools minister David Laws as its executive chair last August.

• a new district facility plan for the Hickman County School District • district facility plan amendments for Christian, Clark and McCracken County School Districts • 2013 - 14 Local District Tax Rates Levied • a waiver of 702 KAR 5:060, Section 6 (2) from the Fort Thomas Independent School District • site approval for the proposed new high school, Floyd County • school district indirect cost rates for fiscal year 2014 - 15 • the appointments to the Kentucky School for the Deaf Advisory Board of Christina Nymo - Yance, Debbie Haydon, Jennifer Harris, Sharon White, Michelle Gadberry, and Mike Lafavers • the appointment of former Graves County Superintendent Pete Galloway to fill an at - large seat on the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Board of Control • proposed amendments to the KHSAA Bylaws • a request from Kenton County to use an alternative effectiveness and evaluation system

Journalist Chris Hedges explained to the Real News Network that he resigned from PEN after the appointment of former State Department official Suzanne Nossel.

More - intriguing changes include the appointment of former Janus manager and founding partner of Arrowpoint Minyoung Sohn to manage Meridian Equity Income (MEIFX).

Today, Hollywood superproducer Jerry Bruckheimer finally detailed the plans for his MTV - backed games studio, confirming the appointment of former key Ubisoft and Microsoft execs as leading the team.