Sentences with phrase «as key committee»

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By the end of the 16 - month program, Phelps received her master's in strategic marketing from Roberts Wesleyan College and also positioned herself as a comer at the company, joining a key leadership committee and getting a raise to boot.

The special committee, which was formed to independently assess what the best option for Dell shareholders is, came to that conclusion based on its meetings with investors as well as concerns over a key upcoming recommendation by investment advisory firm ISS, the person said.

Georgia Congressman Tom Price has been cleared as the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services after an ugly confirmation battle which included Senate Democrats boycotting his vote by a key panel (a tactic that was rendered useless as the majority Republicans changed committee rules to push his nomination forward).

The Compensation Committee also considered that the annual cash incentive plan already incentivizes performance on three key Company - specific financial measures, and the importance of emphasizing holistic Company performance, as opposed to an isolated metric; the importance of setting a sufficiently difficult target for maximum payout; the benefit of a large and objectively determined performance comparator group; and the overarching goal of an incentive clearly and directly aligned with stockholder interests.

From 2001 through 2015, he served as a director of IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX), a global industrial company with key growth platforms in Fluid Metering Technology and Health & Science Technology segments, where he chaired the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Audit Committee and served on the Compensation Committee.

The partisan quarrel comes as the Commons international trade committee is poised to meet Friday to consider a joint Conservative - NDP request for an emergency summer meeting to grill key ministers on Canada's approach to the NAFTA negotiations.

Timm is a member of the firm's Management and Executive Committees, a group of principals who serve as key advisors to the managing partner, directing and implementing the strategic direction of the firm.

As was widely expected, the Federal Open Market Committee (the FOMC) raised its key interest rate 25 basis points to a range of 1.50 percent to 1.75 percent following its March meeting.

A combination of bad economic news from Germany, hawkish comments from key Federal Reserve committee members that appeared to contravene Janet Yellen's doctrine, and the continued bullish endeavours of the markets ensured that the dollar started this week in a very similar position to last, as demonstrated by the chart (from IG's global forex trading system) that shows AUD, GBP and EUR retracing gains made on Wednesday October 8 by Sunday 12..

Amid signs of stronger economic growth and a pick - up in inflation, as well as easier financial conditions, the Federal Open Market Committee, the policy arm of the U.S. central bank, is expected to raise its key federal funds rate in March by a quarter percentage point to a target range of 0.75 % to 1.00 %, says Ellen Zentner, Morgan Stanley's Chief U.S. Economist.

Presidents of both U.S. parties rely on Wall Street for major political campaign contributions, as do heads of the key Senate and Congressional banking and finance committees.

Later there was considerable disagreement within the Commission as to the exact wording of certain key passages in the report, and a number of professors who had conducted the basic studies publicly complained that the committee «s final report understated the cause - and - effect relationships they had found between media violence and aggressive behavior.

Other Members Weigh In — As is the case in any conference negotiation, Senators and Representatives not on the conference committee want to weigh in on their key priorities.

He is the key professional on the University's Sports Strategy Committee and advises the Sports Federation as ex-officio giving a much needed level of continuity to the support services offered to the registered student clubs that the Sports Federation represents.

Scott served as president of the Chicago Park District Board from 1996 to 2001 and was a key member of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee.

He said copies of the proposed agreement have been sent to the mayor and his key department heads as well as the chairmen of relevant Chicago City Council committees.

For eight years she has been a committed member of the DC Infant Mortality Review Committee and served as a key advisor for the Committee's Stronger Together campaign, an initiative aimed at reducing infant mortality and premature birth.

Although SNA is emphasizing the extremely limited funding under which school meal programs must operate, members of Congress and their staff on both sides of the aisle from key authorizing committees have made it extremely clear that additional funding will not be available for child nutrition programs as part of reauthorization.

Meanwhile, it was also learnt that the ongoing amendment may deliver true federalism as the Senate Constitution Review Committee said it had got positive responses from key stakeholders in that regard.

Rowan Wilson, a low - key and self - effacing corporate lawyer specializing in antitrust and intellectual property, as well as civil rights law, appeared at a friendly hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

However, the Labour chair of the European Scrutiny Committee last night raised concerns over whether the key policy issues in the treaty the government wants excluded, called «red lines», were being excluded as the prime minister claimed.

Assemblyman Herman «Denny» Farrell, 85, said that on Sept. 5 he will resign the seat he's held the past 42 years, citing age, health, and the demands of the job as chairman of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee as key reasons for his decision.

Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez, who represents Inwood and Washington Heights, was assigned as Chair of the Transportation Committee, which plays a key role in the oversight of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), the Department of Transportation (DOT), New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) and the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC).

Democrats won 15 seats in 2000, forcing a power - sharing agreement between the parties where a Republican served as Senate president while Democrats controlled key committees.

Lord Levy, a close friend of Tony Blair (who was the Prime Minister's personal envoy to the Middle East, as well as tennis partner), had raised funds for Labour and was identified in the press as a key figure in arranging the loans and on 17 March 2006 it was announced that the Public Administration Select Committee of the House of Commons had invited him to give evidence on political financing.

What makes Trump's case unique, experts say, is her involvement as a senior adviser and key fundraiser to the president's re-election campaign committee.

(CNN)- Under fire for allegations of ethical violations, New York Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel told reporters Monday that he has no intention of stepping down as chairman of the key tax writing committee in the House.

Among those at the Chequers summit will be key backbenchers such as Graham Brady, the chair of the influential 1922 committee of MPs and the former Attorney General, Dominic Grieve.

DeFrancisco has emerged as the leading contender, gathering support from more than a dozen key Republican county committee chairs, two GOP members of Congress, and state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan of Long Island.

City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, chair of the Council's Committee on Transportation, says residents are a key resource for planning transportation projects and must be treated as such.

He also doles out Assembly leadership positions, which come with cash bonuses known as «lulus,» and his handpicked allies become the chairmen of the key committees that determine which bills come to the floor.

In 2014, Rob served as the National Finance Chairman of the Republican Senate Campaign Committee and everyone agrees he played a key role in winning a Republican majority in the United States Senate.

Acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance on Thursday announced no charges would be brought following the investigation into de Blasio's efforts on behalf of Democratic state Senate candidates by seeding county committees in key legislative races as well as an inquiry into the Campaign For One New York, a non-profit that backed his agenda.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, said she was pleased that a half - dozen of her key priorities made into the package, also known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Key labor unions contributed heavily to the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee as a coalition led by the Working Families Party seeks to help Democrats take full control of the chamber, filings posted on Tuesday show.

Key to the issue advancing in the Senate was 86 - year - old Sen. Bill Larkin, a retired Army colonel who approved an earlier version of the bill, then known as the Compassionate Care Act, in the Senate Health Committee.

Nevertheless, the spending on behalf of Republicans reaped dividends as the GOP swept three key upstate races, all of which the independent expenditure committees concerted heavily on.

Even before the Professor Kwesi Botchway - led committee comes out with its findings on the root causes of the party's defeat in the 2016 elections, it is an open fact that one of the key reasons for our loss was as a result of the failure of the party to deploy logistics and resources to the grounds for members to undertake effective campaigning.

Two key House committees began formally drafting a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, even as the nation's largest doctors» group and a coalition of hospitals came out strongly against the Republican plan for replacing the law.

The key headline this morning clearly is, «Paid Stipend as Committee Chair but Does not Bother to Attend Committee Meetings.»

With the 2004 spending review less than a week away, Blair told the House of Commons» liaison committee that housing was a «coming issue» — and was even set to overtake health as a key government priority.

In exchange, Council members from those boroughs expect to get chairmanships on key committees such as finance and land use.

In truth, it was the fact that Lord Rennard was permitted to return to public life, not least as a member of the party's key policy committee, that taxed his accusers beyond endurance.

Efforts to improve services for veterans and ensure the future of military bases in upstate New York were key topics Wednesday as the chairman of the State Senate's Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs toured the region.

Rowan Wilson, a low - key and self - effacing corporate lawyer specializing in anti-trust and intellectual property, among other things, as well as civil rights law, appeared at a friendly hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The measured passed in the Assembly Monday and may be reviewed in a key Senate committee as early as today.

As a key ally of the then Shadow Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, Cousins was still hopeful of a ministerial job when Labour won the election in 1997, but his hopes were dashed and instead he became an influential member of the backbench Treasury Select Committee.

Greenfield represents Brooklyn's 44th Council District which includes the neighborhoods of Midwood, Borough Park and Bensonhurst, and unlike those appointed to head other key panels such as Finance Committee chair Julissa Ferreras, he isn't a member of the labor - backed Progressive Caucus.

But Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, a key figure in the debate as the Insurance Committee chairman and the Assembly's prime sponsor of its ride - hailing bill, dismissed Uber's argument.

Although Bonacic said the Legislature must know in advance of a vote what the terms are, Assembly Racing and Wagering Committee Chairman Gary Pretlow, D - Mount Vernon, said the key is to first remove the constitutional ban on games of chance, and deal with issues such as casino locations later.