Sentences with phrase «hand it to director»

You've got to hand it to director Michael Lembeck... he's succeeded in persuading studio bosses to let him make not one but two sequels from premises that were dead in the water from the word go.

This is indeed as grim as it gets, but you do have to hand it to director Adam Salky for not sprinkling any sugar on his subject.

You've got to hand it to director John Wells, though: despite a maddening lack of imagination, August never once approaches the dull sanctimony of Ordinary People or the smug self - satisfaction of American Beauty, two of the Oscar - feted family sagas the film could have easily chosen to emulate.

Often functioning as a right hand to the Director of Operations, the Front Desk Manager will direct and support all Front Office operations to include reservations, group billing and accommodation...

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«In a weird way, mobile is forcing the hand of IT, to be more co-operative,» says Nigel Wallis, a research director at IDC Canada.

He said repeatedly that the Board will be responsible for making decisions about governance, leadership and succession, and he hand - selected a group of trusted advisors and independent directors to fulfill this role.»

«He may believe (possibly correctly) that the next day, trade ministers will be lining up in Washington to negotiate bilateral FTAs, ready to accept U.S. terms, thus handing him another victory,» Oonagh Fitzgerald, director of the international law program at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), and Hector Torres, a member of the International Monetary Fund's executive board, wrote in an op - ed on January 30.

«It is a shame that the failure to remove the media law restrictions meant that no Australian player was interested, as shareholders would have liked to see Ten Network stay in Australian hands,» said the Australian Shareholders» Association director Allan Goldin.

Because these organizations are specialists at providing the type of hands - on assistance that entrepreneurs need at the pre-seed stage, and because entrepreneurs are co-located with the accelerator directors, the people running accelerators can provide more intense help to startup companies than most angels and venture capitalists, speeding up the development of the companies.

The director had complained to his boss, the VP of Engineering, who admitted his hands were tied, as this was a «facilities matter,» and the VP of facilities reported to the CFO.

In a speech I gave this week to a large room of directors in Montreal, I asked for a show of hands on how many directors use iPads.

Fortescue Metals Group has started the search for a new chief financial officer after Stephen Pearce handed in his resignation to pursue an international role, on the same day the iron ore giant announced the appointment of a new director of operations.

Oliver Wood, the director of three Perth - based web development and digital marketing companies, has been handed a 10 - month suspended prison sentence for using his position dishonestly to gain an advantage.

After Pichai finished showing off Google Home, he handed over the stage to Erik Kay, an engineering director who unveiled a new «smart messaging app» called Allo.

Fortescue Metals Group has announced major changes to its leadership, with a new chief executive taking the reins and its directors taking a hands - on role to support an updated strategy that focuses on producing more higher - grade iron ore.

I lean toward a system in which each new member of the board agrees to hand in their resignation every six to eight years, with the idea being that some directors will be asked to serve multiple terms it they are uniquely qualified to help the CEO and company build value, but most will be thanked for their service and move on after that time frame.

Mike Hoefflinger, Director Global Business Marketing for Facebook, described Facebook's new Reach Generator product that will allow companies to get their stories out to user's pages on the upper right hand side of the page.

A changing of the guard is under way at prominent CBD agency Burgess Rawson, with founding partner and joint managing director Geoff Potter stepping down from the position he has held for 21 years and handing over the reins to fellow joint managing director, Andrew McKerracher.

«When we say we're going to great lengths to get our hot dogs in every hand, we mean it,» said director Oscar Mayer brand build, Whitney Shaw.

On the other hand, if directors primarily serve a broader constituency of stakeholders (or society at large), is it possible to determine which groups are being served and how directors can prioritize between divergent stakeholder interests?

Dogwood's Strategy Director Will Horter reflects on this historic day It looks like British Columbians may finally get a government ready to fight for what's right in B.C. Today, Christy Clark announced her intention to bring back the B.C. legislature as soon as possible in June, face a confidence vote and hand over power to -LSB-...]

Boris Wertz, Lead Independent Director of Ether Capital, mentioned, «Through Version One, I've had the opportunity to experience first - hand the innovation that blockchain technologies are bringing to a number of industries.

On the other hand, she served as a director of the New York Federal Reserve Board from 2003 to 2005, where she worked with people like former Citigroup Chairman Sandy Weill and ex-Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld.

Outgoing Coles managing director John Durkan, who is set to hand the reins to Steven Cain before the demerger, still expects the retailer to return to profit growth in the June half despite a «small headwind» from higher labour costs.

On the one hand, we have the advice given by one of the managing directors of Tweedy Browne to a client that held $ 30 million in Berkshire Hathaway stock many years ago.

Even with a down payment and mortgage pre-approval letter in hand, Denise Supplee, director of operations at SparkRental, says homebuyers need to take a cold, hard look at their monthly budget in the context of homeownership.

«It used to be that gender was dismissed out of hand as unimportant, but boy has that changed in the last two years,» says Laura O'Neill, director of law and policy with SHARE, an advisor group to institutional shareholders.

I don't think there are any meaningful regulatory hurdles to complete this deal, Primoris can finance the deal using cash on hand and existing credit facilities and «certain Willbros directors and shareholders», representing ~ 17 % of the outstanding shares, have agreed to vote in favor of the transaction.

Erik Dyson, executive director and CEO of All Hands Volunteers, shared, «Taube Philanthropies» generous grant and the funding it will catalyze make it possible for All Hands Volunteers to do what the magnitude of this disaster demands: to run our largest disaster response to date, and to commit to staying in the affected areas through the many, many months ahead it will require to repair and rebuild.

In the hands of director J.J. Abrams, it lived up to the hype to become not only the biggest box office hit of the year, but also one of the most fun action movies we've seen in a long time.

Munn had written in the past about sexual harassment at the hands of a then - unnamed director, who she has now revealed to be Ratner.

And while we're talking directors, it's just tacky to have your wife play the Virgin Mary - that's less like the Hand of God and more like the Hand of Tommy Wiseau.

This is likely due to the guiding hand of Steven Soderbergh, the director behind the

There are frequent references in Moral Sentiments to a «divine Being», «the great Director of the universe», «the all-wise Author of Nature» to obey whose will is considered as the first rule of duty of human beings; even their vices and follies fitted into the grand design of the Author of Nature whose hand always brought about a cosmic harmony.

Bill Wilson, director of specialty coffee at Nordstrom who oversees the company's 120 coffee bars, says that Mighty Leaf's artisan appeal syncs well with Nordstrom's dedication to hand - crafted products.

«Stacy takes a very hands - on approach and will work with the director of training to assist in and ensure all franchise owners, managers and staff members learn and understand the Chicken Salad Chick philosophies, policies and procedures,» the company says.

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Becky Brown, Sales Director UK and Ireland, Convenience at GPI and Dean Naylor, Plant Manager, Leeds, also GPI, were on hand to accept the accolade.

CST Wastewater Solutions Managing Director Mr Mike Bambridge will be on hand to discuss these latest wastewater and green energy technologies that not only clean wastewater to top world standards, but also extract biogas to substitute for fossil fuel in boilers and to generate electricity.

CST Managing Director Mike Bambridge, right, will be on hand to share his decades of expertise in the water, wastewater and green energy industries.

Releasing his last financial results before handing the reins to Rob Scott in November, Wesfarmers» outgoing managing director, Richard Goyder, said sales performance across the group was «generally pleasing».

Robert Zeigler, director general of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), called on governments and the private sector to join hands to ensure that farming families share in the benefits of inclusive growth.

Mr Spalvins blamed poor management of Penfolds and its stablemates over the past decade and boards of directors who, he says, «did not adequately understand the wine industry» for the situation where Penfolds appears likely to fall into foreign hands.

Andrew Algren, Cherry Circle Room's wine director and sommelier, will also be on hand to discuss the catalog and pairings with guests.

On the other hand, GFI has been very successful when it comes to gender equality; seven of the eight directors recruited to date are women.»

Truglas, in conjunction with Coastal Hotel Group Culinary Director Roy Breiman, work directly with local Pacific Northwest farms, artisans, ranchers and fishermen to hand - select superior products directly from their fields, trees, streams or pastures.

Wenger chose to fill the void himself and have no Director of Football, that resulted in too much power in one hand.

On one hand, there are reports that Arsene Wenger stormed out of his meeting with the board of directors, which says that talks certainly have not gone to hand, but the reports also claim that Stan Kroenke talked with the 67 year - old alone, and turned things around.

The club suffered a further setback when Brighton boss Gus Poyet was unkeen to take the reins and Zingarevich is now thought to be taking matters into his own hands after previously consulting with Director of Football Nicky Hammond.

On the other hand, when Korn / Ferry was asked to find someone to head the Women's International Professional Tennis Council, a body created two years ago to provide a neutral meeting ground for the various factions in women's tennis — the ITF, the WITA and the tournament directors — it came up with Jane Brown, a woman of great experience in several areas of tennis administration.