Sentences with phrase «head of the board of»

In this event, Dr. M. Reza Ardakani the Director of IFOAM - IRAN participated as one of the invited speakers and on behalf of the head of Tehran Municipality - Management of Fruit and Vegetable Organization (Mr. Abdolhossein Rahimi), Head of the Board of Iran Organic Association (Mr. Seyed Reza Nurani) and IFOAM - IRAN signed the MoU for further cooperations with ALGOA and its members.The purpose for the establishment of ALGOA is to facilitate the 100 % adoption of organic agriculture in Asia.

You may recall that back in August 2010, Melissa Cheyney, the Director of Research for the Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) and also the head of the Board of Direct Entry Midwifery, rejected a call by the State of Oregon for access to the MANA homebirth death rates for Oregon.

Though the MANA leadership disingenuously claims that licensing homebirth midwives will provide accountability, MANA leaders like Melissa Cheyney, Head of the Board of Direct Entry Midwifery in Oregon, are publicly opposed to any requirements for becoming a homebirth midwife, let alone oversight of homebirth midwives» practice.

Alain Kaloyeros lost his job as president of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute (and as head of the boards of the two nonprofits) after the feds charged him in a bid - rigging scheme benefiting a major Cuomo donor.

«This is the type of situation that has a fiscal impact throughout the state and we're not just going to rush in and vote for something just because Larry Schwartz, who I think is the head of the board of the NYC OTB, wants it done at this time.»

Among the goals cited by Thompson, a former head of the Board of Education, were expanding the city's prekindergarten programs and the number of Community Learning Schools, an initiative that was launched by the UFT.

To recap, thanks largely to Race to the Top incentives (a cool $ 700 million), a group of New York State reformers, including the state's Commissioner of Education and its Chancellor (the head of the Board of Regents) had pushed for teacher evaluation reforms that included linking those evaluations to student performance.

If she was a parent and not the head of the Board of Regents, Rosa said, she herself would opt out of state tests.

Diane Wilsey remains head of the board of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Board members of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco group have voted to change Diane («Dede») Wilsey's title from «president» to «board chair» and two vice-chairs have also been appointed, reports The New York Times.

Plus: Centre Pompidou to open museum in Brussels Diane Wilsey remains head of the board of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Stolen icon returns to Russia and recommended reading

That tradition was important because the cities that host Frieze are not only major art hubs with museums and galleries, but also home to artists and artist - driven organizations, said Victoria Siddall, the director of Frieze Fairs and head of the board of Studio Voltaire.

Not exact matches

«In the financial industry, there's been a lot of debate, post — financial crisis, around different approaches to risk and gender difference,» says Brenda Trenowden, global head of funds at ANZ Banking Group in London and a member of the steering committee of the 30 % Club, which works to get more women on corporate boards.

Xerox's CEO and most of its board are heading for the exit to settle a suit waged by Carl Icahn and fellow shareholder Darwin Deason.

Ultimately if you're seeking for approval or board consensus on an action (getting approval for a budget, raising money, investing in CAPEX, firing a head of sales — whatever) your job is to hold a discussion in which all board members who want to voice an opinion can do so and ultimately pushing for a vote or a resolution.

The company, which sometimes conducts trades larger than $ 50 million, recently brought on three finance veterans to its advisory board, including Citigroup's global head of regulatory, market, and innovation strategy.

Cornell's emphasis on analytics appealed to Target's board as it looked for a new CEO, according to the director who oversaw the search, Roxanne Austin, head of Austin Investment Advisors, a private investment and consulting firm.

«We are run by a board of directors that are Home Hardware dealers, so it's the dealers telling head office what we require.

The sanctioned officials are Willian Antonio Contreras, the vice minister of internal commerce; Nelson Reinaldo Lepaje Salazar, who is acting as head of the office of the national treasury, according to the U.S.; Americo Alex Mata Garcia, an alternate director on the board of the National Bank of Housing and Habitat; and Carlos Alberto Rotondaro Cova, the former president of the board of directors of the Venezuela Institute of Social Security.

I said the same thing when Katie Taylor was appointed head of RBC's board.

Two years later, Frank Yeary, Citigroup's former global head of mergers and acquisitions, invested in the company's Series A round and joined its board.

«Short - term behaviour destroys value,» says Poul Winslow, head of thematic investment and external portfolio management at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).

He added that the fact that the heads of the European Stability Mechanism, the Single Resolution Board and the European Investment Bank are all from Germany could also impact his chances of being selected.

The findings of the investigation headed by former Attorney General Eric Holder will be made public, board member Arianna Huffington said in a call with reporters on Thursday afternoon.

The most notable Trump private equity executive is Steve Schwarzman, who is still the head of Blackstone, but has taken on being chairman of Trump's recently created Strategic and Policy Forum, an advisory board made up of CEOs.

Daimler's head of Connected and Electric Vehicles Axel Harries will join ChargePoint's board of directors.

BlackBerry also announced Monday that Prem Watsa, the head of Canadian insurance company Fairfax Financial and one of BlackBerry's key shareholders, has resigned from the BlackBerry board due to potential conflicts.

When she received a telegram of acceptance, she boarded the midnight Wabash train heading east and arrived at Penn 40 hours later.

The strategic review will be headed by Timothy Dattels, who joined BlackBerry's board last year and is a senior partner at TPG Capital, one of the world's largest private equity firms.

The best example I recall of board - director awkwardness was then Google CEO Eric Schmidt's service on the Apple board — right up until the moment Steve Jobs got it into his head that Google's Android was copying Apple's iOS mobile software.

In a statement Tuesday, Qantas Head of Fuel and Environment Alan Milne said the airline ranked poorly because «we use larger aircraft, fly very long distances and have premium cabins that naturally have fewer people on board.»

Last year, he was named head of the international Financial Stability Board.

Public companies often have boards composed of serial entrepreneurs or prominent industry figures who offer their insights, and it was probably this step that prompted Facebook executives to take the direct, head - on approach.

We board a luxury bus with the logo of his book, Delivering Happiness — a giant smiley - face emoticon — and head out to the Zappos offices in Henderson for the show.

Paladin Energy has announced more cuts to its board and head office staffing, with long - serving executive Gillian Swaby following managing director John Borshoff out of the business as it works to stay afloat in the weak uranium market.

For instance, he has collaborated closely with Mark Wiseman, the former Canada Pension Plan Investment Board head, now a top executive at the global investment giant BlackRock — and a member of Barton's council.

I wrote an email directly to Mr. Pierce — a member of the executive board who was head of personnel (and whom I had never met).

Perth Airport chairman and Curtin University chancellor Colin Beckett has taken the role as head of the Western Power board, with Iluka Resources chair Greg Martin appointed as his deputy.

Former Fortescue Metals Group chief financial officer and director Chris Catlow has joined Subiaco - based Triton Minerals as its new chairman, with Alan Jenks stepping down from the head of the board to take on a director role today.

According to a letter to the board of directors, Contreras - Sweet said she hopes to be executive chairwoman of a majority - female board heading Weinstein Co., which would be renamed.

The presentation also called out Mick McGuire, Marcato's founder and head, for his «track record of losses in the boardroom,» citing his tenure on the boards of NCR, a consumer technology company, and Borders, the now defunct bookstore.

In what was possibly a preemptive move by the company, the Wells board of directors decided to take back $ 41 million in stock - based compensation from Stumpf along with just over $ 16 million in stock options from former community - banking head Carrie Tolstedt.

David Marcus, head of Facebook's Messenger service, will join the venue's board of directors, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said in a blog post Tuesday.

Whether it's the type of bathing suit you wear, the way you jump off the diving board, or how much hair you have on your head, swimmers do a lot to make sure they get across the pool as fast as possible.

«Because Mylan's Board has determined that risk oversight is the responsibility of the full board, all incumbent directors should be considered accountable for material failures of risk oversight over a number of years, when warning signs were available to the company but no actions appear to have been taken to mitigate or head off the significant potential risks that have since materialBoard has determined that risk oversight is the responsibility of the full board, all incumbent directors should be considered accountable for material failures of risk oversight over a number of years, when warning signs were available to the company but no actions appear to have been taken to mitigate or head off the significant potential risks that have since materialboard, all incumbent directors should be considered accountable for material failures of risk oversight over a number of years, when warning signs were available to the company but no actions appear to have been taken to mitigate or head off the significant potential risks that have since materialized.

Yes, there's the desire to send a message to the Bank of England and the financial sector, and yes, Carney has a solid track record, including as head of the Financial Stability Board.

«When the same people are controlling pay at a number of companies, that can cause a direct ratcheting up of pay,» says Eleanor Bloxham, who heads The Value Alliance and Corporate Governance Alliance, a board education and advisory firm, and is a regular contributor to Fortune.com.

Our other cofounder and head of product Aaron Welch has a background in technical theatrical production and sits on the board of the Obie Award Winning Bushwick Starr Theatre in Brooklyn.

MUNICH - Bundesbank speech by Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank Dr. Andreas Dombret, Title: «Plan B - Where is the Banking Union heading?»

«My husband and I paid for first class so that we'd have the extra space and could lay down with her — once we were boarded I was getting tons of eye rolls and head shakes from fellow passengers... because my baby was crying (as if I could just look at Ruby and say okay now it's time to stop),» wrote Charnas.

When Preston retired in 1998, Avon board member Charles Perrin, former head of Duracell, was tapped as CEO.