Sentences with phrase «new chairman of the company»

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Four of the names had previously been reported in the press: attorney Nicole Seligman, a former president of Sony Entertainment; BuzzFeed chairman Kenneth Lerer, a co-founder of the Huffington Post; former Discovery Communications CEO Judith McHale, a former undersecretary of state who also served as general counsel for Viacom's MTV Networks division; and Bank of America (bac) director Thomas May, a former CEO of Eversource, a New England energy company.

So Viacom's new chairman is not only unloved by some large shareholders, but also unloved by his own vice-chairman, the daughter of the company's controlling shareholder and one of the people who will direct Redstone's assets after his death.

All of the company's existing investors participated in the new round, including Benchmark Capital, Greylock Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Vulcan, Next World Capital, Workday founder Dave Duffield and Salesforce chairman and CEO Marc Benioff.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, named by President Donald Trump in January, is planning to take a new look at the current overall limit on companies owning stations serving no more than 39 % of U.S. television households.

Thomas Fanning, chairman, president and CEO of Southern Company, Mike Gregoire, CEO of CA Technologies, Robert Hannigan, former director of GCHQ and Rob Joyce, White House cybersecurity coordinator, talk with CNBC's Jon Fortt about developing a new, more robust and collaborative to national cyber defense.

«On behalf of everyone at MTS, I want to thank Alon for his service and substantial contributions to the Company since he joined us in 2007 and wish him great success in his new professional path,» said Mr. Haim Mer, the Company's Chairman of the Board.

Ackman, who is also chairman of the Howard Hughes board of directors, said the real estate company was poised to thrive in the current economic environment, with many strong land development projects in its pipeline, from New York City's South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan to Hawaii beachfront property.

Buffett, a widely followed investor who is chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway (brk - a), scorned Trump's 1995 move to list Trump hotels and casino resorts on the New York Stock Exchange, saying it lost money for the next decade and that «a monkey» would have outperformed Trump's company.

In December of that year the company said Wilson would step down as chairman and it also named a new CEO, hoping new faces at the top would help the company bounce back from the debacle.

NEW YORK, March 27 - Saudi Arabia will sign a non-binding agreement with Boeing Co for the U.S. planemaker to provide support and training to the kingdom's fleet, the chairman of the state - owned military industrial company said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, March 26 - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Monday said he was proposing new rules to bar the use of funds from a government program to purchase equipment or services from companies that pose a security threat to U.S. communications networks.

Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group Jack Ma poses for a photo outside the New York Stock Exchange prior to the company's initial price offering (IPO) on September 19, 2014.

Rite Aid Chairman and CEO John Standley will become CEO of the combined company, and Albertsons chairman and CEO Bob Miller will be chairman of the new Chairman and CEO John Standley will become CEO of the combined company, and Albertsons chairman and CEO Bob Miller will be chairman of the new chairman and CEO Bob Miller will be chairman of the new chairman of the new company.

«With the leadership team and Abe as Chairman, the new company is well - positioned to drive this work forward and continue to deliver the solutions that meet the current and future needs of service provider video customers.

Chief executive officer and chairman of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger and Mickey Mouse look on before ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), November 27, 2017 in New York City.

The deal is expected to close by the end of 2016, at which point Katzenberg will become chairman of DreamWorks New Media, made up of the company's ownership interests in AwesomenessTV and NOVA.

The new combined company will be run by Burger King chief executive Daniel Schwartz, who will oversee with overall day - to - day management and operational accountability, while Alex Behring, executive chairman of Burger King and managing partner at 3G Capital, will become executive chairman and director.

Speaking of sexual harassment: If you haven't yet read Kristen Bellstrom and Beth Kowitt's extraordinary report for Fortune on Michael Ferro, the former chairman of the company that publishes the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and New York Daily News, among many other American newspapers, set aside the time.

Guest Sharks over the years have included Nick Woodman (founder and CEO of GoPro), Steve Tisch (film producer and chairman and executive vice-president of the New York Giants), and billionaire John Paul DeJoria (co-founder of Paul Mitchell hair products and the Patrón Spirits Company).

Yousef Al - Benyan, the vice chairman and CEO of SABIC, said one of the biggest mistakes executives can make when acquiring a new company is to try to change the culture and make it fit with their own.

That's the position Viacom now finds itself in, having chosen CEO Philippe Dauman as its new chairman, over the objections of Shari Redstone, who owns 20 % of the company's stock.

Ellen Kullman, CEO and chairman of DuPont, talked about how innovation is giving the 212 - year - old company a new edge.

Cheng, 34, is the executive vice chairman of New World Development, a property - development company based in Hong Kong that was founded by his grandfather in 1970.

Berkshire and 3G said that 3G's managing partner Alex Behring will become chairman of the new company while Bernardo Hees, currently Heinz's chief executive, will become CEO.

David Ellis of Morningstar says the new AMP chairman Mike Wilkins» focus will likely be on finding an appropriate replacement CEO for the company.

Athenahealth announced Immelt as its new chairman late Wednesday, and shares of the health - care cloud - based software company were down about 3 percent Thursday.

This serves no one's interest, says Steve Case, founder of AOL and chairman of the Start - Up America Partnership, an administration initiative to foster the growth of new companies.

January 29, 2018 (New York)-- JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) today announced that Daniel Pinto (55), Chief Executive Officer of its Corporate & Investment Bank, and Gordon Smith (59), Chief Executive Officer of Consumer & Community Banking, have been appointed Co-Presidents and Co-Chief Operating Officers of the company, effective tomorrow, continuing to report to Jamie Dimon (61), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Chairman Ferro — absent from Wednesday's call, as he was for the company's overall 2015 report in March — has talked of harnessing Tribune user data to create large new revenue streams.

Indeed, he said that New York Times Company Chairman Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr. was «doing a fine job» in terms of the company's business operations and his management decCompany Chairman Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr. was «doing a fine job» in terms of the company's business operations and his management deccompany's business operations and his management decisions.

Tim Höttges, current T - Mobile US Chairman of the Board, will serve as Chairman of the Board for the new company.

A majority of the following are often true of potential turnarounds: • within the past 1 - 2 years, there has been a major change in top management — a new chairman or chief executive officer, for example; • unprofitable or marginally profitable operations have been discontinued; • corporate officers or directors have been buying the company's stock.

Alex Behring, chairman of Heinz and the managing partner at 3G Capital, will become chairman of the new company after the closing of the deal, which is expected to happen in the second half of this year.

Mr. Shea has also served as a director, Chairman, Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President or Managing Director of a variety of companies including H.J. Heinz Company in Europe, a manufacturer and marketer of a broad line of food products across the globe, John Morrell & Company, Specialty Meats Company, each an international meat processing firm, Grupo Polymer United in Latin America, a plastics manufacturer, Roncadin GmbH, a food processor operating across Europe, Premium Standard Farms, New Energy Company of Indiana and United Brands Company where he was Head of Global Corporate Development.

This echoed an earlier proposal by center - right former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to levy a new border tariff on U.S. exports seeking to enter the EU in the event of a Paris withdrawal, as well as a call from the chairman of ArcelorMittal, a major global steel company, for Europe to establish a carbon border tax.

Mr. Lyons is a retired Managing Partner of Brookfield Asset Management and past Chairman of Northgate Minerals Corporation, which was acquired by AuRico Gold Inc. to create a new mid-cap gold company.

Signaling what it hopes will mark the start of a new phase of growth, Evernote, the company behind the popular cloud - based productivity app of the same name, announced today that Phil Libin will step down as CEO but remain as executive chairman.

The «chairman's flight» from New Jersey to South Carolina will cost $ 2.4 million for the parent company of Chicago - based United Airlines.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled cCompany's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled cCompany's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled companycompany.

The two new board members are Mark Holdsworth, operating partner and co-founder of Tennenbaum Capital Partners, a Los Angeles - based private investment firm with approximately $ 6.5 billion of capital under management, and Peter Lacey, founder and chairman of Cervus Equipment Corporation, a Canadian public company with 2015 sales exceeding $ 1.1 billion.

Robert Ingram, chairman of the board, stated, «While the past few months have been difficult, Valeant has a collection of leading brands, valuable franchises and great people, and I am confident that the company will be able to rebuild its reputation and thrive under new leadership.

When Oracle chairman Larry Ellison announced his company's new autonomous database product at the Oracle OpenWorld conference keynote, he took several minutes to disparage AWS, one of his chief rivals in the cloud market.

«This announcement caps nearly a decade of litigation and will result in new manufacturing jobs in Ohio, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee,» the company's chairman Jeff M. Fettig said.

Justin Dearborn, chief executive officer of Tronc, was named to succeed Ferro as chairman of the company, which also owns the Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News and other major daily newspapers.

Announced with much fanfare and in the presence of Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem and Virgin Hyperloop chairman Richard Branson, the new company is basically built on buzzwords like «on - demand» and the promise of future performance.

The new company, dubbed Cushman & Wakefield, operates in the top ranks of global commercial real estate, with 250 offices in 60 countries, $ 5 billion in annual revenue, 43,000 employees and more than 4.3 billion square feet under management worldwide.The company is led by chairman and CEO Brett White, the former chief executive of CBRE, and president Tod Lickerman, formerly the DTZ chief.

Magna International Inc. chairman Mike Harris received only a minority of shareholder support for his re-election earlier this year but remained on the company's board, according to new disclosure prompted by a rare shareholder lawsuit.

Vivendi Chairman Vincent Bolloré said on April 19 that he was about to ask the company's supervisory board to appoint his son Yannick as the new chairman of the French media conglChairman Vincent Bolloré said on April 19 that he was about to ask the company's supervisory board to appoint his son Yannick as the new chairman of the French media conglchairman of the French media conglomerate.

Magna said the company has put in place a wide range of new governance practices since the deal was concluded, including adding two new independent directors to the board this year and formally separating the role of chairman and CEO.

Anonymous: unfortunately the PCs re-wrote the legislation in favour of the oil companies a few years ago and appointed industry and PC insiders to key regulatory posts — Gerry Protti, formerly of CAPP, is the chairman of the new Alberta Energy Board, Jim Elliis, formerly DM for Environment is Protti's CEO and Lorne Taylor, a former PC MLA is the head of the oilsands emissions monitoring agency.