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The national firm's insurance partner James Morris has been appointed to the newly - created role of chairman of the claims division, which has been renamed Claims Solutions.

The major auction houses were also undergoing changes with Melanie Clore, Chair of Sotheby's Europe, standing down; Brett Gorvy, Chairman of Christie's leaving to start a new partnership with Dominique Levy with Guillaume Cerutti becoming CEO of Christie's, Francois Pinault assuming the role of Chairman of the Board and Patricia Barbizet as new Vice Chairman.

Therefore, at the behest of the Rollins, Henry Tippie maintained the dual role of Chairman of the Company and voting trustee of RMT Trust and was able to single - handedly determine the outcome of any and all shareholder votes.

We are excited to have him assume the role of chairman of the board as we believe he will help take GEO's programs to new levels of achievement,» said Kevin Teasley, president and CEO of the GEO Foundation.

He also took on the role of Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee.

Viacom (viab) CEO Philippe Dauman will take on the additional role of chairman of the media group, replacing 92 - year - old mogul Sumner Redstone, the company said on Thursday.

Michael Chaney will take the role of chairman of conglomerate Wesfarmers when Bob Every retires at the company's next annual general meeting in November.

Not exact matches

His philanthropic service includes founding and serving as former chairman and current board member of the Robin Hood Foundation, director of JUST Capital Foundation, as well as current advisory, chairman, director and trustee roles with a number of not - for - profit, educational and other charitable organizations.

The newly - appointed Perth - based chairman of national accountancy group Walker Wayland Australasia says he plans to use his new role to grow the business in Western Australia.

But Bouchard plans to stay on as executive chairman of the board, which will allow him to continue in his role as bargain - hunter - in - chief.

In my new role as Digium chief technology officer and chairman of the board, I am 100 % dedicated to my quest of developing open source telephony solutions for the enterprise market.

The two hedge funds that launched a boardroom fight with United Continental Holdings last week oppose the airline's plans to give Chief Executive Oscar Munoz the additional role of chairman and have concerns about his compensation, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Criteo Founder and Chairman JB Rudelle Returns to Chief Executive Officer Role to Lead the Company Into Its Next Chapter of Growth

Cathy served as the chairman and CEO of Chick - fil - A until 2013, when his oldest son, Dan, took on the role.

She takes over the roles from David Dyer, who announced his retirement in May and who will become Vice Chairman of the board.

Chalice Gold Mines founder and executive chairman Tim Goyder has taken the role of managing director in a series of board changes that include Bill Bent stepping down from the position today.

Acting CEO Marcelo Claure will fill the role of executive chairman at Sprint, as well as new roles at SoftBank.

Mark Tucker, group chairman of HSBC Holdings, discusses his role as chairman and working with HSBC CEO John Flint.

Pacific Energy chairman Cliff Lawrenson will add the top job at Atlas Iron to his list of roles after being appointed chief executive and managing director of the iron ore miner today.

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.

TFS Corporation non-executive director Dalton Gooding has been promoted to the role of non-executive chairman after joining the company just one month ago, after Patrick O'Connor stood down from the role at a board meeting this morning.

Justin Mannolini has taken over as chairman of local minerals explorer Jindalee Resources, less than two months after leaving his executive role at Macquarie Capital.

The chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday «operational limitations» in the Tesla Model S played a «major role» in a May 2016 crash that killed a driver using the vehicle's semi-autonomous «Autopilot» system.

Former Gindalbie Metals managing director Tim Netscher is set to take the helm of gold miner St Barbara, when Colin Wise retires from the role as non-executive chairman next month.

In the role of executive chairman of Shaw Communications, JR Shaw is one of the most generously compensated executives in Canada, earning $ 13.2 million in fiscal 2015.

Thirty - two percent of shareholders supported the split in roles, down significantly from last year's tally of 40 percent on the same issue, a reversal that will emboldened companies that still embrace having one person serve in the chairman and chief executive roles.

Lawmakers had also pushed for splitting of the chairman and CEO roles.

The dual role of chairman and CEO at financial institutions has been under scrutiny since the financial crisis.

Evan Williams, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who was once CEO and chairman of Twitter, apologized in an interview with the New York Times about Twitter's role in Trump's presidency.

Dorsey had moved on to found Square, the vaunted mobile - payment system that now processes $ 15 billion annually (where he's CEO), but in 2011 he added the role of Twitter executive chairman and still helps drive big decisions.

And when we took him out of his day - to - day role there and made him chairman, the same shareholders complained and said we can't lose him.

The company does not disclose the amount of funding it has raised from investors, including CoachCEO and Chairman Lew Frankfort and Jillian Michaels, a fitness trainer best known for her role on NBC's The Biggest Loser.

Along with Sloan, Wells Fargo named Stephen Sanger chairman of the board, a role that was held by Stumpf as well.

Thiel will take on a new role as vice chairman of Global Wealth and Investment Management.

David Johnston, Chairman of Kalia, said: «The Company is in the process of reviewing its directorships, specifically non-executive roles.

Until June of last year, Coury served as executive chairman, a role he held since 2012 when Bresch became CEO.

«We are excited to appoint a highly capable leader like Mike as CEO, while also leveraging Inge's tremendous experience in his new role as executive chairman of the board.»

Dimon, the longest - serving CEO of the major Wall Street banks, has been CEO of JPMorgan since 2005 and added the chairman's role in 2006.

With Watson becoming president and CEO of BitReserve, Minor remains chairman of the board and takes on a role as the company's «chief visionary.»

Coursera's founders, Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, will stay on at Coursera, with Ng serving as chairman of the board, and Koller transitioning to the role of president.

Kraft Foods Group announced Chairman John Cahill will also take on the chief executive role, leading a food - and - beverage giant at a time when many of the largest packaged foods companies are facing a challenge to find growth.

Schultz, who built Starbucks into a global public company, stepped down from his role as CEO in April this year but will remain as executive chairman of the company.

In addition to his role at AIG, he's chairman of investment firm MidOcean Partners.

The Walt Disney chairman and CEO will stay in that role for a year longer than was previously planned after the company's board of directors said on Thursday that it has extended Iger's contract through July 2019.

Co-founder Phil Libin has been named Executive Chairman, a role that will allow him to be more actively involved with shaping the next generation of Evernote products.

He's active in the retail world through his roles as nonexecutive chairman of Cost Plus and as a board member of True Religion Apparel.

The board of directors also announced that Renee James, the former chairman of Intel's software subsidiaries, will assume the role as president of the chip maker also beginning on May 16.

At US Oncology, Bruce served in a number of senior executive roles, including Chief Financial Officer, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.

Shari's role within Sumner's media businesses began to be more prominent in 2005, when she was appointed vice chairman of Viacom, after serving since 1999 as president of National Amusements.