Sentences with phrase «role of chairman»

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

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.

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.

The long - standing downtown Las Vegas leader has been president and general manager of Fremont Street Experience since April 2006, and had taken on the added role of chairman earlier this year.

While many publicly traded companies have prudently separated the respective roles of Chairman and CEO, ModusLink continues to operate under an archaic structure where the Chairman also holds the position of CEO and President.

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.

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.

In May of 2016, McAfee assumed the dual roles of Chairman and CEO of cyber security and investment firm MGT Capital Investments, which derives a portion of its revenue from Bitcoin mining.

In 1972, he assumed the additional role of chairman, the position he held until 1988 when Malone & Hyde was sold to Fleming Companies.

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.

Rupert Murdoch will assume the role of chairman and acting CEO of Fox News and Fox Business Network.

Efforts to separate the roles of chairman and chief executive at public companies in the U.S. have been underway for years.

Veteran mining executive Tim Netscher will soon take on the role of chairman at aspiring gold miner Gold Road Resources, while Ian Murray will transition to managing director.

The engineer had worked for Tesla since 2006, when the company was just three years old and Elon Musk held the role of chairman, but not yet CEO.

The board's independent directors usually are in the best position to evaluate whether the roles of chairman and CEO should be separate or combined; and if the board decides on a combined role, it is essential that the board have a strong lead independent director with clearly defined authorities and responsibilities;

«We're really fortunate to have Hazem join Predata as our CEO,» commented James Shinn, the company's co-founder and its chief executive for the last the three years, who is moving to the role of chairman.

But what do we really know about the benefits of separating the roles of chairman and CEO?

What's the rationale for dividing the roles of chairman and CEO?

The board also announced that it is to separate the role of chairman and chief executive, but has not yet appointed a chairman.

The company also split the roles of chairman and CEO.

In addition, current Non-Executive Director Greg Ruddock has been appointed to the role of Chairman of the Board, having recently stepped down from the Board of Eclipx -LSB-...]

Weston inherited the role of chairman from his father in October 2006.

In addition, current Non-Executive Director Greg Ruddock has been appointed to the role of Chairman of the Board, having recently stepped down from the Board of Eclipx Group Limited to focus on Prospa.

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.

Jerome Powell, as you ascended to the role of chairman on February 5, commentators have generally concluded that you will be a clone of your predecessor, just as Janet Yellen was of hers.

Former company president Norm Miller moved to the role of chairman to allow more time to address Christian audiences.

Clean Seas has a market capitalisation of about $ 55 million, and the boss of large food group Simplot, Terry O'Brien, took on the role of chairman this year.

Gary put the finishing touches on a tremendously successful 15 - year tour of duty as Chairman by giving me complete access and every opportunity to contribute, prepare and transition into the role of chairman.»

But I indulge myself with the belief that the British public do not care a jot about my opinions expressed elsewhere so long as I don't misuse the role of chairman to ventilate them.

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

Jack Connors will retain the role of chairman of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System Board of Trustees in 2014.

HOK Chief Executive Officer Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA, assumed the role of chairman.

I always thought the role of the Chairman was to lead and enthuse members and attract new ones.

In 1985, Dr. Nathan assumed the role of Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics and Drs. Samuel E. Lux and Steven J. Burakoff were appointed to direct the combined program.

In between, he took on the lead role in Clint Eastwood's Oscar - nominated «Letters from Iwo Jima» and desperately tried to translate the role of the Chairman, in the almost untranslatable novel «Memoirs of a Geisha» by Rob Marshall.

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.

Watanabe would take on the role of chairman for Toyota, a mostly ceremonial role currently held by Fujio Cho.

Board directors serve three - year terms, while the chairman - elect automatically assumes the role of chairman after completing a two - year term.

Aleph Investments also favors separating the roles of Chairman and CEO, and not having the CEO on the nominating committee.

Joe Messner, who retired as Petmate CEO in May, assumed the role of chairman.

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.

He is however very critical of the internal processes of the IPCC and the role of chairman, Rajendra Pachauri.

Sanderson takes over from founder Richard Bretherton, who has transitioned to the role of chairman.

«I am confident that his vision and leadership will move this University forward as we continue to grow in stature and prominence, and I look forward to working closely with him as he undertakes the role of chairman next month.»

David Rennie (pictured, left) has led the firm as managing partner for the last 15 years, and will now take on the role of chairman, continuing client work in addition to business development and mentoring.

In addition, upon completion of the deal, the founder of Ele.me, Zhang Xuhao, will assume the role of chairman at Ele.me as well as serving as a special advisor to Alibaba's CEO on New Retail strategy.

«We are so fortunate to have Joe move into the role of chairman,» says Pam O'Connor, president and CEO of LeadingRE.

On March 25, Best Buy announced that Schulze would assume the role of chairman emeritus of its board of directors.

Michael R. Good, the brand's long - time chief executive officer, will step down and assume the role of chairman emeritus.