Sentences with phrase «say stepping down»

• Recode cited anonymous sources saying he stepped down after «the investigation uncovered behaviors by Jurvetson that were unacceptable related to a negative tone toward women entrepreneurs.»

Asked whether Nordstrom's decision matters since Ivanka Trump said she stepped down from her companies, Spicer said it still damages a brand that carries her name.

Miner said stepping down was her decision and she consulted with a small group of confidants before making it.

O'Halloran, who also headed the county GOP's legislative fundraising committee, said he stepped down from the county committee because he had been told that several members of the Legislature, including Chairwoman Terry Bernardo, said they would abstain from voting on the VLT issue to avoid any appearance of impropriety.

He said he stepped down from his role as the chief executive officer of LeEco's main listed company to focus on Faraday Future, the US - based startup now trying to raise funds to bring the FF91 electric car to fruition.

Not exact matches

«I think it's less important to him that he actually get to Mars personally than that he lay down some steps that will help somebody else get there,» Jones says.

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Republican Study Committee, North Carolina Rep. Mark Walker, said Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen should step down as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee for voting against the final version of the GOP tax reform plan that passed Tuesday afternoon.

In February, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian said he would step down from his daily role at the company to return to investing.

May 2 - Xerox Corp said its CEO and several board members will step down to settle a suit brought by activist shareholders who had opposed a $ 6.1 billion deal with Japan's Fujifilm Holdings.

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Friday some of his initial disappointment about Howard Schultz's decision to step down as Starbucks CEO has been alleviated.

«These companies are moving out of Asia and coming to Africa to save labor costs,» said Fitsum Arega, who recently stepped down as head of the Ethiopian Investment Commission to become an adviser to the new prime minister.

Xerox said its CEO and most of its board will step down to settle a suit by activist shareholders Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason.

The proposal, which still needs court approval, also says Jacobson will step down from...

NEW YORK / TOKYO, May 2 - Xerox Corp said its CEO and most of its board will step down to settle a suit brought by shareholders Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason, with new management planning to look at restructuring or terminating a contentious deal with Fujifilm Holdings.

I think it's a great time for them to step back and say, have we gotten too big and do we need to scale down?

«We are taking a pragmatic approach to eSports so this is just one of the first steps, but down the road we can envision the opportunity for large - scale live spectator - filled events that not only highlight the game, but some of the NBA athletes that represent our brand alongside other pop and fashion icons,» Argent says.

After CEOs distanced themselves from President Donald Trump and stepped down from two advisory councils, Trump said he would end the forums.

Later Wednesday afternoon, Corning CEO Wendell Weeks also stepped down, saying in a statement, «the events of the last few days have transformed the council's laudable mission of job creation into a perception of political support for the Administration and its statements.

«I recently stepped down from Uber's board given the overlap between the two companies,» Drummond said in an email statement to Business Insider on Monday.

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.

But if Brexit succeeds, «he'd have to step down as Prime Minister, and the job would go to someone from the «leave» camp, probably former London mayor Boris Johnson,» says Raoul Ruparel, co-director of Open Europe, a London think tank that's neutral on the issue.

Pessina says he wanted Wasson to be CEO of the merged company and was surprised when he decided to step down.

«It's not much of a step down,» says Ryan Geddes, global brand director for CCP Games, which is developing space shooter Eve: Valkyrie for all three systems.

(WASHINGTON)-- Billionaire Steve Wynn has stepped down as Republican National Committee finance chair, the RNC's chairwoman said, a day after reports that the casino magnate had engaged in multiple instances of sexual harassment.

Shares of Hertz Global Holdings fell more than 4 percent in extended trade after the company said John Tague will step down from his post as president and CEO of the company.

«I'm very pleased that he immediately stepped down from the RNC position — I was going to call upon him to step down,» Collins said, adding, «I'm pleased to say I've never received any money from Mr. Wynn, so I have no money to return.»

Update (6/24/16 10:16 a.m. EST): Britain has voted to leave the E.U. Shortly after results were announced (the «leave» campaign won by 52 percent), Prime Minister David Cameron said he would be stepping down.

Now he's stepping down as CEO of the fast casual restaurant company — in large part to focus on a problem that extends beyond the restaurant realm: what Shaich says is short - term thinking in capital markets and the national debate.

«His business was being adversely affected, there was discontent among his employees — and this group actually takes a lot of time — and he basically said «I'm encountering too much in the way of headwinds and would you mind if I stepped down.»»

Howard Schultz, the leader of Starbucks, said on Thursday he would step down as chief executive next year, handing over to his personally selected successor the management of the company he built into the world's largest coffee business, with over 25,000 stores in 75 countries.

Flaherty, 64, served as Harper's only finance minister from the time the Conservatives won office in January 2006 until last month, when he stepped down, saying he would not run in the 2015 election and wanted more time with his family.

«We believe this step, winding down over the next six months, will help improve people's privacy on Facebook,» the company said.

While her attorney said she had no intention of profiting from her standing, she has not stepped down from her brand, the AP said.

«Adopting an ambitious amendment to phase down the use and production of hydrofluorocarbons — or HFCs — is likely the single most important step that we could take at this moment to limit the warming of our planet,» Secretary of State John Kerry said in Kigali, in remarks before the passage of the agreement.

Easterbrook, who took the helm in March after the former CEO stepped down, believes that every little bit counts and sums up «to a big difference for our customers,» he said at a conference Wednesday morning, according to Buzzfeed.

«I have decided to step down as Chairman of the Group and retire from the position of Executive Director at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting of the Company,» Li said in a statement.

Welch wanted Immelt to also have 20 years at the helm to put his stamp on the company, Langone said, but stressed that Welch, who stepped down in 2001, was a hard act to follow.

Therefore I have decided to step down so the role can be cast appropriately,» the actor said.

Google Inc. said on Monday that its vice-president and Greater China president, Liu Yun, has stepped down to pursue other opportunities.

However some Fine Gael members who spoke on condition of anonymity were livid, and local media reported that a number of the party's ministers privately said she must step down.

Unlike most CEOs, when Sean Durfy said he was stepping down to «spend more time with family,» he meant it.

SYDNEY, Feb 23 - Global stock picker Kerr Neilson, dubbed» Australia's Warren Buffett,» said he will step down as chief executive officer of listed fund manager Platinum Investment Management, sending its shares almost 12 percent lower.

While the Trump Organization said Ivanka Trump stepped down from her roles there, she licenses her name to merchandise manufacturers, who then sell products at stores like Nordstrom and Macy's, according to The New York Times.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted to making a «huge mistake» by failing to sufficiently consider how bad actors could abuse the social networking service, but he said that he has no plans to step down.

William Dudley, who plans to step down later this year, said regulators should encourage banks to overhaul their corporate cultures to reduce risk and bad behavior.

PARIS, April 24 - French billionaire Vincent Bollore, who stepped down days ago as chairman of media giant Vivendi, is being questioned by police as part of an investigation into allegations of corrupt business practices in Africa, his lawyer said.

«It's fair to say that the policy and character of my government would be, or the government which I lead, would be very different to that of President Trump,» said Varadkar, 38, who was elected prime minister by the ruling Fine Gael party in June after former leader Enda Kenny stepped down.

The publication said the deal would see Coincheck founding president Koichiro Wada and chief operating officer Yusuke Otsuka step down.

«The job of assembly, which may come naturally to humans, has to be broken down into different steps, such as identifying where the different chair parts are, the force required to grip the parts, and making sure the robotic arms move without colliding into each other,» Assistant Professor Pham Quang Cuong said.

«I feel it's a must for our group's long - term prosperity for me to step down while I'm still both mentally and physically fit,» he said in February.