Sentences with phrase «strategic direction by»

Grey Horse president and CEO Paul G. Smith says, «This initiative fits with our strategic direction by expanding the scope of ETT's trust business, generating a new revenue stream for the corporation and further diversifying GHC's activities in the financial services sector.

More recently his legal team has been able to contribute more actively to the company's strategic direction by trying to do more work that comes out of the «back office».

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It's a result, she adds, of the image the company has projected, which «is particularly influenced by the organization's founder, executives, and other managerial staff because of their role in decision - making and strategic direction.

The university has a clear strategic direction — «Eyes High» — to become one of Canada's top five research universities by 2016, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community of Calgary.

According to today's press release, the project is «facilitated by the Growth Strategy 2017 of Japan and by the Strategic Direction and Priorities of [the FSA] 2017 - 2018.»

However the board, and a revamped management team led by Tidjane Thiam, will first have to answer shareholders» questions regarding the Company's strategic direction, looming investigations, and Mr. Thiam's CHF 14.3 million joining award.

It's something we actually live minute - by - minute when we bring on a new property management contract, run the numbers on an apartment community we're thinking about buying, or map out the strategic direction for our company in the coming year.

Developed by search engine industry legend Danny Sullivan and social media guru Neil Patel, the agenda for this event mixes strategic direction with plenty of practical advice sessions ranging from social news to social bookmarking to social networking with a double dose of Wikipedia on day two.

Tsai said Alibaba had proposed a corporate structure that would enable its founders — or partners — to set the strategic direction for the company «without being influenced by the fluctuating attitudes of the capital markets» in order to protect the interest of customers and all shareholders.

Our unique public policy committee structure balances the priorities of our grassroots Members with the strategic direction set out by our board of directors, policy council and management team.

The Leadership Council, as required by the Department of Defense, will focus on the strategic planning and technical direction of the institute while the governance board will help oversee and implement business outreach and economic development strategy.

[3] His speech offered less a summation of the potential strategic direction of the State Department under his tenure, than the plea of a Capitol Hill veteran, dismayed by Washington's budgetary partisanship and brinkmanship over the recent «fiscal cliff» and imminent government - wide sequester.

He lauded the Governing Board, Executive Management and Staff of the Centre for their strategic direction and hard work, noting especially the tireless efforts by staff of the Training Department who worked directly with GIZ and the Consultants on the adaptation of the elearning model.

Tinubu expressed regrets that the APC administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari has had to spend «inordinate time cleaning the rot and plugging the holes in the corrupt system the others had institutionalised as their strategic policy and national direction.»

Thrilled and delighted by Ukip new leader Paul Nuttall - clear new strategic direction!

Since the beginning of the Eleventh Five - Year Plan, the school has adhered to major strategic demands of national defense, constantly condensing the direction of the frontier research, focusing on improving the capability of independent innovation, undertaking major national science and technology research and a large number of research projects such as the National Defense Program 973 (which is called the National Basic Research Program of March 1997), Program 863 (which is known as the High - tech Research Development Program carried out by Deng Xiaoping in March 1986), and national defense pre-research and models, winning more than 260 provincial and ministerial awards.

The report is meant to inform future research directions as well as funding decisions by strategic partners that could include government agencies and the private sector.

The hearing included testimony by Ron Sega, who was vice-chair of a National Research Council (NRC) report on NASA's Strategic Direction that was released the week prior to the hearing.

Parikh returned to India in 1990 to take over merchandising, marketing, finance, operations and strategic direction of the country's first designer multi-brand store, the Mumbai institution Ensemble, which recently expanded into the city's Kala Ghoda district and was designed by local star architect Bijoy Jain.

-- According to findings released today by researchers at the Strategic Data Project (SDP), the gap in college enrollment rates between black students and white students in four large, urban districts disappears or even reverses direction once prior achievement and socioeconomic background is accounted for.

Practitioners of what's now called «venture» or «strategic philanthropy» have been carried away by the conceit that they know best what needs to happen, and they often confine their support to those who take direction from them.

Our results are organized around the dimensions most frequently mentioned by Superintendents as bases for providing strategic direction and support for improved teaching and learning in schools, including the following:

He had chaired the board of England's education watchdog - setting the strategic direction for the more high - profile role of chief inspector, currently held by Sir Michael Wilshaw.

Strategic directions are set by the perception of variability among the schools and constituencies, and by the need to be inventive to finance quality schools.

Led by Executive Director Joan Cole Duffell, the team provides thought leadership in the fields of SEL and child advocacy, as well as strategic and operational direction to the organization's employees.

The cuts are motivated not primarily by dollars but by strategic direction.

Our school is governed by a Board of Directors, elected by the parents / guardians and staff, who work to uphold the mission and charter of our school, determine strategic direction, maintain legal and regulatory compliance, oversee student achievement, and manage the school's resources.

Provide strategic direction and oversight to ESC on behalf of DOT as a Federal Shared Service Provider designated by OMB to provide financial systems and accounting services to other Federal agencies on a cost - reimbursement basis.

It fulfills our mission and sets the direction for DOT to provide safe, efficient, convenient, and sustainable transportation choices through five strategic goals that are supported by a wide - ranging management goal.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

The Board of Directors is elected by the membership to oversee Westerra's strategic direction in serving members.

It's something we actually live minute - by - minute when we bring on a new property management contract, run the numbers on an apartment community we're thinking about buying, or map out the strategic direction for our company in the coming year.

This is all a result of a change in strategic direction the company went through in 2013 brought about by activists Bandera Partners and Lane Five Capital Management, owners of respectively 18 % and 7 % of the outstanding shares.

As Associate Director of the Center for Shelter Dogs, Seana helps set the Center's strategic direction and priorities, including research conducted by the Center on behalf of dogs in shelters.

Strategic direction for the initiative is guided by the Leadership Council and Funders Council.

The strategic plan, launched in October 2007, and the subsequent Action Plan released in 2008, outlined five overall directions for the Council over the next three to five years: reinforcing the Council's commitment to individual artists, working alone or collaboratively, as the core of artistic practice in Canada; broadening the Council's commitment to arts organizations to strengthen their capacity to underpin artistic practices in all parts of the country; enhancing the Council's leadership role in promoting equity in fulfilling Canada's artistic aspirations; making partnerships with other organizations, including other funders, a key element in the Council's approach to advancing its mandate; and enhancing the Council's capacity to support the arts and implement change by strengthening its structure, staffing and services.

«Michael Mann, who chose to file what many consider to be a cynical SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) libel suit in the British Columbia Supreme Court, Vancouver six long years ago, has astonished legal experts by refusing to comply with the court direction to hand over all his disputed graph's data.

We're excited to introduce the Indicators for Assessing Resilience in Communities (ARC), a tool for Transition groups to greatly scale up their impact by clearly identifying areas where their communities currently lack resilience and providing strategic direction in building a place - specific, high - impact plan of action.

Cultures evolve regularly and are influenced heavily by new strategic directions, mergers, acquisitions, changes in the business model, new people or departures of others, and transitions in leadership.

This strategic direction then needs to be supported by an operational review: establishing the processes and people required to successfully deliver such services.

For the most part, activists in Canada have been driven not by merger - and - acquisition activity but more by issues around long - term strategic direction or a change in chief executive officer or senior management, according to the panel.

In law, the interesting action seems to be with further retrenchment by CCH, this time in academic law publishing in Australia, the likes of venture capitalist - held ALM and the strategic directions that they are taking and, of course, with Bloomberg.

Strengthened relationships with vendors by providing strategic direction to increase growth and sales.

Expanded the editorial tone and strategic direction of a quarterly print and online publication by conceiving, editing and generating more engaging content in subject areas of relevance to the target audience.

Whilst being known as an expert in a specific area is important when getting noticed by your boss's boss, remember to think beyond the demands of your immediate role and towards the strategic direction of the team and business.

Create annual operating plans to support strategic direction set by the board and correlate with annual operating budgets.

Develops respiratory therapy services organizational strategies by contributing information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction; establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives.

Spearheaded company - wide change by establishing a new strategic direction, which led to increased revenue growth of over 2X in less than three years.

• Provided strategic direction for inventory planning resulting in a massive cost reduction up till 18 % • Built and implemented SPI project cycles • Ensured operational purchase responsiveness to the purchase demands by minimizing P & L impact • Reported the status of inventory and set inventory levels based on financial forecasting to the senior management and production team supervisor

Business Development Manager — New Thought Solutions, Redmond, WA — 6 / 2011 - Present • Drive strategic sales growth in international software markets • Create tactical plans to target key customer demographics in the SMB sector • Guide and mentor a team of 12 sales and business development professionals • Forge and nurture relationships with C - level influencers in client organizations • Negotiate contract deals for software implementation and licensing • Evaluate target markets to identify new business opportunities and untapped revenue streams • Consult with senior management at HQ to provide insights on future business direction • Propel revenues from $ 120K in 2011 to $ 43M in 2016 by expanding into new markets • Secure a 72 percent market share in Brazil by rebranding software products for local needs • Recognized an underserved market in the consulting sector, and opened initial relationships to land 14 new client accounts within a month