Sentences with phrase «took over the scandal»

Infantino, the Swiss - born son of Italian immigrant parents, took over the scandal - battered world body from disgraced president Sepp Blatter in February 2016.

Rufrano, who was tapped to take over the scandal - plagued American Realty Capital Properties — now renamed VEREIT — in April, is now in the thick of trying to turn the real estate investment trust around.

Not exact matches

A day after berating Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan over the bank's own scandal with phony accounts, Senator Warren took aim Wednesday at Smith, who retired as CEO of the credit reporting agency last week in the wake of the Equifax breach.

Based on these assumptions, it takes over $ 16 billion to run Westworld for one year and $ 44,800,000 to keep the lights on for one day — scandal, murder and seduction come at a cost.

Mr. Sloan, a veteran of the bank, took over as C.E.O. after his predecessor, John Stumpf, resigned after the eruption of a scandal involving Wells Fargo's creation of fake accounts.

Google and Facebook have each had their share of privacy scandals over the years and have taken steps to improve, he noted.

Diess takes over from ousted CEO Matthias Müller, who stepped in to lead Volkswagen in the wake of the company's 2015 emissions scandal.

Sloan took over as CEO in the fall of 2016 as the bank has tried to recover from a consumer sales scandal.

He'd left a stable perch at Expedia, the travel - booking service, to take over a company that had become synonymous with scandal and rule - breaking excess.

Mueller, 64, took over suddenly in 2015 when predecessor Martin Winterkorn fell victim to the company's scandal over cars rigged to cheat on diesel emissions tests.

SAN FRANCISCO — In Uber's continuing attempt to repair its reputation over a series of scandals stemming from its bad - boy culture, its co-founder Travis Kalanick said he would take a leave of absence as chief executive.

Liane Hornsey took over as Uber's chief human resources officer in January, shortly before the company became mired in a series of scandals.

The scandal forced the chain's founder and chairman, Richard Schulze, to resign and he has since been locked in a battle with directors over his plans to buy the firm and take it private.

Warren accused Sloan of breaking his promise to customers since he took over as CEO in late 2016 after a fake accounts scandal burst into the headlines.

The battering Wells Fargo has taken over the past year from multiple scandals in its consumer operations might not be finished, Chief Executive Officer Tim Sloan said.

They then attempted to deflect, confuse, and deny when the scandals broke rather than take responsibility and hand those priest over to the law.

While the United States has been preoccupied with another Kennedy scandal, the controversies over Clarence Thomas and Mike Tyson, and the political fallout from a recession that may or may not he over, to the north something truly important is taking place.

The Tablet could scarcely contain its glee over this apparent «abuse» publishing a piece by Gerald Renner, co-author of Vows of Silence, under the cover headline «Scandal of Father Maciel», and concluding its editorial «For too long the Vatican has been taken in by appearances, over — impressed by power and influence.

An explosive run as a rookie head coach at Louisville, demanding and then abandoning a 10 - year contract for the NFL in a moment that helped cement his heel persona, a superstar NFL player sent to federal prison, a midnight flight to take over a SEC program shortly after, an employee sex scandal that imploded a potential BCS title contender, and finally, a chance to keep his family together in one state and restart his career.

Romney (right, carrying the torch in Turin in 2006) took over an organization that was beset by a bribery scandal and financing problems and put on a Games that turned a $ 100 million profit.

Lisle Park District Director Roy Cripe resigned Tuesday, nearly three years after taking over the district while it was in the midst of scandal.

Prime minister David Cameron said he believes the management at Barclays has «some serious questions answer» over the Libor scandal - including who was responsible, who will take responsibility and how are they being held accountable.

This is the first major overhauling of staff Flanagan, a Long Island Republican, has undertaken since he took over the majority leader post from Dean Skelos back in May 2015 after Skelos was forced out of office due to a federal corruption scandal.

The LG post has taken on a new significance since former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's prostitution scandal thrust his LG, David Paterson, into a post he has since admitted he neither wanted (he was hoping to take over Hillary Clinton's US Senate seat had she been elected to the White House) nor was prepared to take on.

In addition to taking over a chamber that's been rocked by the Silver scandal, Heastie must also represent the Assembly in the closed - door budget talks with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Flanagan, a Suffolk County Republican, faced a range of challenges when he took over for the scandal - scarred Dean Skelos.

Republican Senate candidate Wendy Long has a TV spot that takes Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to task over not calling for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to resign in the ongoing Vito Lopez sexual harassment scandal.

He took over as chief executive in 2008 after Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned amid a sex scandal.

Timothy D. Sini, a 37 - year - old Democrat serving as the Suffolk County Police Commissioner, handily won the race for Suffolk District Attorney Tuesday night, and said he would prepare quickly to take over an office marred by political scandal in the...

[20] Klein took over the investigation, with fellow director Viet D. Dinh, from News International UK Chief Executive, Rebekah Brooks, whose own involvement in the phone hacking scandal made her unable to continue as an impartial investigator.

«President Obama is currently caught in a bit of a scandal over his pledge not to take campaign money from lobbyists.

Previous waves of scandal have tended to cut toward particular parties and geographic regions, and taken over time there is no particular pattern, Camara said.

As the latest wave of corruption scandals breaks over the Legislature, some minority lawmakers are taking note of the complexion of those involved.

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings - Blake, who took over for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz after she announced her forthcoming resignation over the email scandal, gaveled the proceedings into order without any incident.

Following the rightful public concern over the recent slate of scandals, the governor took action.»

Former New York State Lt. Gov. David Paterson, who took over as governor when Spitzer resigned amid scandal, weighed in on Spitzer's new bid for office on Monday afternoon but withheld any type of endorsement.

Cox has gotten under the skin of the Cuomo administration repeatedly over the years, making reference to his late father - in - law, President Richard Nixon, lacing their statements with allusions to the Watergate scandal that took down his presidency.

As the hacking scandal grows, Murdoch abandoned his $ 12 billion bid to take over the shares he doesn't already own in BSkyB.

Hoyt — who took over his late father's Assembly seat in 1992 and served in Albany until 2010 — is no stranger to sexual scandal.

House Democrats insisted Sunday that Rep. Anthony Weiner must resign — not just take a leave of absence to undergo psychological treatment — as they prepare to return to Washington contemplating a possible vote to expel him from the party caucus due to the scandal over his sexually - charged online messages.

He also took a clear shot at his political nemesis, Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has refused calls to fire NYCHA Chairwoman Shola Olatoye over scandals including falsified lead - paint inspections, broken boilers and rampant drug dealing.

The revelation that the mayor's supporter was released after perhaps receiving special treatment is helping spawn what could be his first political scandal, just over a month after taking office.

In a statement, Bharara took a widescreen view of the state's plague of corruption scandals, highlighted by the arrests and convictions of both Skelos and Silver over the past 16 months.

Paterson, who took over as governor after Spitzer resigned amid a hooker scandal, was heading toward a primary showdown this fall with Cuomo.

Paterson took over as governor when Spitzer had to resign due to a scandal that shocked NY.

Despite the governor's strong reservations about the plan in place to take over Mr. Silver's duties — and his repeated urging that the scandal not get in the way of the functioning of government — Mr. Cuomo did not call for Mr. Silver to resign his post as speaker, as some, including speaker candidate Assembly Keith Wright, have begun to do this week.

Medical research is only a small part of the larger debate over privacy, and the U.S. spying scandals uncovered last year have prompted citizens and politicians to take a tough stance.

In 2007, he took over temporarily for Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence Small, who resigned amidst scandal.

Students at Howard University (HU) have taken over their administration building as a form of protest against the financial aid scandal uncovered at their... Read More

The massive Sony hacking scandal spurred by the film's satirical take on Kim Jong - un and the North Korean military dictatorship spread anxiety over depictions of the reclusive and secretive state throughout Hollywood.