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Reliance Financial Corporation Receives Approval for a Delaware Charter to ...
PR Newswire (press release)
"We established Reliance Trust Company of Delaware to complement our suite of wealth management services," said Jim Maxwell, Chairman, CEO and President of Reliance Financial Corporation. "We are committed to providing our clients with the best...
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Links Group appoints new executive management to support business growth in ...
AME Info
He has led organisations in the banking, insurance, IT and recruitment sectors with his recent regional roles including CEO positions at a bank in Doha and a bank in Dubai. Links Group has also appointed Mr. Carl Dowling as Business Development Manager ...
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CBRE Group, Inc. Completes Acquisition of ING Real Estate Investment ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The ING REIM operations in Europe -- including the ING Real Estate Select global fund of funds business -- are being merged with CBRE Group's existing real estate investment management business, and the combined entity (including the ING REIM Asia ...
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Trust at the Top
Human Resource Executive Online
Adds Kevin Cashman, senior partner of Korn/Ferry International's Leadership and Talent Consulting business, and a member of its CEO and board service practice, based in Minneapolis, "As an HR leader, you have to have a CEO/generalmanagement/enterprise ...
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CEO Interview: Majesco Entertainment Company (COOL) - Jesse Sutton
The Wall Street Transcript
This Special Report contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. Please find an excerpt below. Jesse Sutton is the CEO of Majesco Entertainment Company, and he oversees ...
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Austin software company gets new name, new focus, new funding
Austin American-Statesman
Steven Meyers, president of Austin-based consulting firm Rational Energy Network, said today's energy management market consists of fragmented technology products and business processes "that continue to breed rampant waste and inefficiencies amid...
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Stryker Corp. "Great by Choice" -- former CEO John W. Brown infused "20 Mile ...
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
He ingrained 'the law' into the company's culture, making it a way of life.” The “Snorkel Award” was among the pressure mechanisms Brown employed to keep his managers focused on staying above the 20 percent watermark, Collins wrote. ...
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Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Allstate weighs pay, governance changes
Chicago Tribune
He has presided over a 60 percent drop in the company's stock since being named CEO in early 2007. At the shareholders' meeting last May, more than 30 percent of the votes cast during the election of directors voted no on Wilson. ...
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Chicago Tribune
G4S Abandons Planned Purchase of ISS After Fund Managers Object to Deal
Bloomberg
“The position of the CEO and the chairman in particular will now probably be looked at,” said Caroline de la Soujeole, an analyst at Seymour Pierce Ltd. “In a case like this, when a big deal is announced and does not go through, you always have to ask ...
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Bloomberg
SA is management creche for motor chiefs
Business Day
Jurgen Schremmp was the president of Mercedes-Benz SA (MBSA) from 1985 to 1987, and, after a sojourn as head of the firm's electric vehicle division, went on to becomeCEO of the then DaimlerChrysler during a turbulent period for the company. ...
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Marketers urged to innovate during tough times
Bizcommunity.com
Speaking at the Marketers' Night Out in Kampala, Wale Akinyemi, CEO of Power Talks Consultants said innovation in business is the best solution to the boardroom fights between CEOs and marketing managers over marketing budgets. ...
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SA business steps up to the plate, finally
Daily Maverick
I said also, that the presence of the Black Management Forum in Business Unity South Africa, particularly with Jimmy Manyi as its president and in government was going to muzzle business. I have to say there has been some real progress. ...
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First Solar: Merrill Turns Bearish After CEO's Surprise Exit
Forbes
We are also concerned that the company may struggle to maintain high manufacturing utilization, which could put pressure on the rate of cost improvement.” The analyst adds that he is not happy with the surprise CEO change. ...
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StatPro Group Aligns Company for Future Growth in Asia
MarketWatch (press release)
We look forward to providing the Asian asset management industry products that streamline their operations and provide the foundation for business growth." StatPro's Hong Kong Office opened on October 1st, 2011. For more information about the office, ...
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Special Report: In Japan, a foreigner speaks out
Reuters
He was made CEO of the company in early October. But two weeks later, on October 14, the board sacked him for what chairman Tsuyoshi Kikukawa said was Woodford's failure to understand the company's management style and Japanese culture. ...
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Reuters
Noesis Energy Sets Sights on $70B Energy Efficiency Opportunity
MarketWatch (press release)
"Today's energy management market is characterized by fragmented technologies andbusiness processes that continue to breed rampant waste and inefficiencies amid escalating economic and regulatory pressures," said Steven Meyers, president and founder ...
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Joyce Courts Fliers After Qantas Lockout as Deadline Looms
BusinessWeek
He then told senior managers about it a few hours before the public announcement, Lyell Strambi, group executive of operations, said at a Fair Work Australia hearing. “It was a very dramatic move,” said Dow from the University of Melbourne's Business ...
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Colorado Goldfields Inc. and American Sierra Gold Execute Merger MOU ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Our seasoned management team targets historic gold camps with strong potential for multiple deposit discoveries. Currently, our business model in Colorado provides an outstanding combination of former producing properties with excellent exploration and ...
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Tracking the talent, finding the leaders
CNN
The studies show leadership is the single largest determinant of competitiveness inbusiness. And the evidence is plentiful. A company like Hindustan Unilever, sometimes referred to as the "CEO factory," has contributed more than 400 CEOs within ...
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Wipro's new strategy is paying off: TK Kurien, CEO
Economic Times
BANGALORE: With Wipro lagging its peers, the company early this year restrategized, sought to simplify its operations and bring greater focus to its businesses. TK Kurien,CEO of the IT business, tells TOI that early indications are that the strategy ...
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The 2011 Bossies
Financial Post
In August, a week after Sino-Forest said an independent investigation led by PwC needed more time, the Ontario Securities Commission halted trading of the companyand accused it of committing fraud, while also demanding Chan and other managersresign. ...
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Harvey Nash Executive Appointed Trustee of Kids' City Charity
MarketWatch (press release)
Harvey Nash Executive Search has three key service lines; Executive Search specialising in the recruitment of the board-level executives of today and the high-potential managers who will become tomorrow's industry leaders. Board Services working with ...
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How to partner with the right insurance adviser to meet your business's needs
Smart Business Network
At a time when there is a loss, who do you feel most comfortable with 'putting out the fire'? How can this partnership help save a CEO both time and money? As a businessleader, time management is the most important aspect of your day. ...
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U.S. President Obama Commemorates the 150th Anniversary of Italy's Unification ...
Sacramento Bee
Other NIAF Gala Honorees this year were Claudio Bozzo, President of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA) Inc., and Paolo Scudieri, CEO of Adler Plastic SpA, who both received a NIAF Special Achievement Award in International Business, and Hon. ...
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The price of executive compensation
SmartCompany.com.au
“It's also important that the CEOs, and if the organisation is large enough and does have an HR manager, are talking to their peers in other businesses. There is nothing like that to get real time information. “CEOs talk to each other about strategy, ...
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With multiple founders, it's time to define roles
Globe and Mail
The discrepancy in hours that the partners are investing in the business is a symptom of a much larger issue: I think the Ugi founders are confusing their roles as managers with that of board members and shareholders. All three women are making ...
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Globe and Mail
Accommodating king‑size business hopes
The Diplomat Bucharest
... is the business card won in May this year and presented whenever requested by the managers of Carol Parc Hotel, which has as its target client, “the demanding guest, looking for an extension of his or her office or home,” Sylvia Petre, CEO of Carol ...
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The Diplomat Bucharest
RUSNANO and Daewoo Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Nanowerk LLC
The event was attended by General Manager of Daewoo International Moscow Office Brian Kim, RUSNANO Managing Director Dmitry Pimkin and other senior managers of both companies. Mr.Dong Hee Lee said: "Daewoo International Corp had been successfully ...
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Freudenberg Household Products Expands in Asia
PR Newswire (press release)
The business philosophy of the current TIA management is corresponding in most parts with the company culture of Freudenberg Household Products. Under the lead of Andrew Tsang, Regional Vice President Asia/Pacific, the Integration and Leadership Team ...
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How John Fuller enables his employees to drive success for Johnny Rockets
Smart Business Network
If you deal with reports and spreadsheets first and your people second, your businesswill suffer. “More district manager and general manager time on the floor is what we should be striving for,” Fuller says. “If they're spending more time doing ...
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NWP Services Corporation Introduces Common Area/Vacant Meters Variance Analytics
MarketWatch (press release)
"Top performers approach business operations differently from their peers" said Mike Radice, CEO of NWP Services Corporation." Specifically, they put analytics to use in the widest possible range of decisions, large and small. ...
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Is a move from HR director to chief executive a bridge too far?
HRmagazine.co.uk
The rewards of being a CEO are great, but the career can be short." If that is Green's belief, is it a case of businesses not having a talent management strategy for HR directors? He seems to think so. "The business is missing talent," he says. ...
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InsWeb Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results
MarketWatch (press release)
Non-GAAP Financial Information In evaluating InsWeb's business, the Company's management considers and uses Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure of operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA refers to a financial measure that theCompany defines as ...
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Pershing Square CEO looks to move fast on CP Rail
The US hedge fund manager who has emerged as the largest shareholder of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. CP-T is expected to initiate talks with the company as ...
www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on.../article2219264/
American Apparel Manager Quits After Butting Heads With CEO
For his next job, Staff, a former CEO at JA Apparel Corp. and Hugo Boss Fashions Inc., wants to find a company where he can build a brand and run the ...
www.businessweek.com/.../american-apparel-manager-quits-af...
Number of female 'Fortune' 500 CEOs at record high
That represents 3.2% of the total company CEOs and is just slightly above the 3.1% from ... Managers at those companies tend to promote workers who follow a ...
www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/.../1
IBM appoints first female CEO - Leadership, business and ...
IBM appoints first female CEO. By Rebecca Burn-Callander Wednesday, 26 October 2011. Virginia Rometty is to take over from Sam Palmisano as CEO of IBM. ...
www.managementtoday.co.uk/.../ibm-appoints-first-female-ce...
Syncsort Appoints Mitch Seigle, Vice President of Marketing and ...
Find news for: ... announced that it has hired Mitch Seigle to lead global marketing as well as product management across all of the company's product lines. ...
money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=PR...
Christel Ã…kerman new Senior Vice President Risk Management at ...
Regulatory News: Christel Ã…kerman has been appointed Senior Vice President RiskManagement at Skanska, reporting to President and CEO Johan Karl.
www.businesswire.com/.../Christel-Ã…kerman-Senior-Vice-Presi...
Corsential CEO Derek Bildfell Featured in Canadian Manager ...
News related to Customer Experience Management, Enterprise FeedbackManagement ... damage of what just one negative interaction can do to your business....
www.corsential.com/.../corsential-ceo-derek-bildfell-featured-i...
OTEK names new CEO, NSW/ACT General Manager | News ...
OTEK has named ex Cytopia CEO, Andrew Macdonald as new CEO.
www.ben-global.com/.../OTEK_names_new_CEO_NSWACT...
Georgia Tech - College of Management | News Room | SunTrust ...
SunTrust Banks CEO Bill Rogers to Discuss Future of Banking in Oct. 26 ... spacer, TheBusiness School at Georgia Tech ... Online Communications Manager ...
mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/.../impactbillrogers.html
Padres Name Josh Byrnes Executive Vice President ... - Fox News
Skip to main content: Latino/SBC/Fox Business (Home/Slideshow/Interactive: Fox ...named Josh Byrnes executive vice president/general manager on Monday. ...
www.foxnews.com/.../padres-name-josh-byrnes-executive-vic...
CEO, 3 chairman to resign from Freddie Mac | AP Business News ...
A British fund manager on Friday called for Rupert Murdoch to resign as chairman ofNews Corp. as a step toward restoring trust in the global media company. ...
www.thenewstribune.com/.../ceo-3-chairman-to-resign-from.h...
Digital First Media, manager of Post ... - The Business Journals
Digital First Media Inc., the New York company that now manages Denver Post and . ...News parent MediaNews hires John Paton as CEO Follow this company ...
www.bizjournals.com/.../digital-first-media-manager-of.html

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