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...It was Jacques Delors’ grand European vision that infuriated Thatcher. But it was the prospect of a Europe led by a reunified Germany that really alarmed her....
...The young Qatari Nasser Al-Khelaifi became both president of PSG and chairman and chief executive of beIN....
Activist investor keeps up pressure for strategic change at world’s biggest mining company
...BHP Billiton has selected Ken MacKenzie — a former chief executive of Amcor — as chairman, succeeding Jac Nasser, the former head of Ford Motor who was appointed to the job in 2010....
...Mr Mogford has more than 40 years of experience in the oil and gas sector, including 33 years at BP, Mr Nasser said....
...The 53-year-old executive will take over the role from September 1 following the retirement of Mr Nasser, who has served as chair of BHP since 2010....
...The contrast is with Jac Nasser, an outgoing chairman in both senses of the phrase....
...Jac Nasser is to exit his post as BHP Billiton chairman. The former chief executive of Ford has led BHP’s board since 2009....
...Mr Nasser, who was appointed BHP’s chairman in 2010 and is stepping down from the role this year, worked at Ford Motor Company for 33 years and was president and chief executive officer from 1998 to 2001...
...Mr Nasser worked with two chief executives, appointing Andrew Mackenzie in 2013 to replace Marius Kloppers....
...Mr Nasser might have left earlier except for the Samarco dam disaster in Brazil....
...But BHP, which is looking for a new chairman to succeed former Ford boss Jacques Nasser, said it believed the “costs and associated risks of Elliott’s proposal would significantly outweigh any potential...
...Sir John Parker recently announced plans to step down as chairman of Anglo American, while Jac Nasser is set to leave BHP Billiton later this year....
...It dismissed Jacques Nasser in 2001 and then Mr Ford stepped down as chief executive in 2006 to make way for Alan Mulally, who produced “One Ford” from its rivalrous operating divisions....
...Jac Nasser, chairman, said “we have not made these changes lightly” and noted: The changes to the dividend policy announced today reflect the Board’s assessment of the outlook for commodities and the increased...
...BHP’s chairman Jac Nasser told investors at the company’s annual general meeting in November that the strength of the company’s balance sheet must be the main priority....
...Calling him “a true gentleman . . . courteous, generous and warm”, chairman Jac Nasser praised his “strategic approach and his financial and business acumen”....
...“Where the marketplace will come out is where [it] will come out . . . there is no point in speculating,” Mr Nasser said....
...One of Mr Fields’ predecessors at Ford, Jacques Nasser, laid out a vision of Ford as a mobility company 15 years ago, though nothing came of it....
...China’s economy should grow more than 7 per cent next year, Jac Nasser, BHP’s chairman, said at the company’s annual meeting....
...“The addition of a director whose focus is primarily on a single issue will not add to the effective governance of the business,” Jac Nasser, chairman, wrote in a letter to shareholders....
...Nasser Saidi, a US-educated Shia Lebanese, was vice-governor of the central bank during the Hariri era, then economy minister, before becoming chief economist for the fledgling Dubai International Financial...
...Former car executives, such as Jac Nasser, the Australian who led Ford globally between 1999 and 2001, have said the loss of one car manufacturer could have dire consequences for the industry....
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