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...Analysts said the vote to oust Thompson reflected shareholders’ desire for Illumina to expedite the legal process around the Grail acquisition and divest the company....
...Google said the $105mn it is spending for the Thompson Center will help serve a hybrid labour force that works in and out of the office....
...Earlier this year, former BBC director-general Mark Thompson became chief executive of cable TV news channel CNN, while Emma Tucker was named as editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal in December last...
...Thompson was chief executive of Symantec at the time of its February 2006 acquisition of IMlogic, a company founded and led by deSouza....
...Francis deSouza, Illumina chief executive, and chair John Thompson were talking to Icahn over his board nominees, the company said....
...Icahn wants to appoint three new directors to the board and remove Illumina chief executive Francis deSouza and chair John Thompson....
...Jon Thompson is set to step down as chief of the UK’s Financial Reporting Council to become the new chair of the HS2 high-speed rail link project....
...Moelis & Company has recruited James Nichols as managing director, based in London. He joins in February from DC Advisory....
...“We are encouraged that the commission seems to have moved away from the proposal to grant companies pre-review of independent proxy advice,” said Nichol Garzon-Mitchell, general counsel for Glass Lewis....
...Rob Nichol, chief executive of the players association, told the FT that the mediation efforts are on hold while the body consulted its members....
...The law firm Dechert has appointed Mark Thompson as a private equity partner in its London office. He joins from Kirkland & Ellis....
...“We realised that we had a pretty big issue on our hands,” says Debra Thompson, Chegg’s chief people officer....
...Last month, former England hooker Steve Thompson, alongside seven former rugby players, began legal proceedings against governing bodies over claims years of collisions and concussions had left them with...
Push for corporations to reveal all jurisdictions where they are liable to pay
...“We’ve invested more than others, we have more people than everyone else, and we’re doing a bit better than everyone else,” says Mark Thompson, chief executive of the New York Times....
Cambridge Associates chief talks about value investing, private ventures and WeWork
New CEO comes out of Rob Arnott’s shadow to take the wheel at Research Affiliates
Move comes as Swiss asset manager makes progress in liquidating funds
More than 23% of non-family shareholders reject remuneration including chief’s £6.2m bonus
He was the man with the ultimate golden touch but Arki’s group is in jeopardy
US tech groups must take more responsibility for websites, says investor group
...But those with detailed knowledge of VW’s efforts to reform, such as US court-appointed monitor Larry Thompson, “do value the progress we make”, she said....
ECJ to consider whether search engines must delete links globally or only within the EU
Australian asset manager AMP Capital has hired Malcolm Brown as senior principal
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