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...“I know many private companies and I still don’t see them being as open and transparent as Mars,” Bergeret says: “I’m really sad to see him go.”...
...What Aintabi did not know was that the board had already engaged headhunters Spencer Stuart to find a successor....
...of inadequately trained staff and quality control issues”....
...It does not disclose how many people pay $14.95 a month to access them but one researcher, Codex Group, estimates that Audible controls 41 per cent of US downloads and that Amazon’s titles take the total...
...And why does the US radicalise Brits? (FT, Atlantic) Is Masayoshi Son too big to fail? SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son was once regarded as an outsider by Japan Inc....
...Kabbage is now talking individually to these companies, he said, telling them to go elsewhere for funds....
...go wrong. —————————- In the category of bespoke programmes, Johnson & Johnson has given seven of its most senior executives a team of specialists, including a dietitian and a performance coach, to shield...
...Additional reporting by David Bond, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, John Gapper and Anna Nicolaou...
...Owners often want to be sure — as far as they can be — that their key colleagues have been well treated over the sale. And most ex-owners need to find a new purpose in life....
...As Manuel Hensmans, Gerry Johnson and George Yip write in their book Strategic Transformation, an analysis of Tesco and other UK companies’ long run of success, large organisations thrive and survive by...
...As a company grows, its very success often exposes the founder’s lack of managerial skills – thus hastening the day a successor is required....
...But as the software and systems in cars become as valuable as the hardware they control, suppliers are conscious that they must stay ahead of the technology curve to avoid becoming commoditised....
...“As I approach age 60 and the board plans for my retirement, the actions our board is announcing today will ensure an orderly leadership transition and a company that is well positioned to deliver long-term...
...Mr Lévy had been set to leave Publicis within three and a half years once a successor has been found....
...He did not want to encroach on his successor Ron Johnson, an Apple veteran who was brought in to reinvent the stodgy department store....
...Jack Griffin lasted five months as chief executive of Time Inc, and Laura Lang, who will leave once a successor is appointed, has been there just over a year, writes Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson in New York...
...The trials were run for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s by Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer, with Elan, which developed the drug, as an equity partner....
...The company gave no update on its search for a successor following the abrupt announcement two weeks ago that Janet Robinson would step down as chief executive at the year end....
...full control as early as 2013....
...Dow Jones has yet to appoint a permanent chief executive after the departure of Les Hinton in July, and Time Warner turned to Laura Lang, a digital marketing specialist from Digitas, to run its Time Inc...
...As Japan’s first low-cost carrier, A&F qualified....
...The press release: In response to market speculation, Synthes, Inc....
...Jack Griffin has lost his job as chairman and chief executive of Time Inc after less than five months at the Time Warner-owned publisher behind magazines including Time, Fortune and Sports Illustrated....
...While Mr Hirai has led Sony’s damage-control effort, Sir Howard Stringer, the UK-born chief executive who has been grooming him to be his successor, has stayed in the background....
...This book is a successor to his much-acclaimed work The Prize and covers the past 20 years – including multiple upheavals in the Middle East and the emergence of climate change as a global issue....
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