Hints and tips:
...EY has elected Julie Boland as its US chair and managing partner, succeeding Kelly Grier, who is retiring in June. Boland previously served as the group’s US-central region vice-chair....
...Shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald reiterated the call on Wednesday. “Today’s admission of failure after years of denial is frankly too little too late,” he said....
...Julie Percival, assistant principal at Croydon, said she was concerned about many prospective students who find the barriers too great even to apply for courses....
...Setting is important, says Julie Hirigoyen, chief executive of the UK Green Building Council....
...Jill McDonald, managing director of M&S’s clothing and home arm for just over 18 months, will step down with immediate effect, the company said....
...Julie Dean, the well-known former Schroders fund manager, is to launch a fund at new asset manager Sanditon this month....
...Additional reporting by Julie Zhu...
...McDonalds booths were still offering chicken burgers. Clearly the show organisers aren’t too worried. “I think so far [avian flu is] not spreading widely....
...Additional reporting by Julie Zhu demetri.sevastopulo@ft.com...
...Additional reporting by Julie Zhu Demetri.Sevastopulo@ft.com...
...Mr Ackman, who has waged shareholder campaigns at McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and at Ceridian, the payroll processing group, took a stake in Target two years ago....
...McDonald’s has subsequently been cited as a good example of how to handle such a crisis....
...They include Richard Kovacevich, the chairman of Wells Fargo, and Mary Dillon, chief marketing officer at McDonald’s....
...Mr Massey, who is also a director of McDonald’s, will have to allay investor fears over BofA’s corporate governance and strategic direction as well as providing a counterfoil to the forceful Mr Lewis....
...Over the past week, shares of Enodis, which sells fryers and other equipment to McDonald’s, Starbucks and other restaurants, have traded just shy of 310p on expectations that ITW might make a higher offer...
...Mr Oliver responded by seeking out Julie Critchlow, the ringleader, and enlisting her help in persuading Rotherham to eat healthily. His idea is simple....
...Since this is Morris, there are startling but unsuccessful innovations such as having Mercutio and Tybalt danced by women (Amber Darragh and Julie Worden)....
...“I was at breaking point so the trip became our saving grace,” explains Julie, who cares for two disabled children at home....
...The Who’s Who of desert island castaways includes Julie Andrews, Peter Ustinov, Margot Fonteyn, Cecil Day Lewis, Noel Coward, Vera Lynn and John Betjeman....
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