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Allan Landon, the former CEO of Bank of Hawaii Corp., has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as a governor on the Federal Reserve Board. Landon's nomination comes as the Federal Reserve is nearing a turning point in monetary policy, with officials expecting to start raising
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Grupo LALA, Mexico's leader in healthy and nutritious foods, has initiated its CEO succession plan, which will take effect in mid-2015. Arquimedes Celis, the current CEO, will retire from the Company effective June 30, 2015, at the age of 62, after successfully leading the Company for the past
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Australian energy group Australian Gas Light Company (AGL) has appointed Paul Anthony as chief executive, effective Monday, as it pushes ahead with its proposed merger with rival Alinta. The move comes as AGL and Alinta remain in a stalemate over their respective merger proposals, with each company rejecting the other&
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David J. Paterson, formerly Executive Vice President of Georgia-Pacific Corporation, has been appointed as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Bowater Incorporated, effective May 1, 2006. Paterson succeeds Arnold M. Nemirow, who is retiring as CEO but will remain as non-executive Chairman until later this year. Paterson brings
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Britain's top investor group, the Association of British Insurers (ABI), will send out an "amber top" warning to investors next month about companies promoting their chief executives to chairmen without sufficient reason. According to ABI's head of investment affairs, Peter Montagnon, this is a
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The appointment of Roland Josef Bopp as Chief Executive Officer and director on the board of directors of Billing Services Group Limited is a strategic response to the company's dynamic growth and increased global expansion over the past year. As a seasoned executive, Bopp brings over 20 years
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In a move to resolve its management feud, Hong Kong's Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) has accepted the resignation of Samuel Lai Man-hay, its acting chief executive officer, and appointed James Blake as its new CEO. The dispute between Lai and KCRC Chairman Michael Tien Puk-sun had raised concerns
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La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co.'s long-time CEO, Steven Engle, has resigned, citing the company's ongoing struggles to win approval for its proposed treatment for lupus, Riquent. Engle had led the company since 1993 and had overseen the company's efforts to develop Riquent, which has faced
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InforMedix Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of medication adherence solutions, has announced the appointment of three industry leaders to its Board of Directors, including David Chess, M.D., and Sandeep Wadhwa, M.D., MBA, Vice President of McKesson Health Solutions. These additions will help strengthen the company's mission
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TelecomNEXT, the only event that brings together the business and technology of communications and entertainment, is set to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, from March 19-23, 2006. The exclusive gathering will feature an impressive lineup of keynote speakers, including CEOs from leading communications, entertainment, and technology companies. This extraordinary
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The North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) has revealed a stellar lineup of keynote speakers for its annual CEO Conversation, set to take place on April 20, 2006, at the Washington Duke Inn in Durham, N.C. This highly anticipated event brings together senior corporate executives, innovators, and industry visionaries for
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RadioShack, the third-largest US electronics retailer, has seen its CEO, David Edmondson, resign after admitting to lying about his academic record when he joined the company 12 years ago. This move follows the company's poor performance and comes in a post-Enron world where corporate reputations can be easily
