http://www.ceo-watch.com/ Providing weekly news roundups from the world of Wall Street. Here we profile the C.E.O.s and their firms – those reinventing their companies amid bleak economic times and those unlikely to recover from historic losses. In the current political climate in the US, there is a general distrust of all things related to globalization. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/addressing-globalization-fears-oracle-leader-fills-in-for-ceo-and-lays-out-an-international-high-tech-corporate-perspective-2860711.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/addressing-globalization-fears-oracle-leader-fills-in-for-ceo-and-lays-out-an-international-high-tech-corporate-perspective-2860711.html Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:37:04 +0000 In the current political climate in the US, there is a general distrust of all things related to globalization. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/addressing-globalization-fears-oracle-leader-fills-in-for-ceo-and-lays-out-an-international-high-tech-corporate-perspective-2860711.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/addressing-globalization-fears-oracle-leader-fills-in-for-ceo-and-lays-out-an-international-high-tech-corporate-perspective-2860711.html Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:37:04 +0000 Though largely unnoticed prior to his recent CBS "60 Minutes" story, GE CEO Jeff Immelt has been entrusted with implementing job creation strategies in the badly sagging United States economy. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/the-bright-lights--are-now-on-ge-ceo-jeff-immelt-to-spearhead-us-economic-recovery-as-job-czar-27201110.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/the-bright-lights--are-now-on-ge-ceo-jeff-immelt-to-spearhead-us-economic-recovery-as-job-czar-27201110.html Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:38:26 +0000 Though largely unnoticed prior to his recent CBS "60 Minutes" story, GE CEO Jeff Immelt has been entrusted with implementing job creation strategies in the badly sagging United States economy. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/the-bright-lights--are-now-on-ge-ceo-jeff-immelt-to-spearhead-us-economic-recovery-as-job-czar-27201110.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/the-bright-lights--are-now-on-ge-ceo-jeff-immelt-to-spearhead-us-economic-recovery-as-job-czar-27201110.html Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:38:26 +0000 On October 5, recently retired Apple CEO and by all accounts mastermind, Steve Jobs passed away after years battling pancreatic cancer. He left a legacy of innovation and prosperity for Apple. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/steve-jobs-and-assessing-the-impact-of-a-media-superstar-ceo-on-a-company-2716910.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/steve-jobs-and-assessing-the-impact-of-a-media-superstar-ceo-on-a-company-2716910.html Sun, 09 Oct 2011 08:00:45 +0000 On October 5, recently retired Apple CEO and by all accounts mastermind, Steve Jobs passed away after years battling pancreatic cancer. He left a legacy of innovation and prosperity for Apple. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/steve-jobs-and-assessing-the-impact-of-a-media-superstar-ceo-on-a-company-2716910.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/steve-jobs-and-assessing-the-impact-of-a-media-superstar-ceo-on-a-company-2716910.html Sun, 09 Oct 2011 08:00:45 +0000 On October 5, recently retired Apple CEO and by all accounts mastermind, Steve Jobs passed away after years battling pancreatic cancer. He left a legacy of innovation and prosperity for Apple. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/steve-jobs-and-assessing-the-impact-of-a-media-superstar-ceo-on-a-company-2716910.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/steve-jobs-and-assessing-the-impact-of-a-media-superstar-ceo-on-a-company-2716910.html Sun, 09 Oct 2011 08:00:45 +0000 Although the United States Postal Service is a quasi-governmental organization designed to carry out the Constitutional mail delivery mandates, its economics are subject to private sector realities. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/us-postal-service-ceo-looks-to-forge-a-new-direction-amidst-dire-budgetary-realities-2703309.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/us-postal-service-ceo-looks-to-forge-a-new-direction-amidst-dire-budgetary-realities-2703309.html Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:17:41 +0000 Although the United States Postal Service is a quasi-governmental organization designed to carry out the Constitutional mail delivery mandates, its economics are subject to private sector realities. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/us-postal-service-ceo-looks-to-forge-a-new-direction-amidst-dire-budgetary-realities-2703309.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/us-postal-service-ceo-looks-to-forge-a-new-direction-amidst-dire-budgetary-realities-2703309.html Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:17:41 +0000 Although the United States Postal Service is a quasi-governmental organization designed to carry out the Constitutional mail delivery mandates, its economics are subject to private sector realities. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/us-postal-service-ceo-looks-to-forge-a-new-direction-amidst-dire-budgetary-realities-2703309.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/us-postal-service-ceo-looks-to-forge-a-new-direction-amidst-dire-budgetary-realities-2703309.html Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:17:41 +0000 The unfortunate reality of when the government behaves irrationally and with inarguable overwhelmingly negative results, is that it invites endless speculation about the possible reasons why. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/a-public-health-threat-the-fallacy-of-the-fda-s-regulation-of-natural-nutritional-supplements-2683269.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/a-public-health-threat-the-fallacy-of-the-fda-s-regulation-of-natural-nutritional-supplements-2683269.html Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:05:08 +0000 Earlier this week Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett publicly reaffirmed his belief that people making over $1,000,000 annually should be taxed at a minimum rate no less than middle-class taxpayers. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/the-buffett-rule-and-the-possible-impact-on-other-us-ceo-s-2665229.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/the-buffett-rule-and-the-possible-impact-on-other-us-ceo-s-2665229.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:32:28 +0000 Earlier this week Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett publicly reaffirmed his belief that people making over $1,000,000 annually should be taxed at a minimum rate no less than middle-class taxpayers. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/the-buffett-rule-and-the-possible-impact-on-other-us-ceo-s-2665229.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/the-buffett-rule-and-the-possible-impact-on-other-us-ceo-s-2665229.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:32:28 +0000 Earlier this week Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett publicly reaffirmed his belief that people making over $1,000,000 annually should be taxed at a minimum rate no less than middle-class taxpayers. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/the-buffett-rule-and-the-possible-impact-on-other-us-ceo-s-2665229.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/the-buffett-rule-and-the-possible-impact-on-other-us-ceo-s-2665229.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:32:28 +0000 With the dust barely settled from Yahoo’s recent CEO upheaval, there are some interesting story lines emerging that will play themselves out publicly in the days and weeks ahead. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/yahoo-presses-forward-ceo-to-lead-an-evolution-in-philosophy-and-direction-2636199.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/yahoo-presses-forward-ceo-to-lead-an-evolution-in-philosophy-and-direction-2636199.html Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:19:14 +0000 With the dust barely settled from Yahoo’s recent CEO upheaval, there are some interesting story lines emerging that will play themselves out publicly in the days and weeks ahead. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/yahoo-presses-forward-ceo-to-lead-an-evolution-in-philosophy-and-direction-2636199.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/yahoo-presses-forward-ceo-to-lead-an-evolution-in-philosophy-and-direction-2636199.html Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:19:14 +0000 Yahoo Inc. is without a doubt one of the handful of prominent companies that stands as a monument in many people’s minds for the excess of inflated values during the Internet “bubble”. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ceo-upheaval-at-yahoo-and-the-fundamentals-preventing-dominance-2588119.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ceo-upheaval-at-yahoo-and-the-fundamentals-preventing-dominance-2588119.html Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:01:10 +0000 Yahoo Inc. is without a doubt one of the handful of prominent companies that stands as a monument in many people’s minds for the excess of inflated values during the Internet “bubble”. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ceo-upheaval-at-yahoo-and-the-fundamentals-preventing-dominance-2588119.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ceo-upheaval-at-yahoo-and-the-fundamentals-preventing-dominance-2588119.html Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:01:10 +0000 Last week Tim Cook, newly installed CEO of Apple and successor to the legendary Steve Jobs, received a pay bump. Actually it was more like a pay rocket boost in minimal gravity. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/apple-ceo-tim-cook-s-big-raise-from-apple-and-trends-in-ceo-compensation-256279.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/apple-ceo-tim-cook-s-big-raise-from-apple-and-trends-in-ceo-compensation-256279.html Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:23:38 +0000 Nils Larsen will be the CEO of broadcasting operations at the Tribune media conglomerate. This is his third job at the company. Do you sense butterfly here or opportunist? http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/tribune-company-has-a-new-leader-213816.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/tribune-company-has-a-new-leader-213816.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:51:27 +0000 On Sunday, a copter crash killed five people, including high-end Mexican billionaire businessman Moises Saba Masri, declared the state-run Notimex news agency. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/copter-crash-kills-saba-masri-a-prominent-mexican-telecom--construction-billionaire-1427121.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/copter-crash-kills-saba-masri-a-prominent-mexican-telecom--construction-billionaire-1427121.html Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:04:13 +0000 Profile of Laura Hylton of Tactical TeleSolutions http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/recipe-for-success-just-add-drive-1426610.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/recipe-for-success-just-add-drive-1426610.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:02:17 +0000 Aeropostale’s long-time chief executive officer, Julian Geiger, will step down by the end of the fiscal year but will continue serving at the retail giant as chairman. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/aeropostale-ceo-to-step-down-1425249.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/aeropostale-ceo-to-step-down-1425249.html Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:54:30 +0000 A Wisconsin bill would tighten regulations on the fast-growing payday loan industry, which provides small, short-term loans. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/wisconsin-targets-payday-lenders-1424119.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/wisconsin-targets-payday-lenders-1424119.html Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:07:45 +0000 In an effort to better understand search engine users, search giant Google Tuesday announced improvements to its search-term association technology, improvements that go beyond the traditional matching of key words with words found at websites. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/google-goes-semantic-142314.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/google-goes-semantic-142314.html Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:14:34 +0000 Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally will receive a 30 percent pay cut during the next two years, the Detroit automaker announced Tuesday. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ford-cuts-ceo-pay-by-a-third-1422253.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ford-cuts-ceo-pay-by-a-third-1422253.html Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:02:02 +0000 Duetsche Bank AG announced that compensation for chief executive officer Josef Ackermann’s fell 90 percent during 2008. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/deutsche-bank-ceo-takes-90-percent-pay-cut-1421253.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/deutsche-bank-ceo-takes-90-percent-pay-cut-1421253.html Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:57:43 +0000 Activision Blizzard Inc. has appointed former Yahoo chief operating officer Dan Rosensweig chief executive officer of RedOctane, which develops the multi-billion dollar Guitar Hero franchise. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/activision-taps-ex-yahoo-coo-to-head--guitar-hero--1420243.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/activision-taps-ex-yahoo-coo-to-head--guitar-hero--1420243.html Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:18:06 +0000 Intel Corp. announced plans to freeze employee pay, including the salary of chief executive officer Paul Otellini. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/intel-freezes-ceo-pay-1419243.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/intel-freezes-ceo-pay-1419243.html Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:15:51 +0000 Amid increasingly challenging economic times, as business budgets continue the delicate shift from traditional marketing outlets to online venues, New York City will play host to the online marketing conference Search Engine Strategies (SES) New York, from March 23 to 27. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/search-engine-strategy-conference-ses-new-york-is-gearing-up-1418133.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/search-engine-strategy-conference-ses-new-york-is-gearing-up-1418133.html Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:56:46 +0000 Clearwire Corp., the wireless broadband service provider, names William Morrow to replace Benjamin Wolff as CEO. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/clearwire-taps-morrow-as-ceo-1417123.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/clearwire-taps-morrow-as-ceo-1417123.html Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:52:03 +0000 Intel Corp. CEO Paul Otellini offered support Tuesday for President Barack Obama’s $800 billion economic recovery package during a speech at the Economic Club of Washington D.C. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/intel-ceo-offers-support-for-economic-stimulus-1416112.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/intel-ceo-offers-support-for-economic-stimulus-1416112.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:04:45 +0000 Eight U.S. bank CEOs will appear before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday to defend their use of $176 billion in bank bailout money. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/eight-us-ceos-to-testify-before-house-committee-1415112.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/eight-us-ceos-to-testify-before-house-committee-1415112.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:02:58 +0000 Aozora Bank Ltd. chief executive and president Federico Sacasa stepped down in the wake of the Japanese bank’s estimated annual net loss of $2.1 billion. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/aozora-bank-ceo-steps-down-1414102.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/aozora-bank-ceo-steps-down-1414102.html Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:49:02 +0000 Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman joined the race for governor of California Monday, announcing the creation of an exploratory committee to seek the Republican nomination. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/former-ebay-ceo-to-run-for-california-governor-1413102.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/former-ebay-ceo-to-run-for-california-governor-1413102.html Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:04:38 +0000 Bank of America chief executive Kenneth Lewis dismissed speculation that his bank needs more money from the federal government, adding that he does not expect BofA to be nationalized. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/bofa-ceo-talk-of-nationalization--absurd--141292.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/bofa-ceo-talk-of-nationalization--absurd--141292.html Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:26:08 +0000 Bank of America Corp.’s first quarterly loss in 17 years, coupled with the troubled purchases of Countrywide Financial Corp. and Merrill Lynch, has put the bank’s chief executive, Ken Lewis, on the hot seat. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/bank-of-america-ceo-on-the-hot-seat-1411191.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/bank-of-america-ceo-on-the-hot-seat-1411191.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:07:37 +0000 New Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz stands to earn $19 million in stock and cash during her first year at the search engine giant. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/new-yahoo-ceo-to-receive-19-million-pay-package-1410191.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/new-yahoo-ceo-to-receive-19-million-pay-package-1410191.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:24:00 +0000 The median pay raise for the nations top CEOs rose 7.5 percent in 2007, representing the lowest rate of increase in six years. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ceo-compensation-up-in-2007-14091012.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ceo-compensation-up-in-2007-14091012.html Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:59:23 +0000 Novellus Systems Inc. CEO Richard Hill announced plans Tuesday to cut 10 percent of its workforce and reduce his own salary by 50 percent due to weakening demand from Asia. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/novellus-to-cut-jobs-ceo-pay-14081012.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/novellus-to-cut-jobs-ceo-pay-14081012.html Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:56:00 +0000 The chief executives of Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley, along with top company officials, will not receive pay bonuses for 2008. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/merrill-morgan-ceos-won-t-receive-bonuses-1407912.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/merrill-morgan-ceos-won-t-receive-bonuses-1407912.html Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:18:58 +0000 Qantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce warned investors its merger plan with British Airways could fall apart because of the British airline's potential deal with Spanish carrier Iberia. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/qantas-chief-british-airways-deal-in-doubt-1406912.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/qantas-chief-british-airways-deal-in-doubt-1406912.html Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:54:05 +0000 Playboy Enterprises CEO Christie Hefner will step down next year after two decades at the helm of the magazine company her father founded. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/playboy-ceo-to-resign-1405912.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/playboy-ceo-to-resign-1405912.html Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:51:00 +0000 After hours of testimony before Congressional leaders Friday, the chief executives of Detroit’s “big Three” automakers left Washington D.C. empty handed, uncertain if they will secure the $34 billion rescue package they requested for their struggling companies. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/-big-three--ceos-leave-dc-empty-handed-1404612.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/-big-three--ceos-leave-dc-empty-handed-1404612.html Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:48:31 +0000 Former WorldCom chief executive Barnard Ebbers has submitted a request to have his 25-year sentence commuted. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ex-worldcom-ceo-seeks-presidential-pardon-1403512.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ex-worldcom-ceo-seeks-presidential-pardon-1403512.html Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:50:16 +0000 The chief executives of the Big Three U.S. automakers returned to Washington D.C. Thursday to plead Congress for a $34 billion bailout. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/-big-three--ceos-go-to-washington-again-1402412.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/-big-three--ceos-go-to-washington-again-1402412.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:18:49 +0000 Jerry Yang’s decision to resign as chief executive officer of Yahoo has not only set off a frenzied search for his successor – it has also increased the likelihood that the search engine giant will be acquired by Microsoft. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/yahoos-next-moves-14011911.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/yahoos-next-moves-14011911.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:05:31 +0000 Despite mounting job losses and widespread economic gloom, a third of Wall Street professionals expect a higher end-of-year bonus in 2008. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/some-on-wall-street-expect-bigger-2008-bonuses-14001311.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/some-on-wall-street-expect-bigger-2008-bonuses-14001311.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:10:46 +0000 The nation's nine largest banks benefiting from $125 billion in government emergency aid were asked to justify executive bonuses. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/congressman-eyes-ceo-pay-13992910.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/congressman-eyes-ceo-pay-13992910.html Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:47:58 +0000 The rates of increase in CEO pay at large S&P index firms were up to four times higher than those at small S&P index firms, according to a recently released report. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ceo-pay-increases-vary-widely-13982810.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ceo-pay-increases-vary-widely-13982810.html Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:33:39 +0000 Troubled insurance giant American International Group will freeze compensation payments to former CEO Martin Sullivan. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/aig-freezes-former-ceos-compensation-13972310.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/aig-freezes-former-ceos-compensation-13972310.html Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:55:14 +0000 Groupe Caisse d'Epargne, third largest French consumer banking network has ousted its chairman and CEO after suffering a nearly €695 million ($931 million) trading loss on Oct 6. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/top-ceos-of-french-bank-caisse-depargne-resign-13962110.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/top-ceos-of-french-bank-caisse-depargne-resign-13962110.html Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:32:56 +0000 After a $85 billion federal bailout, you might be tempted to hold a retreat in an exclusive California resort, and that’s what American International Group executives did. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/bailed-out-aig-executives-blow-442000-in-california-retreat-13951710.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/bailed-out-aig-executives-blow-442000-in-california-retreat-13951710.html Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:13:08 +0000 Axel Miller, the leaving CEO of Dexia, the Franco-Belgian bank rescued from final collapse earlier this month, guaranteed he will not ask for a pay-off when he quits the company. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/dexia-s-ceo-axel-miller-will-not-seek-golden-parachute-13941010.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/dexia-s-ceo-axel-miller-will-not-seek-golden-parachute-13941010.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:46:30 +0000 Software Giant is to open three Internet search technology centers, in Paris, London and Munich. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/steve-ballmer-and-microsoft-bet-on-paris-to-reinforce-research-department-1393910.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/steve-ballmer-and-microsoft-bet-on-paris-to-reinforce-research-department-1393910.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:31:56 +0000 The debate did not take more than twenty-four hours before hitting the fan. According to his contract, the Franco-Belgian Bank Dexia’s CEO, Axel Miller, who resigned while the bank was being bailed out by French and Belgian’s government, is said to be leaving the company with a €3.7 million ($5.2 million) golden handshake. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/dexia-ceo-s-golden-parachute-is-sparking-off-fierce-debate-1392210.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/dexia-ceo-s-golden-parachute-is-sparking-off-fierce-debate-1392210.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:03:37 +0000 Between 2003 and 2007, five high profile US fund banks' CEOs (Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein, Morgan Stanley's John Mack, Lehman Brothers' Richard Fudd, Merrill Lynch's Stanley O'Neal, Bear Stearns' James Cayne) received record breaking pays that are sparking off fierce debate. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/3-billion-shared-in-between-five-wall-street-bosses-1391309.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/3-billion-shared-in-between-five-wall-street-bosses-1391309.html Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:44:21 +0000 Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson agreed to accept executive pay limits for the C.E.O.s of Wall Street firms slated to benefit from the $700 billion bailout initiative winding through Congress. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/paulson-accepts-limits-on-ceo-pay-report-1390249.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/paulson-accepts-limits-on-ceo-pay-report-1390249.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:31:04 +0000 The bailed out lender's new CEO, David Moffett, is to receive base pay that is 25% lower than his predecessor. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/david-moffett-new-freddie-mac-ceo-to-be-paid-900000-salary-1389249.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/david-moffett-new-freddie-mac-ceo-to-be-paid-900000-salary-1389249.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:54:09 +0000 Dupont Co. announced that Ellen Kullman will take over as chief executive officer from Charles Holliday starting January 1, 2009 http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/dupont-names-kullman-ceo-1387239.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/dupont-names-kullman-ceo-1387239.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:15:08 +0000 Republicans and Democrats say the federal government's $700 billion bailout plan for Wall Street should include limits on compensation packages for the chief executives of financial institutions rescued by Washington. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/washington-slash-ceo-pay-with-bailout-bill-1386229.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/washington-slash-ceo-pay-with-bailout-bill-1386229.html Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:04:23 +0000 According to the Associated Press, Virgin Atlantic chairman Sir Richard Branson showed an interest in acquiring Gatwick Airport. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/virgin-ceo-richard-branson-ready-to-buy-gatwick-airport-in-london-1385199.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/virgin-ceo-richard-branson-ready-to-buy-gatwick-airport-in-london-1385199.html Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:16:46 +0000 The chief executives of three U.S. auto giants asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Wednesday to fund a $25 billion loan program. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/auto-industry-ceos-lobby-for-loans-1384189.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/auto-industry-ceos-lobby-for-loans-1384189.html Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:07:20 +0000 The Federal Reserve tapped former Allstate Corp. CEO Edward Liddy to take charge of American International Group. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/fed-taps-liddy-to-head-aig-1382179.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/fed-taps-liddy-to-head-aig-1382179.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:55:37 +0000 Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain stands to receive $11 million from restricted stock options when the sale of his bank to Bank of America is completed. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/merrill-ceo-stands-to-collect-big-payout-1381169.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/merrill-ceo-stands-to-collect-big-payout-1381169.html Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:39:28 +0000 Bank of America CEO touted the bank’s deal to acquire storied Merrill Lynch, despite a financial system he described as “under almost unprecedented stress.” http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ceo-lewis-touts-merrill-move-1380159.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ceo-lewis-touts-merrill-move-1380159.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:32:39 +0000 American Apparel CEO announced the achievement of economic milestones during a recent press conference in Los Angeles. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/american-apparel-ceo-praises-economic-milestones-1379159.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/american-apparel-ceo-praises-economic-milestones-1379159.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:28:01 +0000 Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim and his family became yesterday one of the biggest shareholders of the American New York Times group, when they took a 6.4% stake in the company worth $127 million http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/mexican-billionaire-carlos-slim-acquires-64-stake-in-new-york-times-1377129.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/mexican-billionaire-carlos-slim-acquires-64-stake-in-new-york-times-1377129.html Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:37:25 +0000 Both top executives ousted from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, in the major federal bailout ever of the troubled mortgage lenders, will receive a combined payoff exceeding $23 million. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac-ousted-ceos-to-share-23-million-137689.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac-ousted-ceos-to-share-23-million-137689.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:20:14 +0000 On Sunday, the U.S. government took control of major mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, embarking on what could be it’s largest federal bailout ever, in an effort to support the sinking national housing market and avoid more global financial market turmoil. The companies’ top executives were ousted. Fannie Mae’s CEO Daniel Mudd and Freddie Mac chief executive Richard Syron, were replaced in the process by Herb Allison, formerly with Merrill Lynch and pension fund TIAA-CREF and David Moffett, a former top official at US Bancorp. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac-ceos-ousted-137589.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac-ceos-ousted-137589.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:16:19 +0000 It is a hard blow to the Nano. The manufacturing of the tiny "revolutionary," less expensive car in the world ($2,500) is being stopped. "Tata motors has been constrained to suspend the construction and commissioning work at the Nano plant in Singur in view of the continued confrontation and agitation at the site," declared Ratan Tata’s spokesman yesterday in the Hindustan Times. The company also declared that it was looking at alternative sites. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/indian-farmers-drive-tata-motors--nano-project-to-a-halt-137449.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/indian-farmers-drive-tata-motors--nano-project-to-a-halt-137449.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:33:27 +0000 Bernard Arnault, CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the largest luxury-goods maker, said on September the 2nd that he had agreed to buy Royal van Lent, a 160-year-old maker of custom-designed yachts from the Dutch investment company Egeria. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/lvmh-bernard-arnaults-first-foray-into-luxury-yachts-137329.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/lvmh-bernard-arnaults-first-foray-into-luxury-yachts-137329.html Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:29:25 +0000 Oracle Corp.'s Larry Ellison topped the list of the 10 highest-paid CEOs at Standard & Poor's 500 companies, with a fiscal 2008 pay package of $84.6 million. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/oracles-ellison-is-highest-paid-ceo-1370228.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/oracles-ellison-is-highest-paid-ceo-1370228.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:15:30 +0000 The student finance firm First Marblehead Corp. saw its stock skyrocket Monday after it announced that Daniel Myers, the company's co-founder and former chief executive, would return to the CEO post. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/first-marblehead-replaces-ceo-1368198.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/first-marblehead-replaces-ceo-1368198.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:47:28 +0000 Shareholder support for advisory votes on executive compensation is growing, albeit modestly, at U.S. corporations. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/shareholder-support-of--say-on-pay--growing-1367198.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/shareholder-support-of--say-on-pay--growing-1367198.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:54:17 +0000 A growing number of chief executives are exiting their positions prematurely, according to a new study. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ceos-exiting-position-prematurely-study-1366198.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ceos-exiting-position-prematurely-study-1366198.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:50:48 +0000 General Electric will dive into the turbulent financial services industry, said chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt during a wide ranging interview from the Beijing Games. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ges-immelt-on-financial-deals-china-investments-1365198.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ges-immelt-on-financial-deals-china-investments-1365198.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:37:22 +0000 Calpine Corp. named former Texas Genco chief executive Jack Fusco its new president and CEO, replacing Robert May. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/calpine-corp-names-new-ceo-1364138.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/calpine-corp-names-new-ceo-1364138.html Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:51:02 +0000 The United Airlines pilots union called for the resignation of UAL chairman and chief executive Glenn Tilton, underlining the airline's poor on-time performance and financial losses. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/united-pilots-call-for-ceos-resignation-1363128.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/united-pilots-call-for-ceos-resignation-1363128.html Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:31:42 +0000 Apple CEO Steve Jobs said users downloaded 60 million programs from the newly launched online software clearinghouse. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/jobs-iphone-software-booming-1362118.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/jobs-iphone-software-booming-1362118.html Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:51:48 +0000 Chief executives hired outside a company are paid significantly more than chief executives hired in-house, according to a new study. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/firms-pay-more-for-external-ceos-136098.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/firms-pay-more-for-external-ceos-136098.html Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:17:26 +0000 Despite increasing public scrutiny of exorbitant CEO salaries, 2007 saw an increase in CEO pay at S&P 500 companies. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/large-gap-in-ceo-pay-135998.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/large-gap-in-ceo-pay-135998.html Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:13:37 +0000 Despite a lagging economy, Cisco Systems profits rose 4.4 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, as CEO John Chambers announced he was "very comfortable" with the company's long-term growth target. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/cisco-sales-rise-beat-forecasts-135778.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/cisco-sales-rise-beat-forecasts-135778.html Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:17:23 +0000 The social networking site plans to name Richard Kimber its new chief executive. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/friendster-to-name-new-ceo-135658.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/friendster-to-name-new-ceo-135658.html Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:20:33 +0000 Motorola Inc. names Sanjay Jha co-Chief Executive Officer, tapping him to run the company's ailing wireless handset division. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/motorola-names-jha-co-ceo-135548.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/motorola-names-jha-co-ceo-135548.html Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:07:36 +0000 Former Bear Stearns chief executive Alan Schwartz will leave J.P. Morgan Chase at the end of August. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/former-bear-stearns-ceo-to-exit-jp-morgan-chase-1354317.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/former-bear-stearns-ceo-to-exit-jp-morgan-chase-1354317.html Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:44:55 +0000 Morgan Stanley chief executive John Mack readies to recruit top executives. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/morgan-stanley-invests-in-new-hires-1353317.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/morgan-stanley-invests-in-new-hires-1353317.html Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:41:48 +0000 Merrill Lynch shores up capital with a fire sale of its mortgage securities and analysts wonder, who's next? http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/first-merrill-whos-next-1352307.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/first-merrill-whos-next-1352307.html Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:31:18 +0000 Patricia Russo and Serge Tchuruk, the two architects who orchestrated the merger of the telecommunications equipment giant Alcatel-Lucent two years ago, will step down at the end of the year. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/alcatel-lucent-ceo-and-chairman-to-quit-1351297.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/alcatel-lucent-ceo-and-chairman-to-quit-1351297.html Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:12:11 +0000 Buyout king Henry Kravis announced late Sunday that he will take his private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. public... http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/kravis-to-take-kkr-public-1350287.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/kravis-to-take-kkr-public-1350287.html Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:54:33 +0000 Charles Schwab Corp. Tuesday named Walter Bettinger II as chief executive and announced it had boosted its quarterly dividend by 20 percent. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/charles-schwab-names-new-ceo-1349257.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/charles-schwab-names-new-ceo-1349257.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:33:12 +0000 Slumping sales and skyrocketing gasoline prices have derailed C.E.O. Alan Mulally's turnaround plans for Ford Motor Co. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ford-posts-largest-quarterly-loss-1348257.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ford-posts-largest-quarterly-loss-1348257.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:25:23 +0000 The nation's fourth largest bank reported a staggering $8.9 billion loss during the second quarter, adding that it will cut its dividend again and slash 6,350 jobs. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/wachovia-loses-89-billion-1347227.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/wachovia-loses-89-billion-1347227.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:40:24 +0000 Jerry Yang can breathe easy, for now. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/icahn-on-board-1346217.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/icahn-on-board-1346217.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:07:16 +0000 Merrill Lynch & Co., weighed down by $9.4 billion in write-downs, posted a second-quarter loss of $4.89 billion Thursday and unveiled plans to sell billions of dollars of assets. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/merrill-reports-49-billion-loss-1345187.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/merrill-reports-49-billion-loss-1345187.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:01:56 +0000 Jamie Dimon, chief executive of J.P. Morgan Chase, announced Thursday that the bank's second-quarter net income fell 53 percent as a result of the continued credit crunch and $540 million in costs for the acquisition of Bear Stearns. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/jp-morgan-beats-forecasts-1344177.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/jp-morgan-beats-forecasts-1344177.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:42:56 +0000 Schwartz, who headed Bear Stearns before its epic collapse in March, asked Blankfein whether Goldman Sachs traders in London manipulated the firm's stocks. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/goldman-questioned-about-bears-collapse-1343177.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/goldman-questioned-about-bears-collapse-1343177.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:03:46 +0000 Battered by slumping sales and a sagging economy, General Motors C.E.O. Rick Wagoner announced plans Tuesday to eliminate its quarterly dividend, slash... http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/gm-to-cut-jobs-sell-assets-1342167.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/gm-to-cut-jobs-sell-assets-1342167.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:02:51 +0000 Daniel Lyons, the former Forbes magazine journalist who wrote the immensely popular blog The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs, has decided to pen his last entry. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/farewell-fake-steve-1341157.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/farewell-fake-steve-1341157.html Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:09:58 +0000 John Thain is contemplating selling other investments in order to raise capital, including its stake in Bloomberg LP, according to a report by CNBC.com... http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/merrill-eyeing-sale-of-stake-in-bloomberg-1340157.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/merrill-eyeing-sale-of-stake-in-bloomberg-1340157.html Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:07:19 +0000 Wachovia Corp., the nation's fourth largest bank, has named former Treasury Undersecretary Robert Steel chief executive. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/wachovia-names-steel-chief-executive-1339117.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/wachovia-names-steel-chief-executive-1339117.html Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:58:17 +0000 Stanley Ho, 85, can now move ahead with the $493 million initial public offering, scheduled for mid-July. He has said that most of the money raised will be spent on new casino projects. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/casino-tycoon-cleared-for-sjm-listing-1338107.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/casino-tycoon-cleared-for-sjm-listing-1338107.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:07:37 +0000 "I do think we have some very serious issues to face," said Dimon, according to Reuters. "Things could actually get worse." http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/dimon-credit-crisis-could-worsen-1337107.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/dimon-credit-crisis-could-worsen-1337107.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:05:16 +0000 Reeling from slumping sales amid a stalling U.S. economy, General Motors C.E.O. Rick Wagoner is considering cutting thousands of jobs at the Detroit automaker, while also contemplating whether to stop production on some G.M. brands, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/gm-ponders-job-cuts-downsizing-133697.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/gm-ponders-job-cuts-downsizing-133697.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:22:45 +0000 Microsoft C.E.O. Steve Ballmer is still interested in buying Yahoo, but only of the entire Yahoo board of directors is replaced, according to reports. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ballmer-open-to-restarting-yahoo-talks-133597.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ballmer-open-to-restarting-yahoo-talks-133597.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:21:47 +0000 The steel magnate CEO of ArcelorMittal, Lakshmi Mittal, joined the board of American business bank Goldman Sachs as an independent director, the company announced Sunday. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/lakshmi-mittal-joins-goldman-sachs-board-133437.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/lakshmi-mittal-joins-goldman-sachs-board-133437.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:54:18 +0000 The long legal battle former NYSE Chairman Richard Grasso's compensation package ended when a New York court ruled Grasso could keep the $187.5 million he was paid. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/grasso-to-keep-pay-package-133337.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/grasso-to-keep-pay-package-133337.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:47:06 +0000 "The record casts doubt on whether Microsoft was ever committed to a whole company acquisition," said Yahoo during its shareholder meetings, according to AP. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/yang-attempts-to-sway-shareholders-133227.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/yang-attempts-to-sway-shareholders-133227.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:48:44 +0000 Lehman, the nation’s fourth-largest investment bank, lost almost $3 billion in the second quarter, according bank insiders who wished not to be identified, reports the Associated Press. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/lehman-boss-to-give-up-bonus-133117.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/lehman-boss-to-give-up-bonus-133117.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:56:48 +0000 Countrywide Financial C.E.O. Angelo Mozilo is under fire for providing two U.S. senators and former cabinet members special home loans... http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/mozilo-countrywide-under-fire-1330276.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/mozilo-countrywide-under-fire-1330276.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:05:27 +0000 Areva, the French engineering and nuclear technology group, harvested a total $11.8 billion worth of contracts this spring in the United States... http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/anne-lauvergeon-mcmurphy-and-arevas-triple-play-in-the-united-states-1325126.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/anne-lauvergeon-mcmurphy-and-arevas-triple-play-in-the-united-states-1325126.html Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:17:25 +0000 The streaming service is crucial to Netflix's future prosperity... http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/thinking-inside-the-box-132386.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/thinking-inside-the-box-132386.html Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:00:21 +0000 With consistently rising gas prices, General Motors' CEO, Rick Wagoner, announced drastic cuts in production of S.U.V.'s and pickups on June 3, and geared up plans for smaller cars and engines. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/rick-wagoner-and-general-motors-get-ready-for-the-post-suvs-era-132056.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/rick-wagoner-and-general-motors-get-ready-for-the-post-suvs-era-132056.html Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:38:41 +0000 Ken Thompson, CEO of United States’ fourth largest bank, Wachovia, has been asked to quit by the board of directors of the company. He is temporarily replaced by Lanty Smith, present chairman of the board. This decision came to sanction the turbulences that the bank encountered since the beginning of the sub-prime crisis. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ceo-ken-thompson-disembarked-by-wachovia-bank-131946.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ceo-ken-thompson-disembarked-by-wachovia-bank-131946.html Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:31:02 +0000 Two media titans, Rupert Murdoch News Corp's CEO and Tom Glocer, the head of Thompson Reuters, said they support a partnership between computer giant Microsoft and Internet giant Yahoo!, after a deal between the two companies fell through in April. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/rupert-murdoch-and-tom-glocer-support-microsoft-yahoo-merger-131836.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/rupert-murdoch-and-tom-glocer-support-microsoft-yahoo-merger-131836.html Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:39:54 +0000 GE Energy, a division of General Electric Co., has signed, with Saudi Electricity Company, contracts worth over $500 million... http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/jeffrey-immelts-ge-energy-signs-500-million-turbine-contracts-with-saudi-electricity-co-1317315.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/jeffrey-immelts-ge-energy-signs-500-million-turbine-contracts-with-saudi-electricity-co-1317315.html Sat, 31 May 2008 15:14:20 +0000 Exxon Mobil C.E.O. and Chairman Rex W. Tillerson defeated an attempt to displace him from one of his jobs during an annual shareholders meeting. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/exxon-chief-keeps-both-roles-1316305.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/exxon-chief-keeps-both-roles-1316305.html Fri, 30 May 2008 16:28:47 +0000 Saying customers were forced to spend more of their money on the soaring cost of gas and food, Sears Holdings Chairman Eddie Lampert announced a quarterly loss of $56 million. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/sears-posts-dismal-earnings-1315305.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/sears-posts-dismal-earnings-1315305.html Fri, 30 May 2008 16:27:54 +0000 Honda plans a gas-electric version of its popular subcompact model, Fit, with rollout projected for early next decade.. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/honda-announces-new-hybrid-schedule-1314295.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/honda-announces-new-hybrid-schedule-1314295.html Thu, 29 May 2008 21:54:21 +0000 Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer unveiled a few details of the software giant's upcoming operating system, tentatively titles Windows 7... http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/microsoft-demos-windows-7-1313295.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/microsoft-demos-windows-7-1313295.html Thu, 29 May 2008 21:53:17 +0000 Ghosn confirmed a long term participation of the French motor team in the competition, despite a year and a half of mediocre results. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/carlos-ghosn--renault-shall-be-a-long-term-resident-in-formula-one--1312295.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/carlos-ghosn--renault-shall-be-a-long-term-resident-in-formula-one--1312295.html Thu, 29 May 2008 11:08:22 +0000 Vodafone Group's Arun Sarin will step down as chief executive officer of the world's largest cell phone operator http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/sarin-to-step-down-at-vodafone-1311285.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/sarin-to-step-down-at-vodafone-1311285.html Wed, 28 May 2008 02:21:38 +0000 HSBC chief executive Michael Geoghegan says the British-based bank might see further losses stemming from the U.S. subprime mortgage debacle, and he suggested banks worldwide hike interest rates to combat inflation. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/hsbc-chief-mortgage-crisis-could-worsen-1310285.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/hsbc-chief-mortgage-crisis-could-worsen-1310285.html Wed, 28 May 2008 02:20:31 +0000 Mateschitz's energy drink pioneer company, Red Bull, hopes its new Red Bull Cola, which debuts in Las Vegas in June, will grab a larger share of the mainstream crowd. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/red-bull-fuels-the-fire-of-the-cola-war-1308265.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/red-bull-fuels-the-fire-of-the-cola-war-1308265.html Mon, 26 May 2008 18:10:04 +0000 American Apparel C.E.O. Dov Charney was named Retailer of the Year at 15th Annual Michael Awards, a fashion industry ceremony held at New York City’s Marriott Marquis Hotel. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/dov-charney-named-retailer-of-the-year-1307245.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/dov-charney-named-retailer-of-the-year-1307245.html Sat, 24 May 2008 03:21:43 +0000 Cablevision Systems Corp., led by C.E.O. James Dolan, reached a $650 million deal to buy the Long Island daily Newsday from Tribune Co. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/cablevision-acquires-newsday-1306245.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/cablevision-acquires-newsday-1306245.html Sat, 24 May 2008 03:20:00 +0000 The median C.E.O. pay increased just 1.3 percent from 2006 to 2007, according to a recent study by the executive compensation research firm Equilar... http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/big-bosses-take-moderate-pay-hit-1305215.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/big-bosses-take-moderate-pay-hit-1305215.html Wed, 21 May 2008 09:29:05 +0000 Carlos Ghosn and Renault-Nissan to launch an electric car in the U.S. in 2010 http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/carlos-ghosn-and-renault-nissan-to-go-electric-1303165.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/carlos-ghosn-and-renault-nissan-to-go-electric-1303165.html Fri, 16 May 2008 19:23:56 +0000 Within the next three years, Pandit announced, Citigroup will shed $400 billion in assets, all in an effort to streamline the bank and appeased worried shareholders. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/cleanup-at-citigroup-1302165.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/cleanup-at-citigroup-1302165.html Fri, 16 May 2008 09:27:45 +0000 C.E.O. Les Moonves announced CBS Corp. is buying CNet Networks Inc., the online news provider for $1.8 billion. http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/cbs-s-big-bet-1301165.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/cbs-s-big-bet-1301165.html Fri, 16 May 2008 09:26:50 +0000 Ghosn and Renault-Nissan Alliance have announced on May 13, the launching of the manufacturing of their own ultra-budget car http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ghosns-renault-nissan-alliance-and-bajaj-to-give-tatas-nano-a-race-1300155.html http://www.ceo-watch.com/ceo-news/ghosns-renault-nissan-alliance-and-bajaj-to-give-tatas-nano-a-race-1300155.html Thu, 15 May 2008 22:56:24 +0000