March 2009
Ackman's Pershing nominates five to Target board!
Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. announced today that it notified Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) that certain of its affiliates intend to nominate five candidates for election to the company’s board of directors at its upcoming 2009 Annua...
February 2009
How Obama can slash U.S. Budget Deficit in half by 2013: four years?
Obama keeps stating that these were the campaign promises that got him elected and it’s what America wanted. My question is have we grown so used to seeing politicians backtrack on all their campaign promises that we expected obama to do the same? ...
December 2008
Rowan Names W. Matt Ralls New CEO and President and Appoints Jack Lentz Chairman of the Board
Rowan Companies, Inc. (”Rowan” or the “Company”) announced that, effective January 1, 2009, its Board of Directors has named W. Matt Ralls as the Company’s new President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of ...
November 2008
Enrique T. Salem to replace John W. Thompson as President and Chief Executive Officer at Symantec!
Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced that John W. Thompson, chairman and chief executive officer, will retire as CEO at the end of the fiscal year. The board of directors has appointed Enrique T. Salem, Symantec’s chief operating officer, as presi...
What is The Millionaire Lifestyle Institute?
City Capital Corporation CEO, Ephren W. Taylor II, launches The Millionaire Lifestyle Institute(TM) (MLI) Thursday, November 13 with co-founders Floyd Williams and Spencer Iverson. MLI is a unique and comprehensive success and wealth training progra...
Who can be next Obama’s Tech-Czar?
Now as Google CEO Eric Schmidt has said he’s not interested, assumption over the nation’s chief technology officer job is becoming a serious concern for Obama. If it’s technology and not just information technology, why limit the list to informat...
October 2008
Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. President and CEO Alan W. Dakey Resigns
Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. announced today the resignation of Alan W. Dakey, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Dakey also resigned as a member of the Board of the Company and as Chairman, President and CEO of Mid Penn Bank, the Company’s who...
MF Global Appoints Bernard W. Dan as Chief Executive Officer
MF Global Ltd. (NYSE: MF), a leading broker of exchange-traded futures and options, announced the company’s board of directors has appointed Bernard W. Dan, currently president and chief operating officer, as chief executive officer, effective i...
September 2008
Frederick W. Smith again wins: A review on FedEx Corp Shareowner Meeting
Memphis-based FedEx Corp formerly known as FedEx Kinkos shareholders voted down a proposal to separate Frederick W. Smith’s role as both CEO and chairman at its annual meeting in Memphis. Another proposal that would give stockholders more control ov...
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