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NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Advertising Council is honoring Randall Stephenson, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, AT&T Inc. with its 59(th) Annual Public Service Award at the Ad Council's Annual Dinner held tonight at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Late-night talk show host and comedian Conan O'Brien will host the event. The dinner is the Ad Council's largest fundraising event, raising an unprecedented $3.4 million this year. Tonight, the Ad...
BURBANK, Calif., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary Entertainment has named former Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Procter & Gamble, A.G. Lafley, to its Board of Directors. Mr. Lafley joins a board comprising Legendary's Chairman and CEO, Thomas Tull, as well as Jim Breyer, Larry Clark, Dick Cook and Joe Roth. In making the announcement Mr. Tull stated: "I am pleased to welcome A.G. to our board. He is a significant addition during a time of...
NEW YORK, June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In a format that's never been done before, Shopper Insights in Action 2011 attendees will brainstorm the future of retail with A.G. Lafley, former Chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble and co-author of The Game-Changer. Leading the industry once again, The Institute for International Research (IIR) is creating authentic, meaningful conference experiences that serve to unite and advance an industry. Far from your typical lecture, for the first time...
GREENWICH, Conn., June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford CEO Alan Mulally has been named "2011 Chief Executive of the Year," an honor bestowed upon an outstanding corporate leader, nominated and selected by a group of his or her peers. "The success he showed in the face of incredible difficulty was just extraordinary," said James Turley, chairman and CEO, Ernst & Young and member of the 2011 Selection Committee. "The foresight he showed throughout the process, the courage he showed in...
GREENWICH, Conn., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant has been named "2010 Chief Executive of the Year," a prestigious honor bestowed upon an outstanding corporate leader, nominated and selected by a group of his or her peers. "In order to meet the challenge of feeding the world, Hugh Grant and his team at Monsanto understood early the necessity of building the technologies that would improve agricultural productivity by several orders of magnitude," said J.P. Donlon,...
U.S. consumer products giant Procter & Gamble Co. Thursday announced a leadership change, naming a new chief executive officer. A.G. Lafley, the company's current chairman and CEO will move to a full time position as chairman, allowing Chief Financial Officer Robert McDonald to move into the CEO position, effective July 1, the company said. A.G. Lafley has led the transformation of P&G over the past nine years, director of the company's board Jim McNerney said. P&G is a far more...
Business Leaders Still Very Pessimistic NEW YORK, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Chief Executive magazine's CEO Index, the nation's only monthly CEO Index, quietly rebounded in January according to 543 top executives surveyed. In January, all components of the CEO Index increased after three months of record declines. The CEO Confidence Index rose 10.3 points, or 20 percent, to 51.2 points, in January in what was its greatest improvement since September 2008. The Employment Confidence Index, a...
CINCINNATI, Dec. 11, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) is holding its 2008 Analyst Meeting today in New York City, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer A.G. Lafley and the Company's executive management team will provide a review of the company's business results and long-term strategies, capabilities and growth opportunities. Mr. Lafley will note the importance of strategic consistency in...
