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COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohio's business climate was the most improved in the nation in 2012, according to a survey of CEOs around the country by Chief Executive magazine. Ohio moved up 13 places to 22(nd) in the annual survey, up from 35(th) last year. "Business appreciates Gov. Kasich's help despite lots of legacy obstacles," the magazine notes in its May/June issue. Chief Executive's 9(th) annual Best &...
Texas Is Best, Followed by Florida and North Carolina; Worst Are California, New York and Illinois GREENWICH, Conn., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For the ninth year in a row, CEOs rate Texas as the #1 state in which to do business, according to Chief Executive magazine's annual Best & Worst States Survey, released today. Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and Indiana also made the top five. The states rated worst for business are California, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts and...
PARIS, February 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Publicis Groupe (EURONEXT Paris: FR0000130577) will merge Digitas and LBi, to form the leading, fully integrated global digital agency network, with digital marketing and technology capabilities at the core. The new network, to be named DigitasLBi, will be led by LBi Chief Executive Luke Taylor, who has been appointed DigitasLBi's Global CEO. Highlighting Publicis Groupe's leadership of the crucial, fast-moving digital sector,...
Jan. 17 Event Will Honor Key Food Chief Executive; Special Guest Mrs. World Queens, NY (PRWEB) January 16, 2013 The Foundation Fighting Blindness, a national nonprofit that drives sight-saving research, will host its 2nd Annual ‘Una Visión Para El Futuro’ (A Vision for the Future) on Thursday, Jan. 17, at Terrace on the Park in Flushing Meadows Park. The event will honor the accomplishments and community involvement of Key Food Chief Executive Dean Janeway, as supermarket...
GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Chief Executive magazine has released its 5th annual Wealth Creation Index and CEO Lew Frankfurt of leather goods maker Coach topped all S&P 500 peers to take the top spot. Among the best wealth creators were household company names like Philip Morris, Discover and T. Rowe Price. They were joined by lesser-known but exceptional performers including Fastenal, ONEOK, Cameron International and Alexion Pharmaceuticals. Bottom...
GREENWICH, Conn., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New research by Chief Executive Group debunks the myth that most CEOs enjoy excessive pay packages. According to the CEO & Senior Executive Compensation Report for Private Companies 2012-2013, the median compensation package for CEOs of private companies is currently $362,900, not the $9.6 million average CEO compensation figure that is mistakenly repeated by most media outlets. Of the roughly 30 million businesses in the United...
ABERDEEN, Scotland, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wood Group announces today a number of Board changes that will become effective 1 November 2012. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120719/DA43187) Chairman, Sir Ian Wood, will retire as Chairman and from the Board. Sir Ian has been Chairman since 1982 and was CEO from 1967 to 2006 CEO, Allister Langlands, will become Chairman. Allister has been with Wood Group since 1991, initially as Financial Director, then eight years...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Data storage firm EMC Corp. on Tuesday named chief operating officer Pat Gelsinger as the new chief executive of virtualization software company VMware Inc., a company in which EMC holds a majority stake. Gelsinger, president and chief operating officer of EMC’s Information Infrastructure Products, will replace outgoing VMware CEO Paul Maritz, who will assume the role of EMC’s chief strategist, the company said....
GREENWICH, Conn., June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Chief Executive magazine today announced David Novak, CEO of Yum! Brands, the world's largest restaurant company with 37,000 KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants in 125 countries, has been named "2012 CEO of the Year," an honor bestowed upon an outstanding corporate leader, nominated and selected by a group of his or her peers. "Not only is David market- and customer-driven, but he displays a compelling vision with a...
Microsoft confirmed recent rumors on Monday when it officially announced it would acquire San Francisco-based enterprise social-networking startup Yammer for $1.2 billion in cash. The software giant said Yammer would join its Office Division, led by Kurt DelBene. The division also includes SharePoint and Skype. "The acquisition of Yammer underscores our commitment to deliver technology that businesses need and people love," said Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer. "Yammer adds a...
