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CEO Changes
P&G Just Dumped Their CEO
USA Today - May 24, 2013
Procter & Gamble is bringing back former CEO A.G. Lafley, a 33-year industry veteran, to its top post in a surprise move as the world's largest consumer goods maker tries to improve its results globally. Read »
Shell Searching For New CEO
Reuters - May 22, 2013
The hunt for Shell'snext chief executive is underway, its chairman said on Tuesday, after CEO Peter Voser made what could be his last appearance at the oil group's annual shareholder meeting. Read »
NFP Names Douglas Hammond As New CEO
Businessweek - May 21, 2013
National Financial Partners Corp. said Monday that it named Douglas Hammond, its current president and chief operating officer, as its new chief executive officer. Read »
Mobile Ad Startup Hires Michael Collins As CEO
TechCrunch - May 20, 2013
Adelphic is announcing that Michael Collins, previously global CEO at WPP-owned mobile marketing agency Joule, has joined the mobile ad startup as its new chief executive. Read »
Oakland Raiders CEO Resigns
USA Today - May 13, 2013
Longtime Oakland Raiders chief executive office Amy Trask resigned her position on Saturday, ending the tenure of one of the highest-ranking women in American professional sports. Read »
Looks Like Walmart Has A Plan For Their Next CEO
Fox Business - May 7, 2013
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores has reportedly picked a pair of top internal execs as possible contenders to succeed current CEO Mike Duke. Read »
Diageo CEO To Step Down After 13 Years
Fox Business - May 7, 2013
Chief operating officer Ivan Menezes will replace current CEO Paul Walsh as he readies to retire in June 2014 after 13 years at the helm. Read »
Intel Names New CEO
USA Today - May 2, 2013
Intel has named Brian Krzanich as its next chief executive officer, as the company navigates a difficult PC market overtaken by mobile devices. Read »
Nintendo Of America Gets New CEO
NBC - April 25, 2013
Current president and CEO of Nintendo Co., Ltd. Saturo Iwata was just given a new gig by his struggling employer. Iwata will now assume the position of CEO of Nintendo of America. Read »
Pandora Jewelry Names New CEO
Forbes - April 19, 2013
Pandora said Thursday that Allan Leighton, current chairman of the jewelry company that specializes in charms, will succeed Bjørn Gulden as CEO on July 1. Read »
Sarah Thompson Named CEO At Droga5
AdAge - April 19, 2013
Droga5 is making a wave of changes to its U.S. leadership team, as part of which Sarah Thompson has been named the agency's new CEO. Read »
Will Jamie Dimon Lose His Job?
24/7 Wall St. - April 15, 2013
A group of investors in J.P. Morgan Chase have filed a shareholder proposal calling for the bank’s board of directors to name an independent chairman, splitting the two roles now held by Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon. Read »
Yahoo CEO Pays AOL Exec Not To Work For A Year
Business Insider - April 11, 2013
Yahoo wants to hire AOL's Ad.com CEO, Ned Brody, as its head of US ad sales. However, he signed a non-compete agreement and can't work for a year. Read »
Mozilla CEO Is Stepping Down…
TechCrunch - April 10, 2013
Mozilla, the nonprofit organization behind Firefox, Firefox OS and other online tools, today announced that its CEO Gary Kovacs, who joined Mozilla in 2010, will step down “later this year.” The organization has already... Read »
Was Ron Johnson Fired At The Exact Wrong Time?
Forbes - April 10, 2013
J.C. Penney showed CEO Ron Johnson the door Monday. But did the board of directors, growing disillusioned with the costly rebranding effort, pull the plug too soon? Read »
