ConAgra Foods Looking for New CEO
The search is now underway for the next chief executive officer of ConAgra Foods. Monday, current CEO Gary Rodkin announced his plan to retire from the company in 2015.
The search is now underway for the next chief executive officer of ConAgra Foods. Monday, current CEO Gary Rodkin announced his plan to retire from the company in 2015.
Soggy sales and wilting earnings are slicing into the pay package of General Mills’ CEO Ken Powell.
After Yelp posted the first quarterly profit in its history last week, the online business-review site was panned on Wall Street. The company’s stock plummeted 11 percent the day after the results came out, wiping out its gains for the year.
Fortune interviewed Bruce Boussard, chief executive of Humana, about the rise of big data and telemedicine and how it will impact health care and associated costs.
Outsiders say new chief executive Claure’s focus will be on attracting customers to Sprint—perhaps by reaching for the growing Hispanic market—while bolstering its financial performance and assuaging stockholders who saw their shares tumble 24 percent last week.
August 24, 2014 will mark Tim Cook’s third year as CEO at Apple, and today boos and jeers have all but disappeared. The ‘Down with Tim!’ cries have been replaced with praise being piled onto the CEO.
New Sprint CEO Marcel Claure could have the drive—and the connections—to help Sprint stay in the wireless game, according to one industry observer.
Symantec is nearing completion of its search to fill the chief executive position, telling Wall Street analysts on Wednesday that an announcement is planned by the end of September.
As Steven LaVoie remained in critical condition after a recently-demoted employee shot him in the head last week — it was announced Wednesday that the incapacitated CEO’s wife, Jody, will temporarily fill his shoes at the technology company he founded.
The AIG that Hancock takes over as CEO on Sept. 1 has come a long way since its 2008 bailout that swelled to $182.3 billion. The government has been repaid, and the company shrunk through more than $75 billion of asset sales.
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Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
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General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
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