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Microsoft: New CEO will not be hired until early 2014
Microsoft: New CEO will not be hired until early 2014
Microsoft has noted this week that the board will not select a new CEO until early next year. 19 Dec 2013
Microsoft narrows its list for new CEO
Microsoft narrows its list for new CEO
Microsoft has narrowed down its list of candidates for their CEO position being vacated by longtime exec Steve Ballmer. 06 Nov 2013
BlackBerry abandons sale, takes investment instead with CEO stepping down
BlackBerry abandons sale, takes investment instead with CEO stepping down
The BlackBerry circus continues. 05 Nov 2013 - 5 comments
HTC CEO will step down if 'One' is a failure
HTC CEO will step down if 'One' is a failure
Has run company since its inception 21 Mar 2013 - 7 comments
Netflix doubles salary of CEO Hastings
Netflix doubles salary of CEO Hastings
Following a pay cut this year after a rough 2011, Netflix will double CEO Reed Hasting's salary for 2013. The exec will now make $4 million, ...... 31 Dec 2012 - 2 comments
Intel CEO to retire after 40 years with company
Intel CEO to retire after 40 years with company
Intel CEO Paul Otellini has announced today that he will be retiring from the company next year. Otellini will step down in May, giving enough ...... 19 Nov 2012
Lenovo CEO gives away his bonus check to employees
Lenovo CEO gives away his bonus check to employees
Restoring faith in humanity, Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing has distributed his bonus check to almost 10,000 junior level employees. The company ...... 21 Jul 2012 - 18 comments
Yahoo snatches up top Google exec for CEO position
Yahoo snatches up top Google exec for CEO position
Yahoo has named Marissa Mayer their new CEO, snatching away one of Google's top executives. Mayer will be the fifth CEO for the company in ...... 17 Jul 2012 - 5 comments
Samsung and Apple CEOs ordered to meet
Samsung and Apple CEOs ordered to meet
A federal judge has ruled today that Apple and Samsung's CEOs must meet in a mandatory mediation session to try to settle their handful of smartphone ...... 18 Apr 2012 - 6 comments
GameStop CEO does not believe next Xbox will block used games
GameStop CEO does not believe next Xbox will block used games
Among the rumors about the Xbox successor is the notion that Microsoft will "incorporate some sort of anti-used game system" in the new console. ...... 27 Mar 2012 - 15 comments
AT&T CEO gets his pay slashed after failed T-Mobile takeover
AT&T CEO gets his pay slashed after failed T-Mobile takeover
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has had his 2011 salary slashed by $2 million following the company's failed bid to acquire T-Mobile. The board ...... 23 Feb 2012 - 9 comments
Sony names Kaz Hirai new CEO
Sony names Kaz Hirai new CEO
In an effort to turn around its struggling electronics and TV businesses, Sony has replaced its president and CEO Sir Howard Stringer with current ...... 02 Feb 2012 - 2 comments
RIM co-founder loses control in management shakeup
RIM co-founder loses control in management shakeup
RIM gets a new CEO and chairman of the board but BlackBerry's future still remains in doubt. 23 Jan 2012 - 4 comments
Yahoo hires new CEO and tasks him with revamping the user experience
Yahoo hires new CEO and tasks him with revamping the user experience
Yahoo's new CEO says he will concentrate on improving the user experience to attract more visitors and attract more advertising dollars. 04 Jan 2012 - 5 comments
HP board ready to fire CEO Apotheker
HP board ready to fire CEO Apotheker
After just one year on the job, it appears the board of HP is about ready to fire the CEO Leo Apotheker. In one possible scenario, Apotheker ...... 21 Sep 2011 - 1 comment
Steve Jobs resigns from Apple
Steve Jobs resigns from Apple
Apple’s Board of Directors have announced that CEO Steve Jobs has resigned his position, and the Board has named Tim Cook, previously Apple’s ...... 24 Aug 2011 - 29 comments
Shareholders demand Sony CEO Stringer step down
Shareholders demand Sony CEO Stringer step down
Sony CEO Howard Stringer came under intense scrutiny at the company's recent shareholder meeting, with the masses demanding he resign after ...... 29 Jun 2011 - 10 comments
Facebook adds Netflix CEO Hastings to Board of Directors
Facebook adds Netflix CEO Hastings to Board of Directors
Facebook has just named Netflix CEO Reed Hastings to its Board of Directors, opening up a flood of speculation as to whether the two companies ...... 23 Jun 2011 - 1 comment
Twitter denies Google, Facebook acquisition talks
Twitter denies Google, Facebook acquisition talks
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has denied the hot rumor that Google and Facebook are looking to acquire the service for $10 billion. Says Costolo (via ET): ...... 15 Feb 2011
     

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