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8 unusual facts about Chief Executive Officer


Backstage Production

Backstage Production (or simply Backstage) is a pan-Arab artist management company based in the Middle East and controlled by CEO Khodr Alama.

Bad Robot Productions

Abrams is Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, and Bryan Burk serves as Executive Vice President of the company.

Borie-Manoux

Borie-Manoux is completely owned by the Castéja family, with Philippe Castéja as current CEO.

Director-General of RTÉ

The Director-General is chief executive and editor-in-chief of Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ).

Guy Garcia

Garcia is the current President & CEO of Mentametrix, Inc., a next-generation research, marketing and consulting company that combines: 1 multicultural consumer insight from a sociological phenomenon he coined The New Mainstream, for which he has written a book by the same name; and 2 the predictive power of the Implicit Association Test (IAT) and other online research technologies.

Lawspet

Lawspet is the area where most of the Chief executive officers, Professor, Entrepreneur and many other dignified prolific people are residing.

Louise Adler

She has also worked as the Publisher at Reed Books, Arts and Entertainment Editor for The Age, Deputy Director (Academic & Research) at the Victorian College of the Arts and CEO and Publisher of Melbourne University Publishing.

SANZAR

This concept was developed by Queensland Rugby Union CEO Terry Doyle, NSW CEO David Moffett and Australian Rugby Union CEO Bruce Hayman.


2009–10 Missouri Mavericks season

Brad Lund, previously the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Oklahoma City Blazers from 1992 to 2008, was tapped to serve as President of Independence Pro Hockey, LLC and run the day-to-day operations of the team.

Åge Korsvold

Åge Korsvold (born 8 April 1946) is a Norwegian businessperson and since 2006 chief executive officer of Kistefos.

Alessandro Pansa

Alessandro Pansa (Mortara, June 22, 1962) is Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Finmeccanica SpA.

Bernard L. Schwartz

Bernard Leon Schwartz (born December 13, 1925, Brooklyn, New York) was the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Loral Space & Communications for 34 years, Chairman and CEO of K&F Industries, Inc., and president and CEO of Globalstar Telecommunications.

Bob Lloyd

He was the president and CEO of Data East, Incorporated before becoming the chairman and CEO of Mindscape, a publisher of consumer software.

Bob Reitemeier

Bob Reitemeier (born in Rochester, Minnesota, USA) is the Chief Executive of Essex Community Foundation, a post he took up in January 2012.

Comeau C/C++

Comeau Computing's CEO, Greg Comeau, provided one of the early ports of cfront to the PC.

David E. Orton

After the announced merger of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) with ATI on July 24, 2006, as ATI Technologies became a subsidiary of AMD, Orton became an executive vice-president of AMD, reporting to AMD CEO Hector Ruiz and COO Dirk Meyer.

Elekta

Lars Leksell's son, Laurent, became chief executive officer of Elekta until 2005, and under his leadership the company expanded into a public medical technology group with more than 3,400 employees worldwide.

Erik Bødtker Øyno

Erik Bødtker Øyno (born 1965) is a Norwegian businessperson and chief executive officer of Aktiv Kapital.

Fernand Roberge

In 1977, Roberge became the first French Canadian to be chief executive officer of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Montreal and held the post for over 12 years.

First Bank of Nigeria

In June 2009, Stephen Olabisi Onasanya was appointed Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, replacing Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, who had been appointed governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Geron Corporation

In 2001, when Congress was attempting to ban all forms of cloning, Geron CEO Thomas Okarma spoke before Congress to preserve cloning for therapeutic purposes.

Houston Football Stadium

On August 18, 2011, the University of Houston announced that they had received the largest single donation for the stadium when co-CEOs and co-founders of Austin-based Data Foundry, Ron and Carolyn Yokubaitis donated $10 million USD to the project.

J. Clifford Hudson

Clifford Hudson (born 1954, Dallas) is an American business executive best known for serving as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Oklahoma City-based Sonic Corp. He also serves as a trustee of the Ford Foundation and was a past chairman of the board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Jack Ponti

He is currently the CEO of Merovingian Music, a non-genre record label founded in 2006, with strong partnerships within the industry and a roster of pop, indie rock, hip hop and heavy metal artists.

James Stuckey

He is responsible for the creation of many New York public and private large scale projects, and is currently responsible for the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Founder of Forest City Ratner Companies' Atlantic Yards Development Group.

January Low Wye San

She also appeared in Malaysian musician Pete Teo’s national unity music video Here in My Home last in 2008, starring alongside 49 other personalities, including football pundit Shebby Singh, Air Asia chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes, model Amber Chia, comedian Harith Iskander and actors Maya Karin.

Jeong Jun-ha

"Alcohol CEO" is also his nickname on this programme, a nickname he gained since he operates a Garaoke-pub in Gangnam-gu, Seoul called "Mong" (몽, 夢, means "Dream" in Korean).

Kasian Franks

Kasian Franks is the founder, CEO, and CVO of Mimvi.

Katherine L. Adams

A highly regarded top executive and the most senior woman at Honeywell, she reports directly to its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, David M. Cote.

Kathy Calvin

Kathryn Bushkin Calvin (born July 16, 1949) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the United Nations Foundation.

Leif-Arne Langøy

Since 2003 he has been chief executive officer, and since 2006 also chair of Aker, and holds several board positions within the group, and is chair of Aker Holding, Aker Seafoods, Aker Drilling, Aker Floating Production, Aker BioMarine and Aker Exploration, and is board member of TRG Holding, Aker Solutions and Aker Philadelphia Shipyard.

Lisa de Wilde

Lisa de Wilde is a Canadian film and television executive and has been the CEO of TVOntario since 2005.

Magnus Mandersson

Preceding his work at Ericsson, he has held management positions within the Swedish conglomerate Kinnevik, as both COO of Millicom SA and CEO of Tele2 Europe.

MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.

Fearing lawsuits similar to MGM v. Grokster, Mark Gorton, the chief executive officer of the firm that produces LimeWire, has said that he plans to stop distributing his file sharing program.

Michel Lescanne

Michel Lescanne is a French food processing engineer jointly responsible for the invention of the ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) Plumpy'nut in 1996, and presently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the French pharmaceutical manufacturer Nutriset.

MinnPost

News staff include Joel Kramer (CEO and editor), Roger Buoen (managing editor), Susan Albright (managing editor),Corey Anderson (Web editor), Kaeti Hinck (news technology director), Don Effenberger news editor), Tom Nehil (web producer) and about 25 journalists.

Mount Rivett

They named this mountain after Sir David Rivett, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 1927-45.

Nine Entertainment Co.

John Alexander, Chief Executive Officer of PBL, was announced as the Executive Chairman of PBL Media, along with Ian Law as CEO and Pat O'Sullivan as Chief Financial Officer.

Obsidian Entertainment

Obsidian continues to operate under the management of its founding officers: Feargus Urquhart (CEO), Chris Parker (COO), Darren Monahan (CIO), Chris Avellone (CCO) and Chris Jones (CTO).

Panda Energy International

In October 2002, Panda Energy purchased a controlling interest (72%) of the Nashville, Tennessee-based professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from founder and CEO Jerry Jarrett.

Pandemic Studios

The company's president was Josh Resnick and its CEO was Andrew Goldman — both formerly worked at Activision, and Pandemic was founded with an equity investment by Activision in 1998.

Paul Bulcke

Paul Bulcke (born 1954), is a Belgian businessman who was appointed Chief executive officer (CEO) of Nestlé on 20 September 2007 and officially started in his new role in April 2008.

Regina Ovesey

She founded Ovesey & Company, and was the first female CEO of an agency recognized by the American Association of Advertising Agencies.

Rick Weiland

Weiland was the Chief Executive Officer of the International Code Council (ICC), appointed by Bill Clinton to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and senior advisor to former United States Senate Majority Leader, Tom Daschle.

Robert Behrens

Robert Behrens (born 19 January 1952) is the Chief Executive and Independent Adjudicator for the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA).

Robertson Massif

Named after William Robertson, Chief Executive Officer and Surveyor-General of the Department of Survey and Land Information, 1988–96; directed programs for Antarctic surveying, mapping and place naming; currently a member of SCAR.

Stjepan Đureković

Stjepan Đureković (born 1926 in Bukovac, Syrmia Oblast, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes — died 28 July 1983 in Wolfratshausen, West Germany) was a Croatian businessman, best known as the politically-appointed CEO of the state-owned INA petrol company.

Tapulous

Its co-founders were Bart Decrem, an entrepreneur who helped launch the Firefox browser and was the founding CEO of Flock, Inc. and Andrew Lacy, a consultant of McKinsey & Company.

Wally Uihlein

Wally Uihlein (born 1950) in Haverhill, Massachusetts is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Acushnet Company, a subsidiary of Fortune Brands which comprises the golf brands Titleist, FootJoy, Pinnacle, and Scotty Cameron.

Wayne Sales

Wayne Sales (born December 28, 1949) is the former Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd..

Wolfgang Reitzle

He instead quit the car business and became CEO of The Linde Group, at that time a leading manufacturer of Fork-lift trucks and currently the worlds largest industrial gas company, joining the board in 2002 and becoming a chairman in 2003.

Yutel

It also got its management with Nebojša "Bato" Tomašević, longtime editor-in-chief of Jugoslovenska revija getting named as Yutel's CEO, Goran Milić, well-known TV Belgrade personality, became the head of Yutel's news division while the station headquarters were selected to be in Motovun, a town in Istria.


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2005–06 Fijian political crisis

Fiji Labour Party President Jokapeci Koroi issued a statement on 14 January 2006 accusing Lesi Korovavala, the Chief Executive Officer of the Home Affairs Ministry, of having conspired with Home Affairs Minister Josefa Vosanibola to arrange a secret meeting between Baledrokadroka and Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, in an attempt to depose Bainimarama.

American International Group

Douglas Steenland – Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Northwest Airlines Corporation

American Shale Oil

The company's chairman and chief executive officer is Howard Jonas, the founder and chairman of IDT Corporation.

Angus Watt

He currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority.

Ann Caroline Sherry

She rose through the corporate hierarchy of the bank to become the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of Melbourne (a subsidiary of Westpac) from 2000 to 2002.

Ballmer

Steve Ballmer (born 1956), American businessman who currently serves as the chief executive officer of Microsoft

Carl Ware

He is a former senior adviser to the chief executive officer of The Coca-Cola Co., a position he held from 2003 to 2006.

Center for Applied Linguistics

Its current President and Chief Executive Officer is Terrence G. Wiley.

Chapman B. Cox

With the ending of the Reagan Administration, Cox became president and chief executive officer of the United Service Organizations.

Charles Baillie

A. Charles Baillie, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto-Dominion Bank

Chew Men Leong

He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Utilities Board, Singapore's national water agency.

Christophe Cuvillier

Christophe Cuvillier (born December 5, 1962 in Etterbeek) is a French businessman and current chief executive officer of the European real-estate group Unibail-Rodamco.

City of Darebin

He left the City of Darebin to take up the role of Chief Executive Officer at the Shire of Maroochy in Queensland.

Conciliation Resources

In August 2013, the Reverend Akuila Yabaki, Chief Executive Officer of CCF, one the partners in the region, received a sentence of three months imprisonment, suspended for twelve months, concerning the reprinting of an article quoting a 2011 report by the UK Law Society Charity, Fiji: The Rule of Law Lost, in which questions were raised over the impartiality of Fiji's judiciary.

E. Hunter Harrison

Hunter Harrison (born 1944), is a railroad executive who has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) since June 29, 2012.

Edward H. Shortliffe

He has served as president and chief executive officer of the American Medical Informatics Association from 2009-2012 and continues to hold adjunct faculty appointments in biomedical informatics at Columbia University and Arizona State University.

Flucard

In 2005, Henn Tan, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Trek 2000 International, was on an overseas trip with his family in China.

Franck Riboud

He serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of Groupe Danone.

Fredric Tomczyk

Before joining TD Bank, he was president and chief executive officer of London Life Insurance Company.

Gerald L. Gordon

Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., is the president and chief executive officer of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) in Fairfax County, Virginia, a position he has held since late 1983.

Giovanni Bisignani

Giovanni Bisignani (born 1946) is an Italian businessman, who was Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the International Air Transport Association from 2002 to 2011.

Gunter Thielen

Gunter Thielen (born 4 August 1942 in Quierschied) is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Bertelsmann Foundation.

Husky Energy

The current Chief Executive Officer and President of Husky is Asim Ghosh.

James E. Rogers

He was the founder of Valley Broadcasting Company in 1971 and has served as the company's chief executive officer since 1979 on KVBC-TV (now KSNV-DT), the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas, The station went on the air as KLRJ-TV on channel 2 on January 23, 1955, licensed to Henderson and owned by the Donrey Media Group (now Stephens Media LLC) along with the Las Vegas Review-Journal and KORK radio (920 AM; now KBAD).

James Foster

James C. Foster, chairman and chief executive officer of Charles River Laboratories, Inc.

Jason Lo

In December 2007, Lo was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Tune Talk, a no-frills mobile virtual network operator, owned by Tune Ventures Sdn Bhd, in which AirAsia Group Chief Executive Tony Fernandes holds a 40% stake.

Louise Botting

After her divorce from writer and explorer Douglas Botting, she married Leslie Carpenter who at the time was Chief Executive Officer of the FTSE-100 firm Reed International (now Reed Elsevier).

Martinsville, New Jersey

Geraldine Laybourne – founded Oxygen Media and has served as its chairman and chief executive officer since its inception.

Mission Australia

Patrick McClure, whilst Chief Executive Officer of Mission Australia chaired the Australian Government’s Reference Group on Welfare Reform (1999–2000) during the second term of the Howard government.

Nigel Paul Villarete

He is currently the General Manager of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), located in Mactan Island, Lapu-lapu City, Cebu, Philippines, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA).

Paul Anthony

Anthony was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Australian energy company AGL Energy.

Anthony was founding Chief Executive Officer of New Zealand's Contact Energy, leading the company from February 1996 until after its move from a public utility to being privately owned in 1999.

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

The museum is named in honor of Peggy Notebaert, wife of then Qwest Communications chairman and chief executive officer Richard Notebaert.

Philippe Bodson

In 2001, he was Chief Executive Officer of Lernout & Hauspie Speech Product.

Puntland presidential election, 2014

He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Golis Telecom Somalia, the largest telecommunications firm in northeastern Somalia.

Refco

Refco Inc. entered crisis on Monday, October 10, 2005, when it announced that its chief executive officer and chairman, Phillip R. Bennett had hidden $430 million in bad debts from the company's auditors and investors, and had agreed to take a leave of absence.

Richard Edelman

Richard Winston Edelman (born June 15, 1954) is the President & Chief Executive Officer of the public relations company Edelman, a position he has held since September 1996.

Richard Zuschlag

Richard Zuschlag is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Acadian Ambulance Service, which he co-founded in 1971 after working at Greenville Broadcasting Company and Westinghouse Electric Company Space and Defense Center.

Scott Ford

Scott T. Ford, president and chief executive officer of Alltel

Selander

Robert Selander (born 1951), American businessman, former president and chief executive officer of MasterCard

Susan L. Graham

Graham's chair was endowed by Pehong Chen, president, chief executive officer and chairman of Broadvision.

Svein Rennemo

In 1994 he was appointed chief financial officer, and in 1997 chief executive officer of Borealis.

In 2002 has hired by Jens Ulltveit-Moe as chief executive officer of Petroleum Geo-Services, a position he held until 1 April 2008 when he replaced Marit Arnstad as chairman of StatoilHydro.

The Mutual Fund Store

key people = Adam Bold, Founder
John Bunch, Chief Executive Officer
Ted Bloomberg, Chief Operations Officer

Todd R. Wanek

Todd R. Wanek (born 1963) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. He is the son of Ronald G. Wanek, Chairman of the Board of Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.

Valerio Zingarelli

Valerio Zingarelli is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Babelgum.

Wade Dokken

American Skandia- Chief Executive Officer (June 2000- May 2003)

WAVE Trust

George Hosking, founder and Chief Executive Officer, economist, psychologist and clinical criminologist

Yogi Berra Stadium

Floyd Hall, a resident of Montclair who was then serving as chief executive officer of Kmart, donated money to the university in order to build an ice arena, which is known as Floyd Hall Arena and is a multi-use facility that several of the area's high school hockey teams call home, and a new baseball stadium for Montclair State's team to replace their previous venue, Pittser Field.