Tag: executive chairman
Splitting CEO and chair jobs becomes proxy season feature
Activists argue combining CEO and chair roles creates ‘inherent conflict of interest’.
FirstGroup chair David Martin to take on temporary executive role
Martin will become interim executive chair from September until a successor to CEO Matthew Gregory is appointed.
Andy Jassy becomes CEO of Amazon as Jeff Bezos moves to chair role
Jassy, who Bezos describes as “an outstanding leader”, is a longstanding Amazon executive and former CEO of Amazon Web Services.
AA ‘astonished’ at former exec chairman’s wrongful dismissal claim
Former executive chairman Bob Mackenzie brings a wrongful dismissal claim against the AA, following his gross misconduct dismissal last year—a move that has dumbfounded the organisation.
French trend sees merger of CEO and chairman roles
Figures reveal that companies in France have moved to combines the roles of chairman and chief executive, in contradiction to trends elsewhere.
Caterpillar splits CEO and chairman roles
World’s most iconic maker of construction equipment is to separate the top boardroom positions.
Shoe Zone chief executive takes on chairman’s role
Chairman departs and chief executive steps up to head “property and strategy”.