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A chief executive officer (CEO) or chief executive is one of the highest-ranking corporate officers (executives) or administrators in charge of total management. An individual selected as president and CEO of a corporation, company, organization, or agency, reports to the board of directors. In internal communication and press releases, many companies capitalize the term and those of other high positions, even when they are not proper nouns.

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Facebook creates dual-class structure, but no IPO (AP)

Facebook creates dual-class structure, but no IPO

Technology / Business

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Facebook has created a dual-class stock structure designed to give founder Mark Zuckerberg and other existing shareholders control over the company.


The evolving manager stereotype: Gender a factor in measuring a team's performance

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Although women have made strides in the business world, they still occupy less than two percent of CEO leadership positions in the Fortune 500. Not surprisingly therefore leaders still tend to be thought of as men and most ...


Microsoft CEO: Windows 7 Japan sales 'fantastic' (AP)

Microsoft CEO: Windows 7 Japan sales 'fantastic'

Technology / Software

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- Sales of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system have been "fantastic" in Japan since its launch last month, CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday.


Humana 3Q profit jumps on government programs (AP)

Humana 3Q profit jumps on government programs

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Health insurer Humana Inc. rode its strong government business in posting a 65 percent jump in third-quarter profit Monday, as bulging membership and premiums from Medicare Advantage overcame a lackluster ...





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Fortune crowns Steve Jobs 'CEO of Decade'

Technology / Business

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fortune Magazine crowned Apple top dog Steve Jobs "CEO of the Decade" in its newest edition.


New theory on fairness in economics targets CEO pay

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Chief executives in 35 of the top Fortune 500 companies were overpaid by about 129 times their "ideal salaries" in 2008, according to a new type of theoretical analysis proposed by a Purdue University researcher ...


Fox CEO wants US to join France on Internet piracy

Technology / Internet

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- The chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment said Monday the U.S. should join France in cutting off the Internet connection of users who repeatedly download copyright-protected films.


Formerly conjoined twins to need years of care (AP)

Formerly conjoined twins to need years of care

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Formerly conjoined Bangladeshi twins separated this week in a marathon surgery will remain in the care of a humanitarian group for at least two years, the organization's CEO said Friday.


DirecTV to appoint PepsiCo executive as CEO (AP)

DirecTV to appoint PepsiCo executive as CEO

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- DirecTV Group Inc. is naming the vice chairman of PepsiCo Inc. as its chief executive.


Microsoft co-founder Allen treated for lymphoma (AP)

Microsoft co-founder Allen treated for lymphoma

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. co-founder and billionaire investor Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and is undergoing chemotherapy.


Chairman and CEO of Renault-Nissan Alliance Carlos Ghosn

Electric cars need government support: Nissan-Renault CEO

Technology / Energy

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Electric cars could help China and other countries reduce their dependency on oil but the government must provide incentive to make the shift, Nissan and Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn said Thursday.


Electronic Arts acquires Playfish for $275 million

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- As its packaged video games business lags, Electronic Arts Inc. has snapped up Playfish Inc., the creator of popular social networking games such as "Who Has the Biggest Brain" and "Pet Society," for $275 million ...


Yahoo CEO pledges to boost profit margins (AP)

Yahoo CEO pledges to boost profit margins

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Carol Bartz promised Tuesday to turn around the struggling Internet company after this year's "terrible" performance.


Joost assets bought by online ad company Adconion

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The struggling online video startup Joost, begun with much fanfare by the creators of Skype and Kazaa, has been sold to an online advertising company.



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