2017 was off to an optimistic start for women in leadership positions: The Fortune 500 list included a record 32 women CEOs in June. But at least six of those executives have since left or announced that they will leave their posts.…
Crown CEOs paid too much – Commissioner
Crown agencies that pay their chief executives too much have been put on notice by the State Services Commissioner. Peter Hughes warned earlier this year that he would name and shame agencies after it was revealed that the head of the Superfund…
Tom Ortenberg Exits as Open Road Films CEO
Tom Ortenberg is leaving his post as chief executive officer of Open Road Films, six years after taking the post and 18 months after the distribution-marketing company scored a best picture Oscar for “Spotlight.” Ortenberg was hired in 2011 as the founding…
The four essential questions CEOs must ask before hiring a part time CFO
Hiring a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a major decision that companies large and small must grapple with. CFOs play a number of critical strategic and operational roles within a growing business, including handling controllership duties and leading debt and…
Gold CEOs join to fight WA royalties
The heads of some of the world’s largest gold miners have urged the WA government to meet with them and reconsider a 50 per cent hike in royalties that they warn will leave the state’s economy worse off. The…
CEOs Are Becoming The Core Activist Target
What we’re now seeing, with increasing frequency, is the targeting of CEOs They’re a rising, but natural target for the shareholder activist. CEOs are catching the eyes of activists because, in simple terms, activists are recognizing that they’re sometimes an…
How long does an Indian CEO last in the corner office?
Chief executive officers (CEOs) of India’s biggest companies seldom last long enough to see more than one Cricket World Cup, shows a Mint analysis. The analysis is based on annual reports of the 30 BSE companies. The Sensex is a stock market…
The Consequences of This CEO’s After-Hours Outburst Show Why Accountability Is a 24/7 Job
KB Home CEO Jeffrey Mezger recently went on a tirade against his neighbor, comedian Kathy Griffin, and her boyfriend. Not only was his expletive-filled rant captured on security camera, but it also made the local paper, and the audio recording was…
9 New York City CEOs share the morning routines that set them up for success
If you’re looking for ideas about how to jump-start your workday, who better to consult than a bunch of successful CEOs? We asked nine such executives, all of whom live or work in New York City, how they spend the…
CEOs From More Than 400 Leading U.S. Companies Urge Trump to Keep DACA
Some of America’s largest companies have thrown their weight behind a campaign urging President Donald Trump not to scrap an Obama-era program that protects undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children from being deported. CNN Money reports that…