Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘chief executive’

Mike Lynch suffers a reversal of fortunes

Mike Lynch suffers a reversal of fortunes

Mike Lynch is busy fire-fighting to make sure the HP deal stays afloat Photo: Marina Imperi 8:12PM BST 29 Sep 2011 Comments For years, the Essex-reared engineer struggled to convince investors of [...]

Amazon launches Kindle Fire

Amazon launches Kindle Fire

Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive of Amazon.com, launched the Kindle Fire on Wednesday Photo: AP By Richard Blackden, US Business Editor 4:17PM BST 28 Sep 2011 Comments Amazon has launched [...]

Joint venture in Russia pays BP $610m dividend

Joint venture in Russia pays BP $610m dividend

Former BP chief executive Tony Hayward stepped down from the TNK-BP board at the meeting. Photo: AP By Jonathan Russell 8:44PM BST 25 Sep 2011 Comments The [...]

Oswald Grübel: a profile

Oswald Grübel: a profile

Oswald Grübel: a profile   By Telegraph Staff 1:35PM BST 24 Sep 2011 Comments The German national worked his way through the ranks at the company from a bond trader [...]

UBS CEO Gruebel resigns over rogue trading loss (AP)

UBS CEO Gruebel resigns over rogue trading loss 
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AP - Swiss bank UBS says its chief executive has resigned over a $2.3 billion rogue trading loss.[Read more...]

New Lottery criticised for amount donated to good causes

New Lottery criticised for amount donated to good causes

Richard Desmond’s new lottery will launch next week Photo: Christopher Pledger By Martin Evans 7:47AM BST 23 Sep 2011 The new game, called the Health Lottery, will be drawn on Saturday nights [...]

H-P Board Still Exploring PC Spinoff

H-P Board Still Exploring PC Spinoff

Hewlett-Packard Co.’s board is expected to oust its chief executive Thursday, but it won’t immediately back away from his strategy, said a person familiar with the matter. In particular, H-P’s board is standing by its decision to explore a separation of the company’s personal-computer business, said this person. H-P CEO Leo Apotheker had [...]

UBS Board to Focus on Postscandal Plan

UBS Board to Focus on Postscandal Plan

As the board of UBS AG begins a three-day meeting Wednesday, the stakes are high for Chief Executive Oswald Grübel, who is likely to present directors with the first sketch of how he proposes to accelerate a planned shrinking of the investment bank as a result of last week’s rogue trader scandal. The board [...]

Lloyd’s of London tumbles to £697m loss in ‘costliest six months on record for catastrophes’

Lloyd’s of London tumbles to £697m loss in ‘costliest six months on record for catastrophes’

Lloyd’s said in a statement that the 2011 is “likely to be the second most expensive year ever for insurers”. Photo: GETTY 8:21AM BST 21 Sep 2011 Comments The loss at the [...]

Arsenal back Wenger, deny crisis

Arsenal back Wenger, deny crisis

LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal are not in crisis and fully support Arsene Wenger’s efforts to turn around the club after a poor start to the season, chief executive Ivan Gazidis said on Tuesday.[Read more...]

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