So, consider a phone survey and with a person (or team) reporting directly to the CEO office.

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Southwell, the Gulf CEO for EFG Hermes since 2009 prior to joining BofA, had reporting to Orcel when he was first hired, one of the sources said.

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For example, at Unilever, CEO Paul Polman has spoken about the need to get rid of quarterly reporting and forecasting so that companies can think more about the long run.

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Miller will join the makers of the world's most accurate 3-D motion control technology in August, reporting directly to CEO and co-founder Michael Buckwald.

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But, mea culpa, I slipped badly several months ago when I acted impulsively without the proper civility, balance and thoughtfulness in comments I made about the Goldman Sachs CEO, who at times in the past has enabled me to do some revealing and original reporting about Goldman which underscored that Lloyd Blankfein was undoubtedly the most brilliant and successful risk manager in finance.

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