Rolf W. Schnyder had acquired the family firm Ulysse Nardin in 1983, and since that time held the role of president and CEO at the helm of the manufacturer with its wealth of tradition.
The writing has been on the wall for TNK-BP since this time last year, when one of the AAR billionaires quit his role as CEO of the venture and declared that the relationship with BP had run its course.
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After the deal closes, Glueck will assume the role of EVP of the Operator Business for Opera, as well as CEO of Skyfire, and will oversee the joint offerings for Opera across Opera Mini co-brand solutions for Operators and Skyfire's product lines.
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Forstall was, in short, high enough up the food chain to be a contender for the role of CEO.
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In other words, the naturally brilliant and charismatic Jobs matured into the role of CEO only after a stretch of pain, suffering and self-reflection.
Thanks to the relentless focus on risk from a broad array of threats, the CEO role requires extraordinary understanding of many disciplines, from finance to operations to technology.
Since co-founder Larry Page resumed the role of CEO back in April he put the company on notice and told employees that future bonuses would be tied to the success of Google's social strategy.
Citigroup passed the stress test, but its plan to up its dividend was rejected by the Fed, a setback widely-believed to have played a role in the departure of former CEO Vikram Pandit last month.
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The role of CEO succession has played an important role in the disaster that is Citigroup with the creator of this monster, Sandy Weill, having kicked out, undermined or demoralized just about every decent candidate to succeed him, including, famously, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon.
Others argued that CMOs need to be mindful of and defer to the role, visibility and thought leadership position of the CEO.
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He said he expected to be in the role of CEO for "three to six months" but was determined not to allow the temporary nature of his appointment to interrupt progress.
In the midst of it all, playing a prominent role throughout the three-day event, was Patrik Hoffmann, CEO of the Swiss luxury watch brand, Ulysse Nardin.
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Marissa Mayer has maintained a deliberately low profile since taking the role of Yahoo CEO.
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However, the role of a CEO is not to try to please everyone, but to lead.
Davis had previously been offered the role of CEO permanently, but reportedly said no.
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BradWeinertBrad Weinert, Novatel's chief operating officer, has assumed the role of acting CEO until a permanent one is found.
Mr. Calderon-Melendez and others launched Williamsburg Charter High School in 2004, and he assumed the role of the school's CEO.
Mr. Thornley, who assumed the role of CEO immediately, said Better Place will have a "relentless focus" on expanding customers and building partnerships.
Facebook employees gave Mark Zuckerberg a 99 percent approval rating for his role as CEO of the popular social networking site, displacing 2012 leader Apple CEO Tim Cook, who fell to 18th place, according to a new survey of employees by career site Glassdoor.
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The WSJ article then highlighted ten women an incomplete list of course who are likely to land a role of CEO in the coming years.
Linkner stepped down from the CEO role of ePrize in February 2010 and co-founded DVP in November 2010.
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This former retailing head of Apple was on the podium at the conference in his new role of CEO of J.
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Thomas, who has previously worked for NatWest Group, KPMG Consulting, Zurich Financial Services and the Bank of America, takes over the CEO role from Paul Harrison.
Nivi recently moved into the role of chief product officer and in October 2010 handed over the CEO reins to Roy Gilbert, a Stanford MBA. Before Grockit, Gilbert spent seven years at Google (GOOG).
The other is Judy Lewent, who played a role in the hiring of Ed Zander, whose recent catastrophic reign as CEO of Motorola laid its mighty business low.
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