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BT Wholesale chief Davis steps down

BT Wholesale will soon have a new chief executive following the revelation that Sally Davis, a four-year veteran... Read more

16 August, 2011

Three UK chief executive Russell heads back to Oz

The UK operator Three is to get a new chief executive, as incumbent Kevin Russell is moving back to Australia after... Read more

3 June, 2011

Mozilla names Gary Kovacs as chief exec

...Mozilla has announced Gary Kovacs as its new chief executive officer, a move that highlights how important mobile and user... Read more

15 October, 2010 by Larry Dignan

Former Oracle co-president Phillips joins Infor

The enterprise planning software maker has appointed Charles Phillips as its new chief executive, after he left Oracle to make way for Mark Hurd... Read more

26 October, 2010 by Larry Dignan

Ex-RIM co-chief tried to reinvent BlackBerry

...and management services. Nevertheless, the plans were reportedly nixed by RIM's new chief executive Thorsten Heins, with the backing of the board and second... Read more

13 April, 2012

Thousands of jobs to go in Sony strategy shift

...displays, chemical products, electronic vehicle batteries and energy storage modules. Sony's new chief executive, Kazuo Hirai, took the reins at the start of April... Read more

12 April, 2012

AMD sheds stake in GlobalFoundries

...have an equity stake in GlobalFoundries. The move is the latest by new chief executive Rory Read to refocus AMD. Last week, the company bought... Read more

6 March, 2012 by Larry Dignan

New RIM chief: BlackBerry must chase consumers

...Thorsten Heins, the new chief executive of Research In Motion, has said the company will focus... Read more

23 January, 2012 by Ben Woods

Yahoo names PayPal's Scott Thompson as CEO

...Yahoo has announced that PayPal president Scott Thompson will become its new chief executive and a board member starting on Monday. Yahoo has appointed... Read more

4 January, 2012 by Stephen Shankland

Whitman wants HP's drama to be over

...HP's new chief executive, Meg Whitman, has acknowledged the company's problems and says... Read more

29 November, 2011 by Jack Clark

Report: HP may sell WebOS

...in September. Now, according to a Reuters report based on multiple sources, new chief executive Meg Whitman is trying to recoup some of the Palm... Read more

8 November, 2011

AMD makes job cuts of 10 percent

...to save the company $200m (£125m), represent the first major action by new chief executive Rory Read, who took the helm of the chipmaker in... Read more

4 November, 2011 by Steven Musil

HP's chief strategy and technology officer steps down

...time of great disturbance for the company as it adjusts around its new chief executive, Meg Whitman. The company is preparing to go in a... Read more

21 October, 2011
Apple's iPhone 4S launch in pictures

Apple's iPhone 4S launch in pictures

...Tim Cook made his first major presentation as Apple's new chief executive after Steve Jobs stepped down from that position in August... Read more

5 October, 2011 by Kent German

Leaked email hints at Yahoo sale

...and employees."The memo also indicates Yahoo is actively looking for a new chief executive to replace recently departed Carol Bartz, who left with a... Read more

26 September, 2011 by Jim Kerstetter

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