Air India scouts for chief operating officerSeptember 24th, 2009 PITTSBURGH - Beleaguered flag carrier Air India has begun a global hunt for a chief operating officer to streamline operations and help it come out of the financial mess that has led to accumulated losses of over $4 billion. "Preference will be given to those who are in the aviation industry or in the past had turned around the performance of a large organisation with manpower strength of over 1,000," said the carrier's advertisement in newspapers like the Financial Times.
BNSF Railway names new chief sourcing officer, details other exec changesSeptember 3rd, 2009 BNSF Railway names new chief sourcing officerNEW YORK — BNSF Railway said Thursday that Paul Bischler has been named vice president and chief sourcing officer, effective Oct. 1. He will replace Dennis Johnson, who is leaving the company on Sept.
Verizon COO Dennis F. Strigl to retire at the end of the yearSeptember 3rd, 2009 Verizon COO Dennis F. Strigl to retireNEW YORK — Verizon Communications Inc.
KHD Humboldt Wedag shifts chief operating officer duties from CEOAugust 28th, 2009 KHD Humboldt Wedag names chief operating officerNEW YORK — Industrial holding company KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd. said on Thursday that it has named James Purkis as chief operating officer.
Stanley Furniture promotes Glenn Prillaman to president and chief operating officerAugust 25th, 2009 Stanley Furniture names Glenn Prillaman as its COOSTANLEYTOWN, Va. — Stanley Furniture Co.
Resources Connection names chief operating officer, says chief strategy officer resignsAugust 19th, 2009 Resources Connection names COOIRVINE, Calif. — Resources Connection Inc., which provides staffing services for accounting and finance firms, named a new chief operating officer on Tuesday.
Transcend Services promotes Sue McGrogan to president, chief operating officerAugust 17th, 2009 Transcend Services promotes Sue McGroganATLANTA — Medical transcription services company Transcend Services Inc. said Monday it promoted Sue McGrogan to president and chief operating officer.
Board at casino company MGM Mirage shuffles management, appoints exec to oversee 11 propertiesAugust 5th, 2009 Casino operator MGM Mirage shuffles managementLAS VEGAS — Casino operator MGM Mirage has realigned its management and created an executive position to oversee 11 properties, its chief executive said Wednesday. Chairman and CEO Jim Murren told employees in an e-mail that the Las Vegas-based company's board appointed Corey Sanders to the new position of chief operating officer for core brand properties.
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's chief operating officer turns in resignationAugust 5th, 2009 Muni's chief operating officer gives resignationSAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's chief operating officer is stepping down after two high-profile crashes involving Muni trains. Kenneth McDonald turned in his resignation Tuesday, saying his last day on the job would be Oct.
Mylan names Heather Bresch president, taps Rajiv Malik as chief operating officerJuly 29th, 2009 Mylan promotes COO Bresch to presidentPITTSBURGH — Pharmaceutical company Mylan Inc. said Wednesday it promoted chief operating officer Heather Bresch to the post of president.
Walgreen promotes CFO Wade Miquelon to new role as executive vice presidentJuly 10th, 2009 Walgreen promotes CFO to additional VP positionDEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreen Co.
MasterCard hires Ajay Banga, Citi Asia Pacific CEO as president, chief operating officerJune 19th, 2009 MasterCard names Citi Asia Pacific exec COONEW YORK — MasterCard says its new president and chief operating officer will be Ajay Banga, the former CEO of Citigroup's Asia Pacific division, beginning Aug. 31. Banga, 49, replaces Robert W.
GM's chief restructuring officer at a glanceJune 1st, 2009 GM's chief restructuring officer at a glanceNAME: Albert A. Koch
AGE: 67
POSITION: General Motors chief restructuring officer
BACKGROUND: Vice chairman and managing director at AlixPartners LLP.
Correction: IntercontinentalExchange exec payMay 5th, 2009 Correction: IntercontinentalExchange exec payNEW YORK — In an April 28 corrective of an April 1 story about executive compensation at IntercontinentalExchange Inc., The Associated Press reported erroneously the percentage change of the chief executive's total compensation for 2008 and the value of the stock options he was granted in 2007. The compensation received by IntercontinentalExchange's CEO, Jeffrey Sprecher, fell almost 4 percent, not rose 89 percent.
Speciality restaurant group to add 22 outlets this yearApril 17th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Rs.200-crore Speciality Restaurants, the holding company of Oh! Calcutta restaurant that handled the catering for the dinner Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hosted for outgoing Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee earlier this week, will roll out another 22 restaurants this fiscal, a top company official said here Friday. 'We will roll out 22 new restaurants this year in the tier-II cities.