Interim Management Consultancy, Impact Executives, Reveals Results of IT Leadership Report

September 21st, 2009 LONDON - New research shows that 85% of UK's leaders demonstrate 'Dark Side Characteristics'. These deeply rooted, self-destructive aspects of personality contribute to the alarming self-destruct rates for high flyers and put individuals and organisations at risk.

September 16th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - - Regional Differences Emerge in Global Leadership Study - North America Demonstrates Most Positive Attitudes Towards Corporate Leadership; Europe Shows Most Skepticism The Korn/Ferry Institute today revealed a new quarterly study designed to reflect the attitudes and opinions of global executives on corporate leadership. The inaugural "Confidence in Leadership Index" shows that despite a turbulent economy and broad swings in a variety of economic indicators, confidence in leadership globally remained stable between May 2009 (when the first benchmark survey was issued) and August 2009.

August 2nd, 2009 LONDON - International banking group HSBC today announced its half-year 2009 results. In a video interview on cantos.com, Group CEO Michael Geoghegan looks at the results, the group's business performances including Global Banking and Markets as well as an update on its North America operations.

July 29th, 2009 LONDON - In an interim results interview Rolls-Royce Chief Executive Sir John Rose talks about the company's record order book, diversified business model and the early actions it took on costs as underpinning another set of resilient results. He also discusses the significant investments Rolls-Royce is making to deliver further growth in the future and reiterates the company's full year guidance.

July 26th, 2009 LONDON - As business growth (www.impactexecutives.com/challenges/business-growth.html) opportunities shift beyond Europe, interim management professional, Clive Sexton, gives the pros and cons of moving abroad to work. Joined by Carol Rosati and Rob Grimsey of Harvey Nash, Clive discusses the reasons why people choose to move abroad, "There are many reasons for people to move abroad, everything from a secondment to gaining international experience, a lifestyle rethink, which is very popular at the moment, or sometimes because the next role is the only one available overseas." From a practical perspective, the relocation process requires extensive planning and research.

June 25th, 2009 LONDON - Over 300 senior executives attended the annual Harvey Nash "Digby lecture" this year, to hear Lord Digby Jones talk about his experience at the top of UK business and government. Interim management professional Clive Sexton, Director of Impact Executives, summarises the highlights of the fifth annual lecture.

June 9th, 2009 LONDON - In the second of a series of podcasts about radical career changes, Clive Sexton of Impact Executives joins Rob Grimsey and Carol Rosati of Harvey Nash, to discuss contracting and executive interim management. Interim managers are freelance executives who are bought in for a defined period of time.

May 26th, 2009 LONDON - SCM World (a RaptureWorld Community), the online institute for supply chain, logistics, purchasing, operations and manufacturing executives globally, will interview Kevin O'Marah, AMR Research's Chief Strategy Officer, to discuss the results of the globally recognised 2009 AMR Research Supply Chain Top 25 during a webcast on Thursday 28th May 2009 at 9:00am UK time. Jonathan Bennett, Corporate Director of SCM World, will ask Kevin to explain how the winners are chosen, what the report means for business and what leadership and innovative characteristics the Supply Chain Top 25 demonstrate.

May 20th, 2009 LONDON - In the first of a series of podcasts, Clive Sexton of Impact Executives, a global interim management provider, talks about how you can make radical changes to your career, and by radical he means doing more, sometimes much more, than simply changing job. Joined by Rob Grimsey and Carol Rosati of Harvey Nash, Clive explains that around 25% of people make a significant change before the age of 40.

May 20th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Results Reveal that More than Half of Executives Plan to Retire After Age 64 - Concern About Losing Baby Boomers from the Workforce Increases The reality of deflated retirement savings accounts may be causing global executives to re-evaluate how long they stay in the workforce. The latest Executive Quiz released by The Korn/Ferry Institute reveals that a majority - 52 percent - of executives plan to retire at age 64 or higher, a jump of eight percent compared with results collected in 2004 when Korn/Ferry last surveyed executives about retirement plans.

October 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An outside review of Citigroup Inc.'s management team has concluded that it is generally in good shape and awarded strong overall marks in particular to the banking giant's Indian American CEO Vikram Pandit, according to a media report. The review, conducted this summer for Citigroup's board by recruiting and consulting firm Egon Zehnder International, however suggested that some shuffling of senior executives might be needed, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter.

April 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - Not a single student of the post graduate programme for executives at the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) has got overseas placement this year, thanks to the adverse economic condition prevailing worldwide. 'The global nature of the downturn got reflected and there were no foreign placements this year,' a statement from the IIM-C said here Monday.

February 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Reacting to criticisms over lack of measures in the interim budget presented Monday, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said in an election year, an incumbent government had the mandate only to present a vote on account. 'I think this is a failure to understand the limitations of an interim budget,' Ahluwalia said, soon after industry and average citizens complained that the interim budget tabled in parliament by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee had no specific measures on tax rates or to help cushion the impact of global slowdown.

May 4th, 2009 Pinnacle Financial Partners reveals 2Q chargeNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.

July 23rd, 2009 Correction: Watercooler storyIn a July 21 Watercooler column on resume typos, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the results of a survey conducted by staffing firm Accountemps were based on telephone interviews with 1,000 senior executives. The survey was of 150 senior executives from the nation's 1,000 largest companies.

October 8th, 2009 BANGALORE - Infosys Technologies Ltd has declared an interim dividend of Rs.10 per share or 200 percent on par value of Rs.5 per share for the first six months (April-September) of this fiscal (2009-10). In a regulatory filing Friday, the IT bellwether said the interim dividend to its shareholders was the same as in the corresponding period of the last fiscal (2008-09).

February 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee began presenting the interim budget for the next fiscal amid expectations that measures will be announced to cushion the impact of global meltdown on the Indian economy, and help revive consumer demand. The exercise began with Mukherjee reading out his budget speech in the Lok Sabha, during which he will also seek an approval to finance the government's expenditure, till such time the regular budget is presented by a new government after elections, and passed by parliament.

August 13th, 2009 FT: Gov't pressuring Citi management reviewA report Thursday said federal officials are pressuring Citigroup Inc. to hire external consultants who will evaluate whether the bank's current management is capable of leading it out of financial crisis.

September 27th, 2009 MUMBAI - The deadlock between Air India management and agitating pilots on Sunday appeared to be heading towards a positive direction, as Air India management reportedly offered an olive branch to the striking pilots by agreeing to withdraw incentive-cut. Air India management, moreover, has also agreed to set up a committee to look into the Productivity-Linked Incentives (PLI) modalities.

June 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - A day after Air India asked its top executives to forgo their salary for July, the chairman and managing director of the state-run carrier, Arvind Jadhav, saturday appealed to all staff to "rise up to the challenge" and help the airline in its "fight for survival". In a letter to each employee, Jadhav has said that in view of the global crisis, all airlines have been experiencing low fares, poor load factors, drop in premium travel, decline in cargo load and low yields.