Yahoo taps former Google executive as CEO
July 17th, 2012 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, July 17 (IANS) Yahoo Monday announced that it has appointed Marissa Mayer, a former Google executive, to be its president and chief executive officer (CEO), reported Xinhua.
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Yahoo CEO steps down
May 14th, 2012 - 6:03 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 14 (IANS) Yahoo chief executive officer (CEO) Scott Thompson has resigned and the company has named Ross Levinsohn as interim CEO, Yahoo said Sunday.The company said its board ... Read more...
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Tech in tourism is PATA focus in 2011
September 7th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is trying to leverage more technology in tourism, help destinations recovering from disasters and build better business environment as ... Read more...
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‘Countries should issue easy travel advisories’
September 7th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Travel advisories issued by countries should be easily understandable by travellers as well as tourism industry people, said the Pacific-Asia Travel Association (PATA) here wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Tech legend Steve Jobs quits as Apple CEO
August 25th, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) Amid a long battle against illness, technical legend Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple, but will stay on as chairman of the iconic computer ... Read more...
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RealNetworks CEO Kimball suddenly resigns
March 29th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by BNO News
SEATTLE (BNO NEWS) -- The president and chief executive officer of RealNetworks, the company best known for developing RealPlayer, suddenly resigned on Monday as the organization is in the midst of restructuring.Robert ... Read more...
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Soni promises new roadmap for Prasar Bharti
January 4th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) With the public broadcaster getting an interim CEO, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Tuesday called for "a fresh start" and announced that the government was ... Read more...
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CEO’s arrest may hit future plans of LIC Housing Finance
November 25th, 2010 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 24 (IANS) The arrest of LIC Housing Finance Limited's CEO Ramachandran Nair by India's federal probe agency Wednesday would be a setback for the company's ambitious plans of floating a ... Read more...
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HP Vulnerable After Unceremonious Exit Of Mark Hurd, Says Industry Insiders
August 8th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Aug 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The unexpected exit of HP's ex CEO Mark Hurd may hit the Palo Alto based technology giant hard, the IT industry insiders are claiming. The company ... Read more...
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HP Needs A CEO Who Has More Than Cost Saving Skills Now To Replace Mark Hurd
August 8th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Aug 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is a saying that every dark cloud has a silver lining and the same is also applicable to HP, the Palo Alto based technology giant ... Read more...
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HP’s Search For New CEO Starts, Speculations Run Riot
August 7th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Palo Alto, Aug 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The unexpected and shocking resignation of HP CEO Mark Hurd has left the Palo Alto based technology giant as well as the IT industry ... Read more...
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HP’s Interim CEO Trying To Counter The Effect Of Mark Hurd’s Resignation
August 7th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Palo Alto, Aug 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The news of Mark Hurd's resignation from IT giant Hewlett Packard has sent shock waves in the IT industry and the market analysts are ... Read more...
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HP CEO Mark Hurd resigns over sexual harassment charges
August 7th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 7 (ANI): Mark Hurd has resigned as President and CEO of computer giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) after a probe into sexual harassment charges slapped against him by one of the former ... Read more...
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Borders Group CEO Ron Marshall quits
January 27th, 2010 - 1:25 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jan 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US bookseller Borders Group CEO Ron Marshall has quit. The head of its marketing and merchandising teams, on an interim basis, would replace him. After this ... Read more...
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Sony CEO resigns due to BCCI-Sony controversy
February 19th, 2009 - 7:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): Fed up of the BCCI-Sony controversy (now Multi Screen Media), Sony Entertainment CEO Kunal Dasgupta has resigned from his duties with immediate effect from February 19.
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Cricket Canada sacks India-born CEO
January 31st, 2009 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Jan 31 (IANS) Canadian cricket has been thrown into chaos with the sport's governing body president Ben Sennik abruptly sacking its India-born CEO Atul Ahuja.Ahuja, who was reportedly instrumental in the ... Read more...
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Multiple agencies continue probe into Satyam fraud
January 14th, 2009 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 14 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh police is sifting through documents seized from Satyam Computer Services and its auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in connection with the Rs.70-billion ($1.43 billion) accounting fraud, the ... Read more...
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Ram Mynampati in US, says Satyam spokesperson
January 13th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Former interim CEO of Satyam Computer Services Ram Mynampati is in the US, the company clarified Tuesday while denying reports that he had been arrested by Andhra Pradesh ... Read more...
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Ramalinga Raju in Hyderabad, claims lawyer (Second lead)
January 9th, 2009 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 8 (IANS) Satyam Computer founder-chairman B. Ramalinga Raju, whose whereabouts are not known after his shocking admission of massive financial fraud, is in the city and has no intention to ... Read more...
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Clients standing by Satyam, says interim CEO
January 8th, 2009 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 8 (IANS) Global clients of the beleaguered Satyam Computer Services will engage the scam-tainted IT bellwether for its software services, the company's interim chief executive Ram Mynampati said Thursday.“We have ... Read more...
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Satyam Computers clueless on whereabouts of Ramalinga Raju
January 8th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Jan 8 (ANI): The management of Satyam Computers has said that it has no clue about his whereabouts, even as a team of the Securities and Exchange Board of India ... Read more...
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Besieged Satyam board to meet Saturday
January 7th, 2009 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 7 (IANS) The besieged board of Satyam Computer Services Ltd will meet Saturday to discuss the various issues that rocked the IT bellwether since the Maytas deal fiasco Dec 16, ... Read more...
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Text Satyam interim CEO’s message
January 7th, 2009 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Following is the transcript of a recorded video message by Satyam Computer Services interim CEO Ram Mynampati: "I am shocked and distressed by the disclosures coming from the ... Read more...
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Beleaguered Satyam forms crack team for fire-fighting
January 7th, 2009 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Battered IT bellwether Satyam Computer Services Ltd Wednesday formed a crack team to run the day-to-day operations of the beleaguered company following the dramatic resignation of its founder-chairman ... Read more...
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Satyam directors, employees shocked over ‘fraud’ by Rajus
January 7th, 2009 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Directors of the beleaguered IT major Satyam Computers Wednesday expressed shock the admission of founder-chairman B. Ramalinga Raju to committing a fraud to the tune of Rs.40 billion ... Read more...
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ICC forces Malcolm Speed to go on leave
April 25th, 2008 - 9:56 pm ICT by admin
Dubai, April 25 (IANS) The International Cricket Council Friday forced its Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Speed to go on a paid leave till the end of his contract because of "breakdown" of ... Read more...
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