5 posts and columns on chief executive

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When Former CEOs Hang Around

in News on September 26, 2011 at 3:50 pm PT

Who’s the boss? It’s sometimes hard to tell when a chief executive leaves office without leaving the company. The issue of ambiguous leadership has become increasingly thorny as more CEOs stay on their employer’s payroll as executive chairman—a well-compensated, full-time position with management and board duties.

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Nokia Conducting Search for New CEO

in News on July 20, 2010 at 1:17 am PT

Mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. has launched a search for a new chief executive, people familiar with the situation said Monday. The move comes as the current chief executive, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, struggles to find traction for the company in the market for high-end smartphones.

Google: We’re Still Not in the Newspaper Business

in Media on May 21, 2009 at 3:57 am PT

Just to be clear: Google still doesn’t plan on bailing out the New York Times or any other paper. As a buyer, at least. CEO Eric Schmidt reiterated that position, which he’s already made a couple times this year, in an interview with the Financial Times. Schmidt did allow, though, that Google had at least mulled the idea at one point.