2 posts and columns on silo

Disney “Transitioning” Ideal Bite, Its $20 Million “Green” Lifestyle Newsletter

in Media on October 12, 2009 at 6:27 pm PT

Ideal Bite, the green-flavored lifestyle newsletter business Disney bought in June 2008, faces an uncertain fate: Its parent company is shuttling the unit from one corporate silo to another and says it’s not sure what will become of it once that happens. Translation: The job market is going to see a few more resumes.
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All Hail Sir Howard, King of Sony

in News on February 27, 2009 at 8:55 am PT

Now that Sony’s old guard has taken what was once a strong electronics and gaming brand and run it into the ground, the company’s new guard is circling back to resurrect it. This morning the company announced a management overhaul that will see CEO Howard Stringer succeed Ryoji Chubachi as president and assume responsibility for Sony’s key electronics division.