BUSINESS NOTES SPAULDING ATTAINS DISNEY PROMOTION.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services BURBANK - A 13-year Disney veteran was named senior vice president and controller of Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney International on Thursday. Brian Spaulding will be responsible for all aspects of Walt Disney International's financial activities and will share responsibilities for information technology. He will report to Thomas Staggs, chief financial officer and senior executive vice president of the Walt Disney Co., and Michael Johnson Michael Johnson or Mike Johnson may refer to:
Spaulding, who most recently was executive vice president and chief financial officer for Walt Disney International's Asia-Pacific Region, has been based in Tokyo. He will relocate to Burbank. The 41-year-old Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. native and California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , graduate worked for Coopers & Lybrand and NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. before joining Disney. Tallman elevated to Universal veep UNIVERSAL CITY - Scott Tallman was promoted to vice president of marketing at Universal Studios Network Programming, it was announced Thursday. Tallman served for the past two years as executive in charge of marketing for the division of Universal Studios. Tallman oversees all aspects of marketing, including publicity, advertising, promotion and award campaigns for USNP's productions, which include the TV series ``Just Shoot Me'' and ``The Steve Harvey
Verdugo Banking eyes stock split GLENDALE - Verdugo Banking Co. announced Thursday that its board of directors has proposed a three-for-one stock split. The split is subject to the approval of the California Department of Financial Institutions. It is anticipated that the split will become effective in August or September. The Verdugo Banking Co., founded in 1991, is a locally owned and managed independent commercial bank at 400 N. Brand Blvd. in Glendale. Ryland to acquire more of its stock CALABASAS - The Ryland Group Inc. announced Thursday that its board of directors authorized the repurchase of an additional 1 million shares of common stock, effective immediately. Since 1997, the company has repurchased 4.7 million shares of its common stock. The company currently has 13.4 million shares outstanding. The company will repurchase its shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, from time to time, subject to market conditions. Countrywide joins in British venture CALABASAS - Calabasas-based Countrywide Credit Industries Inc. has announced a joint venture with a group of lenders in the United Kingdom. UKValuation Ltd. will provide automated, electronic property valuation products and services to nearly 50 percent of the British mortgage market, said Richard Lewis Richard Lewis may be:
Lenders will have access to property valuations from their desktop computers, Lewis said. Quallion battery grant extended SYLMAR - A Sylmar-based research organization hoping to develop a tiny rechargeable battery A rechargeable battery, also known as a storage battery, is a group of two or more secondary cells. These batteries can be restored to full charge by the application of electrical energy. for implantable medical devices got a $4.1 million grant renewal from the federal government. The funding from the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. will allow Quallion LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control to develop the device, capable of being recharged from outside the body with no physical connections. The device could enable revolutionary treatments for diseases ranging from Parkinson's to limb paralysis, said Rep. Howard Berman, D-Mission Hills, whose district includes the company. |
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