Transitions.Jack A. Shaw, 62, was named CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Hughes Electronics, a digital television and broadband communications unit of General Motors based in El Segundo El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and , CA. He succeeds Mike Smith, 57, who retired as chairman and CEO in May following GM's decision to pursue a proposal to combine Hughes with The News Corp.'s Sky Global subsidiary. * Jamieson A. Karson, 43, was named CEO of Steven Madden Ltd., a Long Island City, NY-based fashionable footwear company. Karson is a prominent attorney who joined the company's board in January. The appointment followed the resignation of former CEO Steve Madden Steve Madden (born 1958 in Lawrence, Nassau County, New York) is the founder and former CEO of Steve Madden Ltd., a footwear company. His designs predominantly cater to young women. Steve Madden, Ltd. , 44, who has agreed to plead guilty to securities and fraud charges that could carry a prison sentence of up to 25 years. Madden will remain with the company as Chief Creative Officer responsible for footwear design. * Dennis Francis, 49, has been named CEO of U.S. Wireless, a San Ramon San Ramon (Spanish for "Saint Raymond") may refer to one of the following places:
* Chris McCormick, 45, was promoted from COO to president and CEO of outdoor specialty cataloguer L.L. Bean of Freeport, MN. He succeeds Leon A. Gorman, 66, who will become chairman of the family-held company. * Richard H. Lenny, 49, left the top post at Kraft Foods' Nabisco Biscuit and Snack unit to become president and CEO of confectionery giant Hershey Foods in Hershey, PA. The hire completes a CEO search began in 2000. * Richard S. Braddock, 59, was named CEO of Internet bidding company Priceline.com as part of a "management realignment re·a·lign tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns 1. To put back into proper order or alignment. 2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between. ." He replaces former president and CEO Daniel H. Schulman, 43, who will continue to serve on the board of directors. * Robert Mondavi Robert Gerald Mondavi born May 18 1913 in Virginia, Minnesota, United States is a leading vineyard operator whose technical improvements and marketing strategies brought , 87, has become chairman emeritus of his namesake winemaking company in Oakville, CA. Gregory Evans, 52, was promoted from COO to president and CEO and a member of the board. Mondavi's son Robert Michael Mondavi, 58, advanced from president and CEO to chairman of the board. * Patrick R. Dolan, 45, was inaugurated CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb, the $18 billion global health and personal care company based in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . He succeeds Charles A. Heimbold, Jr., 67, who will retire. * James F. "Pat" O'Crowley III, 47, was named president and CEO of Standard Automotive, a New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City-based supplier to aerospace, nuclear, industrial, and military industries. He succeeds Steven Merker, 43, who retains the title of chairman. |
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