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David Cote - Honeywell

Screen Shot 2012-01-25 at 10.29.56 AMHow I'd Fix The Economy - Honeywell CEO David Cote got an inside look into Capitol Hill's machinations when he served on... full interview »

Andrew Mason - Groupon

Screen Shot 2012-01-23 at 8.29.16 AM70% Of Groupon's Employees Are Outside U.S. - Groupon founder and CEO Andrew Mason was interviewed by Techonomy’s David Kirkpatrick on stage at... full interview »

Larry Page - Google

Screen Shot 2012-01-19 at 6.43.17 AMGoogle Should Be Like A Family - In an exclusive Q&A, Google's co-founder and CEO explains how he built a No. 1 workplace -- and why... full interview »

Stephen Elop - Nokia

Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comQ&A: Nokia’s CEO Plan for Smartphone Dominance - At Nokia’s CES keynote address last Monday, Elop launched into a spirited oration on his... full interview »

Andrew Mason - Groupon

Screen Shot 2012-01-17 at 10.06.58 AMThe Real Deal With Groupon - Groupon CEO Andrew Mason is in the business of bargains, and business is very good. But is... full interview »

Bill Kling - American Public Media Group

Screen Shot 2012-01-17 at 7.47.41 AMSometimes, You Need To Blow The Fuses - "I think every C.E.O. needs an executive team to be balanced to fit their strengths. The key... full interview »

Stephen Elop - Nokia

Screen Shot 2012-01-11 at 3.33.19 PMMS Purchase Rumors Bogus - Rumors that Microsoft is about to buy Nokia's smartphone division are "baseless," Nokia CEO Stephen... full interview »

Richard Gelfond - IMAX

Screen Shot 2012-01-09 at 10.49.36 AMIMAX CEO On 'Ghost Protocol' - IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond talks about the strategy to preview Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol... full interview »

Alan Mulally - Ford

Screen Shot 2012-01-06 at 11.05.02 AMWhat Lies In India... - "India is very competitive and as you pointed out it is a tremendous market for our customers." full interview »

Mark Pincus - Zynga

Screen Shot 2011-12-19 at 8.02.40 AMZynga’s New Game Will Appeal To Women - In his first interview since the IPO, Zynga CEO and Chicago native Mark Pincus talked about the... full interview »

David Karp - Tumblr

Screen Shot 2012-01-05 at 1.10.27 PMAll Quiet On The Tumblr Front, But Not The Back End - We met with its founder and CEO, David Karp to find out what he's been doing. He told us what made... full interview »

Scott Thompson - Yahoo!

Screen Shot 2012-01-04 at 2.45.53 PMIt’s Still “Early Innings” - In an interview, the man who is leaving a job running eBay’s large and lucrative PayPal online... full interview »

Walter Isaacson - Steve Jobs Biographer

issacsonInsights On The Writing Of Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson shares new information on his best-selling biography of the Apple founder. full interview »

Dan Akerson - GM

Dan-AkersonIn Person: GM CEO Akerson - Dan Akerson is hardly a corporate diplomat. The chairman and chief executive at General Motors says... full interview »

Kenneth Davis - Mt. Sinai Hospital

Screen Shot 2011-12-22 at 8.25.12 AMHow To Keep A Hospital Afloat - Mt. Sinai Hospital CEO Kenneth Davis discusses the science of being a CEO and how to manage a... full interview »

Marc Andreessen - Netscape

Screen Shot 2011-12-20 at 8.36.24 AMPredictions For 2012 (And Beyond) - Marc Andreessen's view of the world boils down to software. full interview »

Mark Pincus - Zynga

Screen Shot 2011-12-19 at 8.02.40 AMWhy We Went Public - Social gaming giant Zynga (ZNGA) went public earlier today, raising around $1 billion in its IPO.... full interview »

Walt Bettinger - Charles Schwab

Screen Shot 2011-12-16 at 1.22.09 PMThe Future Of The 401(k) - The CEO weighed in on all things concerning the American investor in this landscape—including... full interview »

John Pepper - Boloco

Screen Shot 2011-12-16 at 8.40.23 AMThe CEO Of Boloco's Social Media Strategy - Pepper talks about his inspiration for starting Boloco, how they’ve used social media tools to... full interview »

Tony Zingale - Jive

Screen Shot 2011-12-13 at 11.25.34 AMJive CEO On His Company's IPO - Jive Software (JIVE), a Silicon Valley-based SaaS company focused on business collaboration, last... full interview »

CEO Changessee all

American Eagle CEO To Step Down Saturday

American Eagle Outfitters Inc. CEO James O'Donnell will step down Saturday in a move that was expected and be replaced by former Levi's executive Robert Hanson.

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RIM's CEOs Are Out!

Research In Motions's co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis are stepping down as CEOs, and COO Thorsten Heins will take over.

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WalMart: Sam’s Club CEO Is Leaving

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says Sam’s Club President and CEO Brian Cornell is leaving the company so he can return to the Northeast for family reasons.

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Martin Luther King III Steps Down As CEO

The day after the national holiday in recognition of his father, Martin Luther King III announced that he will be stepping down as CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. He has held the position since 2011.

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NYT Publisher Might Name His Cousin CEO...

Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., publisher of the New York Times, is no stranger to nepotism — he did succeed his father, after all.

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Fannie Mae CEO Quits - Company Scrambling

Fannie Mae Chief Executive Michael J. Williams resigned Tuesday, saying he will depart as soon as the mortgage-finance giant's board names a successor.

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CEO Of Urban Outfitters Resigns - Red Flag?

The sudden resignation of Urban Outfitters’ chief executive sent shares in the youth fashion retailer plunging as several analysts asked whether it signalled deeper problems at the company.

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Fannie Mae CEO Steps Down!

CNBC is reporting that Mike Williams, CEO of Fannie Mae, is stepping down from the GSE. Whether he was forced out or not is not known, but let’s just say that the public is no longer in support of Fannie Mae in the same manner in which it was in the years earlier.

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WebMD CEO Resigns, Shares Plunge

WebMD Health Corp. shares plunged Tuesday morning after the healthcare information website said CEO Wayne T. Gattinella has resigned, and it expects earnings to drop this year.

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Billionaire CEO Says Goodbye To His Yoga Balls

Canadian surfer-dude-turned-billionaire Chip Wilson is stepping down from his executive role at Lululemon, the hugely successful purveyor of pricey yoga gear he founded 12 years ago.

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Claire's CEO Kahn Resigns

Claire's Stores Inc. said Chief Executive Eugene S. Kahn has resigned from the women's accessories and jewelry retailer, and two other executives were named to take over his responsibilities on a temporary basis.

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Yahoo Names PayPal Boss As CEO

It’s official. As Kara Swisher reported earlier, Yahoo just named Scott Thompson, the president of eBay’s PayPal business, as CEO. Thompson also will be named to the Yahoo board, which has been weighing for months a sale or other possible strategic options for the company.

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Teva Taps Bristol-Myers Exec As New CEO

Teva Pharmaceuticals has tapped a former Bristol-Myers Squibb senior executive to replace CEO Shlomo Yanai when he retires in May.

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CSC Narrows Search For Replacement CEO

Computer Sciences Corp., potentially facing a big financial hit from a troubled U.K. contract, has assembled a list of front-runners to succeed its current chief executive, and hopes to pick an outsider for the job early in 2012, people familiar with the matter said. The progress in choosing a successor to CEO Michael W. Laphen, who plans to retire, comes amid mounting difficulties for the technology-services company.

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CEO Exit Will Cost New York Times Over $15 Million

Janet Robinson, who will step down as chief executive of the New York Times Co on December 31, will receive an exit package in excess of $15 million, according to people familiar with the situation.

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2011: The Year Superstar CEOs Lost Status

Like star athletes, chief executive officers often enjoy superstar status in our society -- not to mention oversized pay for their occupation. However, this has been the year of the superstar supernova; a massive onslaught of resigning and ousted CEOs proved to be a major trend in 2011.

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TheStreet CEO Mysteriously Steps Down

TheStreet this morning said that CEO Daryl Otte will step down effective March 31, 2012. The financial news site said it has begun a search for his successor.

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Fortress CEO Mudd Takes Leave Amid Lawsuit

Daniel Mudd will take a leave of absence as chief executive officer of Fortress Investment Group LLC after he was sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over his role as former CEO of Fannie Mae.

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Pandora Names New CEO

The jewelry Pandora, not the music Pandora.

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Charter Jumps As Rutledge Named New CEO

Charter Communications Inc. gained the most in more than four months after naming Thomas Rutledge chief executive officer to help lead the company back to profitability.

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CEO Buzz & Gossipsee all

Davos: Zuck's Sister Sings And Eric Schmidt Leaves

Anytime you have a chance to hear Randi Zuckerberg sing, take it.

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Swiss Men Can't Keep Their Hands Off His Hips...

AOL CEO Tim Armstrong had a hip replacement last year. He has recovered remarkably well--the limp from an old football injury is gone--and he now moves as effortlessly and smoothly most healthy ~40 year olds. But the new hip has a drawback. It's metal. So, every time Tim walks through a metal detector, the machine goes bananas.

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Elon Musk's Wife Is Divorcing Him...

Millionaire PayPal founder Elon Musk's wife has filed for divorce ... TMZ has learned.

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What Buffett Spent $41.6 Million On Last Year

Billionaire Warren Buffett donated stock in his company worth $41.6 million to eight unnamed charities during the second half of 2011.

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Larry Ellison Gears Up For Big Race...

As defending champion Ellison could have returned to boats that look more like a traditional America’s Cup yacht, but he was hooked.

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French CEO...Breast Implants...Arrested...

Jean-Claude Mas, the Frenchman who sparked a global health scare by selling substandard breast implants, was arrested on Thursday as Marseille prosecutors build a case against him for manslaughter.

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What? Oprah Is Blue Ivy Carter's Godmother

Though her daddy’s got 99 problems, Blue Ivy’s led a charmed life so far. And as if the newborn daughter of Beyonce and Jay-Z didn't have enough going for her come Christmas time, word has it that she's about to get a golden godmother: talk show icon Oprah Winfrey.

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Imprisoned Megaupload Founder Loses Crown

The founder of file-sharing site Megaupload isn't just considered one of the most notorious digital pirates in the world: he's also one of the best Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 players around. Unfortunately for Kim Dotcom, he's no longer on top of either game.

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Is Warren Buffett Anti-Catholic?

The author of this article certainly seems to think so...

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Buffett's Secretary Will Sit With The First Lady

The White House has invited Debbie Bosanek -- pictured here with all of Warren Buffett's home office staff, farthest on the right -- to sit in First Lady Michelle Obama's box during the State of the Union Address Tuesday night.

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Steve Jobs' Widow To Sit In First Lady's Box Tonight

While Mr. Obama focuses on the future direction of the country at the podium, First Lady Michelle Obama will play host to a special group of invited guests who will join her in the audience. Among the guests at Tuesday evening's address is Steve Jobs' widow, Laurene Powell Jobs.

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Virgin...Jet Plane...Steve Jobs

Virgin America has named a jet plane Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish, after a memorable quote by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

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This CEO Will Be Honoured At Pre-Grammy Gala

As part of the pre-Grammy Awards gala, held by the Recording Academy and Clive Davis, the ‘2012 Grammy Salute To Industry Icons’ will honour Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson.

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Steve Jobs Is Back On Broadway

In THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OF STEVE JOBS, Mike Daisey turns his razor-sharp wit to America’s most mysterious technology icon in this hilarious and harrowing tale of pride, beauty, lust, and industrial design.

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Mike Lynch Voted For Knighthood...

Autonomy co-founder Mike Lynch is V3 readers' overwhelming favourite to follow Apple designer Jony Ive into the honours book as the next technology figure to gain a knighthood, according to the results of our latest poll.

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What Larry Page's Grandpa Did With A Lead Pipe

Why is it so important to Google CEO Larry Page that his company be such a pleasant place to work? Page says its because he wants the Google workplace to be different than his grandfather's, which was so bad that his grandfather had to carry a weapon to protect himself.

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Richard Branson Sells Clothes Off His Back

Sienna Miller, Sir Richard Branson and Dame Helen Mirren are an unlikely trio. But the three have joined forces to help fight poverty.

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DreamWorks CEO Selling Home For $9.4 Million

After shelling out roughly $35 million on a hilltop mansion in Beverly Hills, California and spending the past two years renovating the property, Hollywood bigwig Jeffery Katzenberg has put his other Beverly Hills home on the market.

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So...Warren Buffett Partied With Jay-Z Last Night

Beyoncé was nowhere to be seen, and was presumably home caring for their 11-day-old daughter. But some of Jay-Z’s pals made it out for the opening — including billionaire investing tycoon Warren Buffett.

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Mark Cuban Spent $1.4M On Championship Rings

"Ridiculous," he said. But no doubt, worth it.

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