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| Feb.9 |
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Uber to pay Waymo $245 million to settle self-driving secrets case Waymo and Uber settled their blockbuster trade-secrets lawsuit Friday, with Uber’s new CEO expressing regret about his company’s actions
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| Dec.28 |
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Gets 74% bonus boost after earnings rebound
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| Nov.3 |
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Tim Cook, faithful throngs gleefully greet Apple’s iPhone X  Map of Apple Store Palo Alto| Palo Alto: At the Palo Alto Apple Store, a large crowd cheered and applauded as Apple CEO Tim Cook greeted them | |
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| Sep.12 |
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iPhone X, other products released by Apple Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about the new iPhone X during a media event at Apple's new headquarters in Cupertino
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| Aug.29 |
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Uber officially names Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO |
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| Aug.27 |
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Uber selects Expedia chief Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO
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| Aug.22 |
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Chevron CEO John Watson will step down
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| Aug.7 |
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Google CEO slams memo on gender as employee fired A memo written by a male engineer at Google about gender differences sparked a quick rebuttal from Google after it circulated widely online
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| Jul.28 |
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Elon Musk hands over the 1st Tesla Model 3s Map of Tesla Fremont Fremont: A stylish electric sedan priced for the middle class arrived Friday night when CEO Elon Musk handed over the first 30 Model 3s to their new owners
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| Jun.26 |
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Tim Westergren plans to step down as Pandora CEO. Oakland
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| Jun.13 |
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CEO Kalanick takes leave as harsh workplace report lands. Uber
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| Jun.11 |
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NY Times sources say Uber discussing leave for CEO |
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| Apr.29 |
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Google CEO made nearly $200 million last year |
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| Apr.18 |
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Zuckerberg addresses Facebook Live shooting at F8 Conference |
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| Feb.21 |
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Uber CEO admits mistakes, vows reform following sexual harassment claims |
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| Feb.2 |
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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick quits Trump advisory council |
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| Jan.29 |
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Airbnb is offering free housing to banned passengers |
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| Nov.14 |
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PG&E plugs fast-rising executive Geisha Williams into CEO role
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| Oct.5 |
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Rapper Will.i.am kicks off Dreamforce keynote. South of Market
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| Sep.27 |
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Wells Fargo CEO gives up some pay as Labor Dept. starts probe
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| Sep.7 |
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Apple unveils new iPhone 7, wireless AirPods at event in San Francisco. SF Downtown
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| Jul.24 |
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Yahoo, Verizon set to announce $4.8 billion deal| An agreement to sell core Internet business like Yahoo News, Flickr and Tumblr would mark the conclusion of a tough four years for CEO Mayer | |
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| Jun.22 |
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Musk to combine Tesla with SolarCity |
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| Jun.6 |
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 Nest’s new CEO has selling experience| Google: Tony Fadell stepped down. His replacement, Marwan Fawaz, has experience selling divisions of tech companies, sparking speculation of a sale | |
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| May.25 |
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Richest person in California now Mark Zuckerberg |
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| May.18 |
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Facebook's CEO meets with conservatives on reported bias |
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| May.9 |
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Lending Club ousts CEO, stock plunges 35 percent |
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| Apr.29 |
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Cypress Semiconductor founder T.J. Rodgers steps down as CEO San Jose: T.J. Rodgers, chip-industry legend and one of the more outspoken tech leaders in Silicon Valley, is stepping down as chief executive
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| Apr.1 |
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Tesla has 115,000 reservations for new Model 3  Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed the Model 3, an electric vehicle for the masses, Thursday night in Southern California
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| Mar.12 |
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Dolby opens 16-story art-filled S.F. headquarters Map of Market Street San Francisco| SF Downtown: The new headquarters gave the company 'an opportunity to create a building that reflects who we are and what we do,' said CEO Kevin Yeaman | |
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| Mar.1 |
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Zynga names new CEO |
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| Feb.27 |
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Zuckerberg to Facebook employees: Stop replacing 'Black lives matter'
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| Feb.11 |
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Pandora CEO declines comment on sale report, shares recede Oakland: Pandora Media's stock retreated in after-hours trading after the Internet radio giant's fourth-quarter earnings fell short of expectations
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| Jan.4 |
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49ers CEO Jed York wants coach who 'can win Super Bowls' Santa Clara: York admitted Monday that he was humbled after a 5-11 season that forced the firing of first-year coach Jim Tomsula
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| Dec.1 |
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Zuckerberg welcomes baby, to give up 99% of shares Facebook: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the birth of his daughter — and his long-term plan to give away nearly all of his Facebook shares
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| Oct.13 |
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Twitter lays off 336 employees upon Dorsey’s return as CEO |
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| Sep.30 |
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Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey expected to be named CEO |
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| Sep.27 |
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Modi highlights India's economic prowess in Q&A with Zuckerberg Facebook: When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sat down with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
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| Sep.7 |
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 Son of a former 49ers CEO died in boat collision | Michael Harris, the son of Peter Harris died early Sunday morning in a boat collision off Santa Catalina Island in Southern California | |
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| Jul.31 |
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg and wife expecting a baby |
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| Jul.2 |
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Intel President Renee James ends 28-year career with chip giant| James, an Intel veteran and its highest ranking female executive, was appointed president the same day that Krzanich became CEO two years ago | |
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| Jun.11 |
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Dick Costolo steps down as Twitter CEO, Dorsey in as interim
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| Jun.9 |
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Musk says Model X SUV will be delivered in 3-4 months| Mountain View: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday that the company expects to start deliveries of its new SUV, the Model X, in three or four months | |
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| Jun.1 |
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NetApp CEO departs| Sunnyvale: Tom Georgens would be replaced at the helm of the data-storage company. George Kurian, the ex-VP for product operations, was named the CEO | |
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| May.4 |
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Carly Fiorina launched her presidential campaign |
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| May.2 |
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David Goldberg, prominent tech executive, dies at 47| Palo Alto: David Goldberg, the CEO of SurveyMonkey and husband of Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg, died suddenly on Friday night. He was 47 | |
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| Apr.8 |
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Zynga CEO Don Mattrick leaves, founder Mark Pincus returns. San Francisco
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| Apr.2 |
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Stock split could cost Google more than $500M| An unorthodox stock split designed to ensure CEO Larry Page and co-founder Sergey Brin retain control of the Internet’s most profitable company | |
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| Mar.7 |
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49ers CEO: I think we'll figure out a way to keep Frank Gore Asked about the possibility of keeping running back Frank Gore, Jed York said, 'I think we'll figure out a way. That's my feeling'
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| Feb.20 |
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 Netflix CEO donates $2 million to charter schools Founder and CEO Reed Hastings will donate $2 million to Rocketship Education, a Palo Alto-based network of charter schools
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| Jan.15 |
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Intel produces record sales in first full year under Krzanich| Intel boosted sales by 6 percent in 2014, the first full year with CEO Brian Krzanich leading the Santa Clara chipmaker | |
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| Nov.25 |
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Infoblox names former Cisco exec CEO, shares surge| Santa Clara: The company revealed that Jesper Andersen will take over for Robert Thomas, who announced in May that he would step down | |
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| Nov.10 |
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Juniper Networks CEO leaves| Sunnyvale: Juniper Networks makes its second sudden and mysterious CEO change in a year, dumping Shaygan Kheradpir for longtime employee Rami Rahim | |
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| Nov.4 |
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Jive Software CEO Tony Zingale steps down| Palo Alto: Zingale announced his retirement from the helm of the Palo Alto company, while also detailing another quarter of improved financial performance | |
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| Nov.3 |
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Fremont CEO arrested in worker's death| SFO: 3 years after a day laborer was crushed to death by a dirt wall at a construction site, Richard Liu, 52, was arrested at the airport | |
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| Oct.30 |
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Yahoo hires former Amazon executive| Lisa Utzschneider, a former Amazon vice president of global advertising sales, will report to CEO, to lead its ad efforts in North and South America | |
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Apple CEO Tim Cook says he's proud to be gay Cook says that for years he's been open with many people about his sexual orientation and that plenty of his Apple colleagues know he is gay
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Giants CEO Baer showed World Series troph to fans Pac Bell Park: Larry Baer showed it off to adoring fans, who gathered before the crack of dawn at AT&T Park Thursday morning to welcome the returning champions
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| Oct.21 |
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Yahoo beats Wall Street’s sales estimates |
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| Oct.6 |
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HP officially confirms it will split up
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CEO Jed York denies reports that Harbaugh won't return 49ers: San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York addressed reports Monday regarding coach Jim Harbaugh's job status after this season
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| Sep.12 |
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Salesforce giving $5 million to schools |
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| Jun.13 |
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Nextdoor CEO convicted of misdemeanor hit-run| San Francisco: Nirav Tolia, 42, pleaded no contest to misdemeanor hit-and-run for fleeing a crash on Highway 101 in Brisbane that left a woman injured | |
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| Jun.9 |
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Netflix CEO Hastings keeps chairman's job, too Netflix founder Reed Hastings survived another attempt to take away his job as chairman of the board
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| Jun.4 |
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GoPro snags ex-Skype CEO San Mateo: GoPro brings in Tony Bates to help develop San Mateo company's media ambitions while in a crowded IPO pipeline
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| May.30 |
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Infoblox CEO steps down, stock plummets| Santa Clara: Network-security company Infoblox announced the departure of Robert Thomas along with disappointing financial results | |
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| Apr.30 |
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 Apple v. Samsung: jury sends queries about Steve Jobs A federal jury did not reach a verdict, but it sent several notes seeking more evidence, including what late CEO Steve Jobs may have said
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| Apr.4 |
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PG&E CEO addresses federal indictment | PG&E has produced a feel-good television ad, but victims of the San Bruno explosion accuse the company of hiding behind a public relations campaign | |
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| Apr.3 |
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Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich resigns. Mountain View
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| Mar.24 |
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Mozilla names Brendan Eich CEO| Mountain View: Maker of the Firefox web browser, named its current chief technology officer as CEO. He co-founded the mozilla.org project in 1998 | |
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| Mar.14 |
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Virgin to stop service at Mineta San Jose Airport SJC: Virgin America made a lot of noise with its celebrity CEO when it moved into Mineta San Jose International Airport less than a year ago
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| Mar.3 |
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Gilead Sciences CEO joins billionaires' ranks. Foster City
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| Feb.24 |
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eBay, Carl Icahn drop gloves in PayPal fight
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| Feb.21 |
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Harbaugh nearly traded from 49ers to Browns, according to report |
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| Feb.4 |
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Google awards $106M in stock, cash to Schmidt Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is getting paid a lot more than he did when he was running the Internet company
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| Jan.16 |
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1 million iPhones pre-ordered through China Mobile |
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| Dec.2 |
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Bill Watkins named CEO of Imergy Power Systems| Fremont: Bill Watkins made a name for himself in Silicon Valley as the CEO of hard-drive maker Seagate and then LED start-up Bridgelux | |
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| Nov.20 |
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Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg leans into gender bias South of Market: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg (L) participates in a conversation with Salesforce chairman and CEO Marc Benioff (R) at the Dreamforce conference
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| Oct.17 |
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Implant company CEO convicted of insurance fraud| San Jose: Trudy Maurer, 68, was convicted of overcharging the county and San Jose for workers' compensation reimbursements | |
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| Oct.16 |
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EBay CEO cites 'uncertainty' for weak 4Q outlook eBay: The growth rate of e-commerce in the U.S. is slowing as it delivered a weaker-than-expected profit and revenue outlook for the current quart...
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Cupertino City Council approves new Apple campus |
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| Oct.11 |
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Zuckerberg buys four homes next to his property. Palo Alto
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| Oct.1 |
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Cisco CEO Chambers' pay rises to $21 million John Chambers received in compensation for the fiscal year ended in July almost twice the amount from the previous period
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| Sep.27 |
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Wilson confronts Giants CEO over World Series ring
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| Sep.20 |
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iPhone release: Apple CEO Tim Cook greets fans Palo Alto: For the first time ever, Apple released 2 iPhones simultaneously, but fans did not get double the choice, as a shortage kept supplies low in stores
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| Sep.17 |
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EA stays in-house with new CEO. Redwood City
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| Sep.12 |
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Yahoo grows to 800 million monthly users, 350 million on mobile, CEO says Traffic to Yahoo has just passed 800 million monthly active users, including about 350 million from mobile devices, CEO Marissa Mayer said
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| Sep.11 |
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Pandora names ex-aQuantive head McAndrews as CEO. Oakland
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| Aug.21 |
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Facebook aims to get the world online
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| Aug.13 |
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Three top execs leave in Zynga management shakeup| San Francisco: Chief Operations Officer David Ko, CTO Cadir Lee and Chief People Officer Colleen McCreary were leaving in new CEO Mattrick’s first major move | |
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| Jul.23 |
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Polycom, Juniper announce CEO departures| San Jose: Polycom's Andrew Miller had resigned after an audit showed irregularities in his expenses. Juniper Networks' Kevin Johnson is retiring | |
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| Jul.16 |
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Yahoo's 2Q earnings rise 46 pct, revenue sinks |
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| Jul.1 |
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Zynga CEO steps down, Microsoft exec to take post. San Francisco
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| May.17 |
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Report: Yahoo nearing $1.1B acquisition of Tumblr| Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and ads | |
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| May.2 |
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Intel taps COO Krzanich as chipmaker's next CEO
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| Apr.26 |
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Facebook CEO reaped $2.3B gain on stock options
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| Mar.18 |
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Electronic Arts CEO steps down. Redwood City
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| Mar.7 |
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Pandora CEO Kennedy to step down Oakland: Pandora Media Inc. Chief Executive Joseph Kennedy is stepping down. Shares jumped $2.23, or 19 percent, to $13.96 on the news
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| Feb.27 |
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 Oracle's Larry Ellison buys small Hawaii airline| Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison bought a small Hawaii airline Tuesday, less than a year after he bought most of the Hawaiian island of Lanai | |
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| Feb.25 |
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CEO Marissa Mayer's ban on telecommuting sparks a firestorm Yahoo: The decision to order telecommuting employees back to the office has sparked a passionate debate
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| Feb.12 |
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Zuckerberg named 2nd most charitable American Facebook: Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan were named the second most generous Americans last year
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| Jan.15 |
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Facebook announces new search feature
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| Jan.3 |
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Safeway CEO Steve Burd to retire |
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| Dec.18 |
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg donating $500M in stock
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| Nov.19 |
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Intel CEO Paul Otellini to retire in May
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| Nov.5 |
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Kaiser names Bernard Tyson as next CEO Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan has tapped its current president and COO, to become CEO of the health care organization
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| Oct.30 |
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Sybase CEO leaving SAP| Dublin: SAP AG is losing John Chen, a top executive from Sybase Inc., after fully integrating the maker of mobile applications | |
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| Oct.24 |
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Charles Scharf is new Visa CEO |
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| Oct.4 |
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Kaiser CEO George Halvorson to retire |
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| Oct.2 |
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Larry Ellison: Oracle focused on cloud offerings Map of acquisition San Francisco| San Francisco: CEO intends to drive growth at the software maker by promoting its current suite of cloud computing products and not through an acquisition | |
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| Oct.1 |
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CEO Marissa Mayer gave birth to a boy. Yahoo
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Oracle Open World conference starts in SF |
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| Sep.11 |
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Zuckerberg: Stock performance disappointing. San Francisco
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| Aug.9 |
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CEO mulling possible changes in strategy Yahoo: Marissa Mayer, may revise the Internet company's plan to pay shareholders billions of dollars from an anticipated windfall later this year
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| Jul.25 |
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Symantec shares up 14% after ousting CEO |
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| Jul.17 |
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Yahoo's 2Q earnings, revenue remain flat| Yahoo turned in another lackluster performance in the second quarter. The results underscore the challenges facing Yahoo's newly hired CEO Marissa Mayer | |
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| May.22 |
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Google officially acquires Motorola, names new CEO Motorola Chief Executive Sanjay Jha has stepped aside and been succeeded by Dennis Woodside, former president of Google's Americas region
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| Apr.25 |
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Google brass in asteroid venture |
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| Apr.18 |
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Google CEO Larry Page denies improper use of Java |
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| Feb.11 |
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CEO of Diamond Foods summarily ousted San Francisco: Michael Mendes was summarily ousted, along with the company's chief financial officer, in the wake of an internal audit
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| Feb.4 |
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Micron CEO dies in plane crash in Idaho |
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| Jan.16 |
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J. York giving away 49er tickets on Twitter. 49ers
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| Jan.6 |
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Yahoo's new CEO gets $26 million welcome
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| Jan.4 |
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Yahoo names PayPal exec as CEO Yahoo Inc. has named Scott Thompson, president of eBay Inc.'s PayPal division, as its new CEO
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| Dec.30 |
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 Letter airs harassment claims against Hurd HP: Former HP CEO Mark Hurd's efforts to impress an HP event hostess included showing her his checking-account balance holding over $1 million
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| Dec.28 |
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Solazyme CEO resigns. South SF
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| Nov.21 |
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Revenue falls 3%; profit plunges 91% |
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| Nov.9 |
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Profits fall, but beat expectations Cisco: Despite an 8 percent drop in quarterly profit CEO Chambers appeared to be making progress in his turnaround effort, reporting an increase in sales
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| Oct.27 |
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HP will keep personal computer unit |
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| Oct.12 |
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Solyndra CEO Brian Harrison steps down Fremont: Harrison, who refused to answer questions from Congress about his solar startup's high-profile bankruptcy, has left the company
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| Sep.29 |
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Fired CEO departs with more than $13M |
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| Sep.23 |
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Georgiadis, Groupon CEO, rejoins Google |
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| Sep.22 |
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Whitman replaces Apotheker as HP CEO Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman is replacing a CEO who spent just 11 months on the job with stock dropped almost 50 percent during that time
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| Sep.6 |
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eBay hires ex-Thomson Reuters exec| Online auction giant it hired Devin Wenig, formerly CEO of Thomson Reuters Markets, as president of its global Marketplaces business unit | |
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Yahoo fires CEO Bartz| Yahoo's chief executive Carol Bartz has been fired by the internet company after two-and-a-half years in the top job. Bartz was removed by the board of directors, effective immediately. Tim Morse, chief financial officer, will take ... | |
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| Aug.26 |
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 Hurd, Ellison pay valued at more than $77M| Oracle: The former CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co. was negotiating a multiyear contract that size last year when an ethical scandal erupted | |
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| Aug.25 |
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AMD's new CEO from Lenovo |
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| Aug.8 |
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PG&E names Anthony F. Earley Jr. as CEO |
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| Jun.23 |
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings joins Facebook board
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| Jun.8 |
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Spaceship-like structure Apple's new home |
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| Jun.1 |
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Ex-Google CEO 'screwed up' on Facebook |
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Affymetrix names Witney as new CEO| Santa Clara: Genetic testing instrument maker Affymetrix Inc. said that life sciences veteran Frank Witney will replace outgoing CEO Kevin King | |
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| May.25 |
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CEO John Watson addresses protesters |
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| May.18 |
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Intel CEO touts power-saving chip focus |
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| May.16 |
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Leaked memo shows HP CEO jitters |
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| Apr.25 |
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Netflix profit soars, CEO warns of costs| Netflix reported a $60 million profit for its most recent quarter, up 88% from a year earlier. Revenue jumped 46% to $719 million | |
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| Apr.21 |
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PG&E CEO resigns in wake of blast Chairman, chief executive and President Peter Darbee is stepping down following a 'challenging year' that included a natural gas pipeline ex...
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| Mar.6 |
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Viadeo opens S.F. office| SF Downtown: Viadeo S.A., which has 35 million members, has opened an office in downtown and its CEO has moved here from Paris to compete with LinkedIn | |
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| Mar.2 |
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Steve Jobs unveils Apple's new iPad 2 |
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| Mar.1 |
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Williams named CEO of SF Fed. Reserve |
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| Feb.22 |
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Shares slide as HP faces growth fears |
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| Feb.18 |
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Intel CEO to join White House jobs council Obama will name Paul Otellino to the jobs and competitiveness council during a visit to the company's semiconductor manufacturing facility
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| Feb.10 |
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Shares fall 14%, gross profit margin slips |
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| Jan.20 |
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Schmidt to step down as Google CEO| Eric Schmidt will step down from his role as CEO in April and be replaced by co-founder Larry Page. Schmidt will stay on as executive chairman. Eric Schmidt will focus on deals, partnerships, customers and broader business relationships, government outreach and technolo... | |
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| Jan.10 |
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CEO resigns as company seeks growth |
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| Dec.21 |
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SEC investigating Hurd's ouster |
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| Dec.15 |
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Zuckerberg named Time 'Person of Year' |
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| Nov.15 |
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Facebook revamps messaging |
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| Nov.12 |
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Intel raising dividend by 15% CEO Paul Otellini said the company 'remains on track to have our best year ever and we continue to generate strong cash flows.'
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| Nov.8 |
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Ellison: Oracle has $4B case against SAP |
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| Oct.8 |
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Adobe surges on Microsoft report |
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| Sep.30 |
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Leo Apotheker selected as CEO. HP
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| Sep.21 |
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HP suit settled. Hurd cedes stock options |
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| Sep.13 |
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Cisco CEO doubles his pay Cisco Systems Inc. Chief Executive Officer John Chambers earned $18.9 million in total compensation in fiscal 2010, more than 2009 double
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| Sep.9 |
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Hurd stands to make millions| Oracle: Oracle will pay former HP CEO Mark Hurd $950,000 a year in salary as president, with a bonus of as much as $10 million | |
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| Sep.6 |
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Oracle Names Ex-HP CEO Co-President |
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Oracle, Ex-HP CEO Hurd In Talks For Job |
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| Aug.23 |
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Digg building new website, seeking CEO| San Francisco: The Web service that lets people rate news stories, will soon overhaul its site to make the content more relevant to users | |
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| Aug.17 |
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HP CEO Accuser Says Work Was Cut |
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| Aug.8 |
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Ousted HP CEO Settles With Accuser |
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| Aug.7 |
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Fired CEO To Get $28m In Cash, Stock| HP: Lauded for making HP the world's biggest technology company, Mark Hurd was in talks for a new contract worth about $100 million | |
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| Aug.6 |
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CEO resigns amid harassment claims| HP: Hewlett-Packard ousted Mark Hurd for falsifying expense reports and other documents to conceal a secret relationship with a former contractor. Jodie Fisher, 50, an actress and businesswoman, knew Hurd through her contract jobs with HP. HP paid her up to $5,000 per event to greet people and make int... | |
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| Aug.5 |
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Android creeps up on iPhone Google: 200,000 new phones running Google's Android software are activated every day worldwide, said CEO Eric Schmidt
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| Jul.16 |
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Apple offers free iPhone 4 cases |
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| Jun.15 |
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Chevron CEO distances his firm from BP The spill was preventable, Watson said in prepared testimony, echoing what he and other Chevron executives have previously said
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| May.15 |
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President Resigns For Non-Profit CEO Job SJSU: San Jose State University President Jon Whitmore resigning to become the new CEO of international nonprofit corporation ACT Inc
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| Apr.8 |
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iPhone updates coming in the summer| Apple: CEO Jobs introduced a host of changes to the operating system, including a long-awaited multitasking feature, a new social gaming network | |
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Apple Sold 450,000 Ipads In Nearly Week |
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| Apr.6 |
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Verizon CEO Mum On Apple iPhone Plans Ivan Seidenberg declined to say when—or even if—the popular smart phone will be available for Verizon Wireless customers
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| Mar.22 |
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NBA's Warriors up for sale |
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| Mar.10 |
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CEO: China pact 'soon' Google: Eric Schmidt said the company is in active negotiations with the Chinese government and expects some resolution in its dispute with Beijing soon
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| Mar.9 |
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Whitman Shuts Out Press At Her Event |
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| Mar.6 |
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AMD reduces pay package for CEO by 14% Dirk Meyer received a package for the 2009 fiscal year that AMD valued at $4.5 million
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| Feb.4 |
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Sun CEO: Twitter quitter |
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| Feb.3 |
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Evelyn Haas Dies At The Age Of 92 |
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| Jan.27 |
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Oracle completes Sun acquisition
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| Jan.26 |
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Williams-Sonoma CEO Lester to retire |
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| Dec.8 |
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Whitman: eBay didn't misuse Craigslist Former eBay CEO said she was unaware of any attempt by the Internet marketplace to misuse confidential data from Craigslist
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| Oct.15 |
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Ellison touts new products at OpenWorld |
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| Sep.30 |
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Chevron Names New CEO; O'Reilly Retires Chevron Corp. board has promoted vice chairman John S. Watson, 52, to chairman and chief executive
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| Sep.24 |
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CEO Chambers got $14.2M '09 package |
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| Sep.23 |
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Baidu CEO Draws Big Crowd| Stanford: Robin Li, the billionaire founder of a popular search engine, that dominates Internet search in China, draws crowd in Google's backyard | |
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| Sep.19 |
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Coca-Cola slams proposed S.F. soda tax |
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| Sep.1 |
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CEO Of Design Firm Facing Charges |
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| Aug.1 |
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Former CEO has cash cushion in campaign. eBay
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| Jul.9 |
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Fiorina failed to register foundation |
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| Jun.26 |
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Yahoo CEO aims at revitalizing| Carol Bartz voiced optimism about revitalizing the slumping Web portal at an annual shareholder meeting that has lack of drama | |
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| Jun.24 |
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LinkedIn hires new CEO |
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| Jun.23 |
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Hospital Confirms Jobs Liver Transplant| Steve Jobs: Apple co-founder and CEO has an 'excellent prognosis' after receiving a liver transplant at a Tennessee hospital | |
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| Jun.10 |
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Palm Appoints Former Apple Whiz As CEO |
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| Jun.3 |
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CEO: Shake-up needs more time| Yahoo: Carol Bartz said it probably will take another year or two before Yahoo reaps the gains from her shake-up | |
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| May.27 |
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Yahoo open to Microsoft deal CEO Carol Bartz is open to joining forces with Microsoft under right terms, so both companies can better compete in Internet search
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| May.18 |
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CEO urges grads: Turn off your computer |
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| May.12 |
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Ask.com CEO leaving, Garell to take over. Oakland
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CEO: So Far, So Good In 2nd Quarter Intel: Paul Otellini said that chip orders have been 'a little better than we expected' so far, a sign that semiconductor sales are slowly improving
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Intel Says PC Sales Beginning To Improve |
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Juniper CEO compensation $36.1M in 2008| Sunnyvale: Much of Kevin Johnson's pay came in the form of stock options that are of little value with Juniper's share price in a slump | |
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Former CEO Fiorina Eyes Senate Run| Los Altos Hills: Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina is 'seriously considering' running for public office in California next year | |
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Top Execs Keep $1 Salaries Amid Turmoil. Google
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Virgin America CEO remains optimistic| Burlingame: President and CEO David Cush said today the airline had an operating loss of $27 million on revenues of about $110 million in the fourth quarter | |
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Yahoo: Quiet On MS Talks| Yahoo CEO said any talks with Microsoft about a search partnership should be done privately, leveling thinly veiled criticism | |
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Former HP CEO Fiorina Has Breast Cancer |
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Board defends disclosures on Jobs' health| Apple: Apple officials told investors that they expect CEO to return to work from a medical leave in June | |
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Microsoft's Ballmer yoo-hoos Yahoo again| Ballmer said he wants to talk with Carol Bartz new CEO, in hopes of striking an agreement after being unable to do so with her predecessor | |
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CEO bullish about business| Wells Fargo: John Stumpf delivered a surprisingly upbeat assessment of business prospects in public remarks arguing the economy will improve | |
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Roche CEO: Offer for Genentech fair deal Severin Schwan the company's surprisingly low hostile $86.50-per-share offer is fairly priced and he is confident to get enough financing
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Agilent CEO Compensation Rises 16% Santa Clara: William P. Sullivan, the president and chief executive of Agilent Technologies Inc., received a 16 percent boost in total compensation in 2008
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Yahoo reports $303 million quarter loss Yahoo lost 22 cents per share in the 4th quarter compared with a 15 cents a year ago is the first financial report under new CEO Carol Bartz
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Bartz to make $19 million in first year Yahoo: Incoming CEO Carol Bartz will make at least $19 million in her first year on the job, includes a $1 million annual salary
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Apple CEO Jobs taking medical leave Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs is taking a leave until June, even though a week ago the cancer survivor tried to assure investors
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| Jan.13 |
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Carol Bartz to head Yahoo Yahoo Inc. has named former Autodesk CEO as its new chief executive, ending a 2-month high-profile search for the struggling Internet giant
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| Jan.5 |
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Jobs has hormone imbalance, remain CEO |
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| Dec.17 |
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LinkedIn Founder Reclaims CEO Job |
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Jerry Yang Out As CEO Yahoo: Jerry Yang plans to step down, ending a tenure that was marked by a slumping business and failed takeover by Microsoft
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Microsoft: No interest in buying Yahoo| Yahoo shares dived nearly 13% after CEO of Microsoft said the software giant is not interested in renewing its bid | |
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SEC charges two with insider trading| Santa Clara: The former CEO of Genesis Microchip and his childhood friend have been charged for allegedly netting more than $85,000 in illegal profits | |
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| Sep.24 |
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Sun CEO gets $11M 2008 pay package
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Google CEO 'committed' to Yahoo ad pact Eric Schmidt defended the deal and said the company expected to implement it, despite signals that the pact might be challenged by feds
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Options Case Settled |
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Google, Yahoo made ad deal| Google CEO Eric Schmidt: Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. will start a high-profile advertising partnership by early October | |
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| Jul.23 |
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CEO Upbeat Despite 2Q Results| Yahoo: Microsoft's $47.5 billion takeover bid off the table and company's stock price down 20 percent during his 13-month reign | |
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| Jul.17 |
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CEO Changed as Results Fall Short |
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| Jul.8 |
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VMware shares plunge on CEO change| Palo Alto: VMware abruptly replaced co-founder Diane Greene as chief executive and lowered its sales outlook, triggering alarms | |
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Documents show Yahoo-Microsoft saga Yahoo CEO Yang pushed for an employee severance program that made it more expensive for Microsoft to engineer a takeover
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Chevron CEO slams critics at meeting| David O'Reilly slammed critics of the oil giant's human rights record at the annual shareholder meeting | |
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CEO on hot seat after rebuffing Microsoft| Yahoo: Analysts believe stock price, which had climbed 50% since Microsoft's initial offer, will surrender most, if not all, of that gain | |
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Microsoft gives Yahoo deadline for deal |
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Ebay CEO To Join McCain eBay: Outgoing chief executive Meg Whitman is joining John McCain's presidential campaign as national co-chairperson
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| Feb.28 |
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Google Releases Health Service Details CEO Eric Schmidt: Google Inc. will not use advertising to support its new Internet health service. The venture raising concerns
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Sharper Image replaces CEO Lightman| San Francisco: Specialty retailer Sharper Image Corp. announced that Robert Conway, a founding member of Conway, is taking over immediately | |
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| Feb.4 |
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Google offers to help Yahoo |
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| Jan.23 |
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Whitman resigns as CEO eBay: Meg Whitman, CEO for nearly 10 years, plans to resign March 31, capping a tenure marked by the online flea market's rise coupled with recent troubles
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| Jan.22 |
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CEO Preparing to Retire eBay: The Wall Street Journal: Meg Whitman is preparing to retire after a decade at the helm of the online auctioneer
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| Jan.16 |
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Ex-Brocade CEO Gets Prison |
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| Jan.15 |
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Apple introduces slim notebook |
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| Nov.12 |
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CEO steps down, Narayen to take helm |
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| Oct.9 |
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Fiorina Joins New Fox Business Channel| HP: The former CEO has signed on as a contributor with Fox News' soon-to-launch business news channel | |
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| Sep.24 |
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Romney Visits, Slams Ahmadinejad |
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| Sep.21 |
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CEO subpoenaed in SEC backdating suit |
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| Sep.6 |
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Jobs offers early iPhone buyers $100 |
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| Sep.5 |
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 Apple unveils new iPods, ringtones CEO Jobs is introducing a new multi-touch iPod similar to the iPhone, slashing the price by $200 and announcing a new Wi-Fi iTunes music store
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| Aug.7 |
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CEO Convicted In Brocade Stock Trial. San Francisco
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| Jun.27 |
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Longtime CEO Kovacevich Steps Down |
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| Jun.18 |
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CEO Terry Semel steps down from post |
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| Jun.12 |
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CEO Upbeat Despite Shareholders| Yahoo: Terry Semel faced shareholders who have watched their investments shrivel while Google sprinted further ahead in the online ad race | |
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| May.23 |
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Doctor at scene of stabbing becomes hero. San Francisco
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| May.16 |
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Visa names industry veteran to head firm| San Francisco: Joseph Saunders has been named chairman and CEO of Visa Inc., a public company that is expected to be formed in early 2008 | |
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| May.15 |
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Ex-VP settles with SEC| Oracle: Christopher Balkenhol, 40, accused of trading on confidential information gleaned from his wife, who worked for CEO Ellison | |
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Gala welcome for JetBlue| SFO: JetBlue Airways founder and CEO David Neeleman is promoting the start of 4-times-daily nonstop service between SFO and JFK | |
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| Apr.18 |
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CEO scoffs at allegations at Web 2.0 Expo| SF Downtown: Google's Eric Schmidt is saying his company's acquisition of the ad firm DoubleClick does not violate antitrust laws | |
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| Apr.16 |
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 CEO Steve Jobs Maintains $1 Salary| Apple: Since returning in 1997 to the helm of the company he has opted to get only a token paycheck | |
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| Mar.26 |
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Sharper Image hires Lightman as CEO| San Francisco: Struggling specialty retailer named Steven A. Lightman, 50, president and chief executive officer, effective April 9. He was most recently president of Crosstown Traders... | |
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| Mar.16 |
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Microsoft CEO Talks To Students| Stanford: Steve Ballmer today told a group of MBA students that Google has not had much success in business areas outside advertising | |
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| Feb.6 |
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Steve Jobs seeks online music shake-up| Apple: Apple CEO has urged the world's largest record companies to begin selling songs online without security software | |
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| Jan.24 |
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CEO Cashes In $8.6 Million Bonus HP: Despite a spying scandal Hewlett-Packard paid Mark Hurd a bonus of $8.6 million last year, on top of his salary of $1.4m
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| Jan.22 |
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CEO Quits After Poor Season Profits |
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| Jan.20 |
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CEO replies to House probe| HP: Mark Hurd has denied to U.S. lawmakers that he engaged in anything improper or illegal when he cashed options | |
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| Jan.12 |
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Fed Probe Jobs' Stock-Options Grant. Apple
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Jobs loses attempt to raze mansion| Woodside: A state appeals court ruled Apple CEO hadn't done enough to try having it restored instead | |
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| Jan.9 |
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Apple unveils all-in-one iPhone SF Downtown: CEO Steve Jobs ushered in a new era, jumping into the cell phone market
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| Dec.28 |
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CEO Jobs Hires Own Attorney Amid Probe| Apple: Steve Jobs has reportedly hired his own attorney to deal with a stock options scandal that is putting his career on the line | |
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| Dec.13 |
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Congress Asks CEO To Explain Cashout| HP: The panel has demanded that Hurd explain $1.37 million of options he exercised just before the scandal became public | |
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| Dec.12 |
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CEO says more cost-cutting ahead| HP: Hewlett-Packard still has more cost-cutting ahead, even after a massive restructuring that has sliced the work force by 10% | |
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| Dec.6 |
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CNET Colleagues Mourn Kim's Death |
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| Nov.9 |
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Web 2.0 Summit| San Francisco: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Bruce Chizen, CEO of Adobe Systems, and Netscape founder Marc Andreessen spoke | |
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| Nov.3 |
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 Senator John McCain Visits San Jose: Arizona Senator joined Cisco Systems CEO Chambers for a public chat in Silicon Valley
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| Oct.25 |
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Oracle Offers Red Hat Product Support| SF Downtown: Oracle CEO Ellison launched a pricing attack on Linux software leader during the largest convention in Oracle's history | |
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| Oct.24 |
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HP scandal references in OpenWorld| SF Downtown: Hewlett-Packard's CEO began his keynote address with some more subtle references to the embarrassing scandal | |
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| Oct.11 |
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McAfee fires president; CEO retires |
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Jobs Apologizes For Stock Option Practices Apple: Apple CEO apologized for the company's past stock-option practices after an internal investigation
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| Sep.28 |
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General counsel resigns from company| HP: Ann Baskins announced her resignation shortly before the CEO expected to testified before Congress | |
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| Sep.26 |
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Sharper Image CEO Steps Down| San Francisco: The chairman and CEO Richard Thalheimer is stepping down as the company wrestles with slumping sales | |
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| Sep.21 |
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Stock Drops As CEO Linked To Spy Probe HP: The probe into who-knew-what-when about spying schemes threatened to reach into the CEO office
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E-mails Suggest CEO Had Role In Scandal |
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| Sep.19 |
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Leak Investigation Targeted Former CEO| HP: Hewlett-Packard's early efforts to plug a boardroom leak targeted the phone records of then-CEO Fiorina | |
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| Sep.12 |
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Dunn to Step Down |
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| Aug.31 |
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Coke exec to become Clorox CEO| Oakland: Donald Knauss, 55, will replace interim CEO Robert Matschullat in early October | |
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| Aug.29 |
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Google CEO to Join Apple Board| Apple Computer named Eric Schmidt to its board of directors, creating a link between 2 companies | |
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Former Brocade CEO arraigned San Francisco: Gregory Reyes faces charges of securities fraud in options scandal
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| Jul.21 |
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Options probe snares 3 former execs San Jose: The criminal and civil actions were filed against Gregory Reyes, the former Brocade CEO
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| Jul.17 |
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Levi Strauss Names New CEO| San Francisco: John Anderson will replace Phil Marineau as the chief executive by the end of the year | |
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| Jul.12 |
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Williams-Sonoma CEO to leave post| San Francisco: Ed Mueller will be replaced by Howard Lester, chairman of the board who had previously run the company | |
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| Jul.7 |
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Top management shakeup| eBay: Jeff Jordan, the president of PayPal, possible successor to CEO, plans to check out in the fall | |
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| Jul.6 |
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Levi's CEO to step down by end of year San Francisco: President Marineau will step down, concluding a rocky reign marred by thousands of layoffs and accounting trouble
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Orbitz's Katz replaces CEO of LeapFrog| Emeryville: CEO Tom Kalinske has been replaced by Jeffrey Katz, 51, the founder of online travel site Orbitz | |
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| Jun.27 |
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Ellison pulls plug on Harvard donation. Larry Ellison
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| Jun.19 |
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Apple to start selling feature length films| Acccording to Variety.com, CEO Steve Jobs was in talks to start selling the films on its iTunes Music Store | |
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| Jun.16 |
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Selvin to step down as PlanetOut CEO San Francisco: Lowell Selvin plans will be replaced by Karen Magee who until recently was vice president
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| Jun.8 |
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CEO To Take Over Duties Of Chairman Cisco: John T. Chambers, 56, will succeed John P. Morgridge when he steps aside on Nov. 15
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| May.11 |
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Microsoft CEO Shares His Insights San Jose: Steve Ballmer was the guest speaker at the Commonwealth Club. He applaud Silicon Valley innovation
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| Apr.24 |
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McNealy steps down as CEO. Sun
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| Apr.20 |
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Media Mogul To Acquire Newspapers SJ Mercury News: MediaNews' CEO is the frontrunner to acquire 3 newspapers
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| Apr.13 |
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Google defends its China policy| At a ceremony in China CEO Schmidt stood by his company's controversial decision to censor search results | |
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| Mar.7 |
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Lockout In Eden Med Center Labor Fight |
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| Feb.28 |
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CEO convicted of defrauding investors| Walnut Creek: 38-year-old Lal Bhatia told investors that Bill Gates and other wealthy people were investing in his company | |
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| Jan.18 |
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Bartz stepping down as Autodesk CEO San Rafael: Longtime CEO Carol Bartz is stepping down, naming chief operating officer Carl Bass as her successor
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| Jan.15 |
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CEO at See's retires after 55-year career| South SF: Charles Huggins was hired in 1951 by Laurance and Harry See as an administrative assistant trainee | |
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| Dec.9 |
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Lumber pleaded guilty to tax evasion |
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| Nov.29 |
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CEO Cartwright, CFO have left Calpine |
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| Aug.24 |
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Fiorina to spill the beans| HP: Former Hewlett-Packard CEO has signed a deal to write a book on her life and career as a high-profile executive | |
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| Aug.11 |
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Trading bell rung at Cisco Cisco Systems CEO Chambers, Nasdaq CEO Greifeld and 2,000 employees opened the Nasdaq trading day
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| Jul.28 |
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Ford CEO Bill Ford Jr. Joins EBay Board| eBay: Bill Ford Jr. has joined the board of the online auction company | |
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| Jul.11 |
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Ex-Schwab exec heads to Visa USA| San Francisco: John Philip Coghlan, 54, replaces Carl Pascarella, the credit card group’s president and CEO since 1993 | |
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| Jul.6 |
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S. Jobs Gives Sympathy After iPod Death| Apple: The father of a Brooklyn teen killed for his iPod says he received condolences from Apple Computer CEO | |
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| Jun.16 |
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Intel Expects Very Seasonal Chip Demand| CEO Otellini is suggesting end-of-year purchases of PCs won't falter | |
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| Jun.15 |
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Questions over CEO's stock sale| HP: New CEO, Mark Hurd, sold thousands of shares in his old employer, just weeks before he left the Ohio firm | |
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| Jun.12 |
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Jobs Tells Graduates to Pursue Passions |
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| May.23 |
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PalmSource CEO steps down| Sunnyvale: A developer of software for cell phones said that David Nagel stepped down. McVeigh named as interim CEO | |
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15,000 could lose jobs in current quarter| HP: CEO Mark Hurd said the company needs to reduce costs to become more competitive | |
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| May.18 |
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Otellini succeeding Barrett as CEO |
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| Apr.16 |
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 Verizon CEO sounds off on Wi-Fi San Francisco: Seidenberg ridiculed San Francisco's interest in building a network that is designed to offer cheap or free Internet
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| Apr.13 |
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Shaheen replaced Lawrie as CEO |
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| Mar.29 |
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Mark Hurd named as new CEO |
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| Mar.21 |
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Lokey pedges $5 million to Mills College |
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| Feb.9 |
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CEO Fiorina out. HP
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| Jan.24 |
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Board considers shifting Fiorina duties| HP: Hewlett-Packard board of directors discussed shifting some day-to-day responsibilities from CEO to other executives | |
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| Jan.19 |
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Agilent Technologies CEO to step down Palo Alto: Edward 'Ned' Barnholt is stepping down as chairman and chief executive, ending his rocky tenure
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| Jan.11 |
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Rambus appoints new CEO| Los Altos: Chief executive Geoff Tate has taken over as chairman of the company. He was replaced as CEO by Harold Hughes | |
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| Dec.28 |
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 PeopleSoft CEO resigns before takeover| Pleasanton: PeopleSoft founder David A. Duffield has quit the software maker weeks before Oracle deal closes | |
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S. Jobs highest paid Bay Area executive| Apple: The co-founder and CEO received a salary of only $1 in 2003, but he traded his stock options for $74.8 million | |
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| Nov.11 |
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Otellini to succeed Barrett as CEO. Intel
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| Nov.8 |
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Ousted CEO gets $10 million contract Schwab: Cost-cutting stock brokerage is keeping its recently ousted chief executive David Pottruck on its payroll
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| Oct.1 |
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PeopleSoft fires CEO Craig Conway. Pleasanton
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| Aug.31 |
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New iMac Computer Introduced| Apple: iMac is billed as the thinnest desktop in the world. CEO Steve Jobs is said to be recuperating at home | |
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| Aug.1 |
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CEO Jobs Says Has Cancer Surgery |
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| Jun.28 |
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CEO previews next upgrade of Mac OS| Apple: Steve Jobs is claiming next release of the operating system will boast some features that Windows won't include until 2006 | |
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Salesforce: newspaper caused IPO delay| San Francisco: Marc Benioff, publicity-loving CEO, allowed a reporter to shadow him for a recent profile | |
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| May.20 |
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Safeway CEO fends off shareholder critics Pleasanton: Steve Burd easily fended off threats to bounce him from his job, but still faced prickly questions
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| Feb.17 |
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Grossman named Marin IJ chairman, CEO| Novato: Roger Grossman was publisher of the Marin Independent-Journal for the past 3.5 years. M. Rubino promoted to publisher | |
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| Jan.28 |
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Workers Protest at Home of Safeway CEO |
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| Jan.15 |
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ANG Newspapers gets new CEO| Oakland: Ian Lamont, a 30-year newspaperman, becomes president, publisher and CEO of the Alameda Newspaper Group | |
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| Jan.12 |
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CFO Henley named as new chairman |
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| Nov.20 |
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CEO convicted of fraud| San Jose: Gholamreza Mikailli, ex-CEO of Unify Corporation, was convicted of conspiracy and securities fraud charges | |
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| Nov.5 |
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Wind River Systems names Klein as CEO| Alameda: Slumping software maker announced that industry veteran Ken Klein will become its new chief executive officer | |
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| Nov.3 |
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eBay's Whitman: Google Is Not a Threat CEO of online auctioneer downplayed speculation that its chief business partner was poised to become its biggest rival
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Ask Jeeves Names New CEO |
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| Oct.9 |
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Salon Media CEO leaves the company San Francisco: Struggling online magazine publisher said Michael O'Donnell is leaving the company after 7 years
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| Sep.19 |
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Tivo CEO Optimistic About DirecTV Ties| Alviso: Michael Ramsey said that DirecTV would be better armed to fend off rival EchoStar while teamed with Tivo | |
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| Sep.3 |
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Friendster befriends 3 new investors| Sunnyvale: Former Yahoo CEO Koogle, former PayPal CEO Thiel and Google board member Shriram have invested $1 million | |
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| Aug.21 |
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JDS Uniphase CEO retires| San Jose: Jozef Straus retiring after more than 20 years at the company. The company will consolidate its HQ in San Jose | |
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| Jul.14 |
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Fraud charges brought against CEO |
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| Jul.11 |
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Applied Mat. CEO to Thin Management| Santa Clara: Michael Splinter is targeting management as part of plans to cut 2,000 jobs | |
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| May.16 |
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CEO salary boosted to $990,000| eBay: Online auction giant boosted Meg Whitman's pay to $990,000, up from $250,000 the previous year | |
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| May.7 |
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Pottruck becomes sole CEO| Schwab: Charles Schwab, 65, continues as non-executive chairman as of shareholders meeting | |
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| Mar.20 |
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Chiron names new chief executive Emeryville: Biotechnology company appointed former GlaxoSmithKline Plc executive Howard Pien its new CEO and president
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| Feb.27 |
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CEO Got Bonus, Capellas Left with $26 Mln HP: Carly Fiorina got a pay more than $10 million last year, while lieutenant received more than $26 million after resigning
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| Feb.21 |
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Founders, CEO are Top Philanthropists| eBay: Omidyar, Skoll and Whitman gave over $99 million to charitable causes last year | |
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| Jan.24 |
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Highly Paid E*Trade CEO Resigns| Menlo Park: Christos Cotsakos built a online bank and brokerage company but sparked controversy with his outsize 2001 pay package | |
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| Jan.9 |
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Williams-Sonoma CEO Dale Hilpert resigns San Francisco: Chief executive is being replaced by former telecommunications executive Edward A. Mueller
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| Jan.7 |
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Apple unveils 17-inch laptop SF Downtown: CEO Steve Jobs introduced two lightweight laptops and a software for easier handling of digital videos, music and photos
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| Dec.17 |
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Former PG&E CEO dies at age 72| Richard Alan Clarke served as Chairman and CEO of PG&E from 1986 to 1995 | |
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| Nov.7 |
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CEO cashes in while shareholders lose| South SF: Dr. Louis Bucalo of Titan Pharmaceuticals legally cashed in 200,000 shares for about $9.5 million | |
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| Oct.31 |
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Clorox's CEO would retire| Oakland: Chief executive Craig Sullivan also announced first-quarter profits shot up 84%, bolstered by the new product sales | |
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Longs Drug Stores named new CEO Walnut Creek: Warren F. Bryant, formerly a senior VP at the Kroger in Cincinnati, was elected as a new president and CEO
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| Oct.3 |
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CEO paid $1 in fiscal 2002 Cisco: John Chambers requested his base salary be lowered to $1 as the company cut costs and laid off thousands of employees
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| Sep.27 |
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Solectron CEO will retire next year| Milpitas: Koichi Nishimura was named CEO in 1992. For the three months, Solectron lost $2.6 billion, or $3.21 per share | |
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| Sep.26 |
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Gap picks Disney exec as new CEO |
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| Sep.9 |
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Gap CEO exercises 14.5 m stock options Millard Drexler's move likely to leave investors guessing about his motives
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| Sep.6 |
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NextCard under investigation, CEO resigns. San Francisco
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| Sep.5 |
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Symantec CEO Backs Quarter Outlook Cupertino: John Thompson stressed that the computer security company is 'still clawing one deal at a time'
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| Aug.23 |
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Ex-executive gets prison for fraud| Milpitas: Chan Desaigoudar, 64, former CEO of California Micro Devices was charged with securities fraud and insider trading | |
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| Aug.1 |
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Microsoft ex-president named CEO| Milpitas: Richard Belluzzo, who served a year as Microsoft president and COO, was named CEO of data storage company Quantum | |
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| Jul.23 |
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CEO Missing After Acct. Investigation. San Jose
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| Jul.19 |
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HPL Launches Probe, Ousts CEO| San Jose: Software maker was investigating suspected accounting irregularities and had ousted David Lepejian | |
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| Jul.4 |
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Former CEO admits securities fraud| Dublin: Alan K. Anderson, who headed the now-extinct Quintus, admitted that he falsified and altered large transactions | |
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| May.25 |
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E*Trade CEO Gives Up More Pay| Menlo Park: Confronted by angry investors, Christos Costakos surrendered another $16 million of an $88 million compensation package | |
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| May.22 |
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Gap Inc. shares tumble| Shares fell nearly 14% on news the Millard Drexler plans to retire as CEO | |
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| May.21 |
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CEO announces retirement plans| Gap: Millard 'Mickey Drexler to retire in a decision that raised new questions about the company's troubles | |
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| Apr.25 |
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Flamboyant CEO steps down AMD: W.J. Sanders III will remain chairman but day-to-day operations will now be handled by former Motorola executive de J. Ruiz
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| Apr.5 |
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Fiorina Set for Pay Hike on Compaq Deal| HP: Hewlett-Packard Co. has promised certain executives, including CEO, a pay rise after the completion of its merger | |
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| Mar.29 |
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Align Technology names new CEO| Santa Clara: High-tech orthodontics supplier is hiring Thomas M. Prescott, 46, who replaces co-founder, Zia Chishti | |
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| Mar.13 |
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Chevys names new CEO| Emeryville: Restaurant chain has named Ronald P. Maccarone as its new president and chief executive | |
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| Mar.7 |
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Kaiser Permanente names new CEO |
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| Feb.28 |
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Memos to back up CEO pay claims| HP: Walter Hewlett released internal documents to back up his claim for lavish pay plans for Fiorina and Compaq head Capellas | |
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Calpine CEO will sell 2.46 million shares| San Jose: Peter Cartwright's move threatens to further diminish investors' fading confidence in the power generator | |
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| Jan.7 |
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Critical Path names McGlashan CEO San Francisco: William E. McGlashan, Jr. has served as the company's interim president and COO
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Gassee gets new CEO post| Santa Clara: Jean-Louis Gassee, 57, former head of technology for Apple, is leading Computer Access Technology Corp. | |
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| Nov.26 |
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Providian hires new CEO| San Francisco: Credit card issuer announced the hiring of Joseph Saunders, 56, as its new president and chief executive | |
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| Nov.17 |
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Silic. Valley United Way CEO resigns| San Jose: Greg Larson will leave to manage the campaign of Steve Westly | |
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| Nov.8 |
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CEO Yankowski resigns| Palm: Eric Benhamou, chairman, will take his place until a permanent replacement | |
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| Oct.18 |
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Chairman resigns at Providian| San Francisco: Shailesh Mehta was replaced by board member J. David Grissom. Mehta will relinquish the CEO job | |
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| Oct.17 |
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Ariba names interim CFO as CEO. Sunnyvale
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| Oct.16 |
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Transmeta CEO replaced| Santa Clara: Mark K. Allen, was replaced by Chairman Murray A. Goldman just 7 months after his appointment | |
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| Oct.8 |
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CEO exercises stock options Sun: Scott McNealy exercised options to buy 929,088 shares for 74 cents apiece
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| Oct.2 |
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BEA CEO steps down| San Jose: Chairman Bill Coleman is passing the title to his business partner, Alfred Chuang, the president and COO | |
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Peribit Networks names CEO| Santa Clara: Jef Graham was 3Com's senior VP of commercial and consumer business for 5 years | |
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| Sep.25 |
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Intel names first CTO Patrick Gelsinger, 40, will report to CEO Craig Barrett
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| Sep.18 |
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New CEO, 30% job cut| AltaVista: James Barnett is taking over a year after previous CEO, R. Schrock, resigned. 160 workers laid off | |
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| Sep.4 |
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Hancock resigns from Exodus| Santa Clara: Exodus Communications Inc. named William Krause as the new chairman and CEO | |
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| Aug.6 |
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Google names E. Schmidt new CEO |
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| Jun.21 |
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Enron CEO gets pie in face| San Francisco: Skilling was grazed by a sloppy pie by activist Cavanaugh | |
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| Jun.16 |
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Napster CEO speaks to librarians| San Francisco: Hank Barry speaks about the issues surrounding his song-swap company at a conference of librarians | |
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| Jun.5 |
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Covad finds new CEO| Santa Clara: Charles E. Hoffman will take over as new president and chief executive | |
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| May.24 |
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BlueLight CEO steps down| San Francisco: M. Goldstein will assume the role of long-term Internet adviser | |
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| Apr.30 |
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Ariba promotes exec to CEO Mountain View: Larry Mueller, 48, president and COO, promoted to chief executive. Former CEO Krach will stay on as chairman
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| Apr.26 |
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Webvan Names CEO| Foster City: Internet grocer would shut its Atlanta operations and cut a quarter of its work force, 485 jobs | |
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| Apr.24 |
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CEO spars with shareholders| San Jose: Tony Ridder, CEO of Knight Ridder sparred with current and former employees. He is pushing for higher profits | |
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| Apr.23 |
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ExciteAtHome Names New CEO| Redwood City: Company posted a steep first-quarter loss. P. Hart named as its new chairman and chief executive | |
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| Mar.26 |
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Cisco Sees Downturn Continuing CEO Chambers said the U.S. economic downturn would continue for a least 3 quarters
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| Mar.17 |
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Williams-Sonoma CEO resigns San Francisco: Gary Friedman, 43, president and CEO, has resigned after 13 years at the company
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| Mar.7 |
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Yahoo! CEO to step down |
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Commerce One at Risk| Pleasanton: CEO said company not immune to the economic pressure felt by rival software giants like Oracle | |
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| Mar.1 |
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CEO trades posts with president Santa Clara: CEO David Ditzel to become the vice chairman and CTO. Mark Allen will take over the CEO position
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| Feb.13 |
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Williams-Sonoma Names CEO San Francisco: Dale W. Hilpert, the CEO of the Venator Group, to succeed Lester as its CEO
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| Feb.9 |
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Critical Path changes management| San Francisco: Hickey, the company's CEO, will step down. Board chairman and founder Hayden becomes executive chairman | |
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| Jan.23 |
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WF board's chairman resigns Wells Fargo: Hazen has resigned as chairman of Wells Fargo board. CEO Kovacevich will take over as chairman
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| Jan.3 |
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Network Assoc. names new CEO Santa Clara: IBM veteran George Samenuk , 45, replaces William Larson
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| Dec.12 |
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Streaming Media West| San Jose: Microsoft President and CEO Steve Ballmer introduced Windows Media Player 8 | |
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| Nov.23 |
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CEO fired after fraud| Fremont: Quintus audit revealed fraudulent financial documentation | |
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| Nov.4 |
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CEO to Sell $33.4 Million in Stock eBay: eBay CEO Whitman filed to sell 600,000 common shares
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| Nov.1 |
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Covad CEO resigned. Santa Clara
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| Oct.19 |
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AltaVista CEO resigns| Schrock, 41, resigned voluntarily so he could spend time with his family | |
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| Oct.13 |
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Red Herring appoints new CEO San Francisco: Hilary Schneider succeeds Christopher Alden, interim CEO
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| Oct.9 |
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Adobe CEO's son is start-up's CEO| Sunnyvale: Warnock's son, Chris,33, is the CEO of ebrary.com | |
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| Oct.2 |
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Napster suggests montly fee After 2nd day at court CEO Hank Barry suggests a business plan for monthly fees
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| Sep.28 |
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3Com names CEO Pesident and COO Bruce Claflin will be new CEO, replacing Eric Benhamou
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| Sep.22 |
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CEO named as Chairman| HP: Carly Fiorina, becomes the 1st woman to hold all 3 top posts at a major computer company | |
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Excite CEO resigns| Redwood City: George Bell steps down and will retain as chairman through the end of 2001 | |
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| Sep.11 |
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 Ellison foregoes salary for stock Oracle: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison foregoes his salary and bonuses through May 2003 for more stock options
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| Sep.6 |
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CEO Send Stock Tumbling| Yahoo: A report that Yahoo! expected advertising sales to decline made a slide in the company's shares | |
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| Jul.27 |
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Marimba CEO stepped down| Mountain View: Kim Polese gave up her post to John Olsen, 49 | |
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| Jul.6 |
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Insider trading lawsuit| Pleasanton: Shareholder Christopher W. Marble has filed a $150 million lawsuit against PeopleSoft CEO David Duffield and 9 executives accusing them of insider trading. | |
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| Jun.6 |
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Apple helps Java| Sun: Sun Microsystems' CEO McNealy strutted onto the stage of the JavaOne Conference | |
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