PG&E names TVA’s William Johnson as CEO, reshuffles board
FILE PHOTO: Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) trucks are seen parked on a road between homes destroyed by the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa, California, U.S., October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen…
Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan steps down
(Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co said on Thursday Tim Sloan will resign immediately as chief executive, becoming the second CEO to leave the bank in the fallout of a…
Exclusive: Sanofi says working on CEO succession plan
PARIS (Reuters) – Pharmaceuticals group Sanofi is working on a plan to find a new CEO in agreement and consultation with current chief executive Olivier Brandicourt, a spokesman for the…
Facebook product chief Cox to exit as focus shifts to messaging
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc’s chief product officer and one of its earliest employees, Chris Cox, said on Thursday he is leaving the company, just days after Chief Executive Officer Mark…
FDA chief tough on e-cigs steps down in surprise resignation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said on Tuesday that he plans to step down next month, a sudden resignation that calls into question how…
HBO Chief Executive Richard Plepler to resign from company
FILE PHOTO: Richard Plepler chairman and CEO of Home Box Office Inc. speaks at the WSJD Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., October 25, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake (Reuters) –…
Thyssenkrupp employees will not support Tata JV at any price
DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) – Labor leaders, who hold half the seats on Thyssenkrupp’s supervisory board, will not support a planned joint venture with Tata Steel if concessions in ongoing antitrust…
France warns against ‘exorbitant’ payoff for ex-Renault boss Ghosn
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s finance minister said on Sunday a severance package for former Renault chief Carlos Ghosn, forced to resign in a financial scandal, should not be “exorbitant” and…
Siemens: Key to have dialogue based on trust with EU about Alstom deal
FILE PHOTO: Henri Poupart-Lafarge, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alstom, and Siemens President and CEO Joe Kaeser attend a news conference to announce their deal to merge their rail…
France, Germany step up pressure over Alstom-Siemens deal
PARIS (Reuters) – France and Germany raised pressure on the European Union’s competition chief to approve the merger of Alstom and Siemens’ rail businesses, warning that thwarting the proposed European…