VMWare Co-Founder Diane Greene Joins Google's Board
Search giant Google said today it had appointed Diane B. Greene to its board of directors. Greene, 56, is a co-founder of VMWare and took that company public in 2007. She was its CEO and president for...
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Sari Baldauf to Leave Hewlett-Packard's Board
Hewlett-Packard just filed an 8K with the Securities and Exchange Commission saying that director Sari M. Baldauf, a Finnish executive and former head of Nokia’s Networks business, will not be standing...
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Another Director Out at Hewlett-Packard: It's Lawrence Babbio
Hewlett-Packard just filed a notification with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that another director is not standing for reelection. This time it’s Lawrence Babbio, the former president and...
View ArticleCalifornia Pension Fund Challenges Facebook Over Board
A large California pension fund has challenged Facebook Inc. over what it sees as a lack of diversity on the company’s board of directors, just days after the social-networking firm filed papers to go...
View ArticleAmazon Appoints Attorney Jamie Gorelick to Board
Amazon.com has added Jamie Gorelick to its board of directors. Gorelick, a partner with the law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr since July 2003, will be added to the Leadership Development...
View ArticleNot This Time: Facebook's Board Should Optimize for Wisdom, Not Diversity
High-profile companies like Facebook always receive extra media attention when they announce their plans to go public. The extreme scrutiny is appropriate, as these deals attract more individual...
View ArticleDealpolitik: The Yahoo Paradox
The Yahoo board seems to be officially in full retreat (if not virtual surrender) in response to the assaults from Dan Loeb’s Third Point which began last year. You know the litany: Last year Yahoo...
View ArticleSprint Board Walked Away From MetroPCS Takeover
Sprint Nextel Corp.’s board explored but rejected a multibillion-dollar deal to acquire smaller wireless rival MetroPCS Communications Inc., people familiar with the matter said. MetroPCS, which...
View ArticleGoogle's Marissa Mayer Headed to Walmart Board
Google’s Marissa Mayer is about to get a board seat with the world’s biggest retailer. Mayer, Google’s vice president of local and maps, has been nominated to join Walmart’s board of directors....
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Hangin' Tough: Groupon's Stock Closes in Single Digits for First Time
Selling a pair of tickets to see New Kids on the Block for $10,000 today didn’t stop Groupon’s stock from closing below $10 a share. The daily deal company’s shares slid 3.3 percent, or 34 cents, to...
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Starbucks' Schultz: Don't Read Anything Into Exit From Groupon Board
Starbucks Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz said today in an interview on CNBC that he has confidence in both Groupon’s board and CEO Andrew Mason, even after stepping down from the board after 19...
View ArticleAdobe Expands Board by Three to an Even Dozen
Adobe’s going to need a longer table in the executive conference room with the addition of three new directors to its board of nine. Aboard as of today are Amy Banse, Comcast SVP and managing director...
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Facebook Names COO Sheryl Sandberg to Board of Directors
After four years as the chief operating officer at Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg on Monday was appointed to Facebook’s board of directors. “Sheryl has been my partner in running Facebook and has been...
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RIM Execs Realize They've Had Their Reality-Distortion Field Pointed Backward...
Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins says he’s hell-bent on transforming the struggling company into a “lean, mean, hunting machine.” But investors aren’t convinced. During RIM’s annual shareholders...
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With HP Shares Falling, Views of Director Whitworth Take on Importance
Shareholders of Hewlett-Packard had a rough time last week. Having endured the fall of HP shares to a seven-year low last month, they have had to stand by as the numbers have gotten even worse. On...
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Zynga Appoints First Female Board Member Ellen Siminoff
Zynga has appointed Ellen Siminoff, its first female director to its board. Siminoff, who is currently the president and CEO of Shmoop University, will also join the audit committee of the social games...
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Box Raises $125 Million Growth Round Led by General Atlantic
The reports that Box, the cloud-based enterprise file-sharing and collaboration service that’s been growing like the mythical beanstalk in Jack’s back yard, has been raising capital again are true....
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Cisco Adds Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff to Board
Networking giant Cisco Systems just named Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff to its board of directors. Benioff’s addition to Cisco’s board fits perfectly with the ongoing shake-up that CEO John Chambers...
View ArticleAOL Names Karen Dykstra as New CFO, Adds PepsiCo VP to Board
AOL on Wednesday appointed Karen Dykstra as chief financial officer, moving her over from the board member position she held since 2009. Dykstra fills the seat left by Artie Minson, who shifted to COO...
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Twitter Poised to Name Media Mogul Peter Chernin to Board of Directors
Twitter is poised to announce the appointment of Hollywood media exec Peter Chernin to the company’s board of directors, according to sources familiar with the situation. As AllThingsD has previously...
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