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Hill Holliday's New CEO Discusses Influences Karen Kaplan embodies agency longevity

If there were an award for longevity at a single agency, Hill Holliday’s new CEO probably would win it. Karen Kaplan, named today to succeed Mike Sheehan as the top…

May 13, 2013, 5:26 PM EDT

JC Penney Cans Ron Johnson, Brings Mike Ullman Back CEO shake-up at struggling retail brand

JC Penney's board ousted CEO Ron Johnson today and replaced him with his predecessor, Mike Ullman. Johnson, a former Apple exec, took over the struggling retailer's leadership 17 months ago and…

April 8, 2013, 6:59 PM EDT

Campbell Soup Seeks Big Ideas From Small Groups CEO pushes soup giant to move faster, 'think outside the can'

Campbell Soup Co. certainly benefits from its large scale, but CEO Denise Morrison sees nimbleness as key to driving innovation and growth in the future. Accordingly, Morrison encourages company staffers to…

March 11, 2013, 3:15 PM EDT

Martin Agency (Again) Taps Insider for Top Role Williams succeeds Adams as CEO

Another insider has jumped up to assume a leadership role at The Martin Agency. Two months after the shop promoted Joe Alexander to chief creative officer, the shop has named Matt…

December 13, 2012, 8:01 PM EST

After Losing CEO Post, Levinsohn Leaves Yahoo Marissa Mayer thanks exec for stint as interim chief

Ross Levinsohn lost the Yahoo CEO gig after serving as interim chief following Scott Thompson’s ouster. Now Yahoo is losing Levinsohn, as first reported by AllThingsD. Shortly after the news…

July 30, 2012, 6:10 PM EDT

Digital Industry Cheers as Yahoo Names Google Exec Marissa Mayer CEO Early reactions: 'Wow!' and 'A real engineer!'

Usually Yahoo surprises aren’t exactly a good thing, particularly when CEO-related. Regardless how the company’s latest stunner bears out in the long run, Yahoo shocked the industry on Monday (July…

July 16, 2012, 5:49 PM EDT

Wall Street to Yahoo: Name Levinsohn CEO—Now 'Pick the guy that's in the seat already and let's get going.'

Yahoo’s board has been weighing who should replace Scott Thompson as permanent CEO. Ross Levinsohn—who has served as interim CEO since Thompson’s ouster—and Hulu CEO Jason Kilar are the frontrunners…

July 6, 2012, 1:23 PM EDT

CEOs Get(ting) Social, Per IBM Study Data divides top execs from the rest

The hierarchy of customer interaction methods starts with face-to-face, followed by websites, channel partners, call centers, traditional media, advisory groups and finally, social media. That won’t be the case in…

May 22, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT

Levinsohn to Replace Thompson as Yahoo CEO Company ends proxy fight, names Amoroso chairman

For most people, a resume helps land them a job. For Scott Thompson, it's what seems to have cost him his as CEO of Yahoo. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company said…

May 13, 2012, 5:05 PM EDT

DDB Fills Chicago CEO Opening Gotham's McGuinness accepts offer to run office there

DDB has finally found its new president and CEO for Chicago.  Peter McGuinness, CEO of Gotham in New York, has accepted an offer to lead DDB's Second City operation. He fills…

July 26, 2011, 10:56 AM EDT

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