Chief Executive (U.S.) articles from March 2009

Chief Executive (U.S.) archives from March 2009

So sorry for this apology.(EDITOR'S NOTE)
March 1, 2009... Everyone is in full apology mode. GM and Chrysler executives seem to be stuck in constant apology gear starting with their appearance before Congress with a tin cup in one hand and the keys to the executive jet in the other. Now that Rick...

The reluctant CEO.(CEO CHRONICLES)
March 1, 2009... When Jerre Stead agreed to step in and aid an ailing IHS back in 2000, it was on one condition: "I said, I'll be happy to be chairman, but I'm not going to do CEO again," recounts the 65-year-old, who had left the chairman and CEO role at...

Swedish sensation.(CEO CHRONICLES)
March 1, 2009... When Lars Bjork joined the nascent business intelligence software company QlikTech in 2000, it was a tiny entity with 35 people and $2 million in revenues based in Lund, Sweden. Bjork came aboard as CFO, but his role proved much broader. ...

Pumping protection.(CEO CHRONICLES)
March 1, 2009... Wouldn't it be nice to pay $1.50 per gallon of gas when prices at the pump are $1.99 and up? Or how about having price protection on fuel for your company's fleet of delivery or service vehicles--or offering it to employees? That's the premise...

Electrify the economy: AEP CEO Mike Morris rallies for a national electric grid backbone as the next interstate system.(CEO WATCH)(Interview)
March 1, 2009... In his 2005 book, The Bottomless Well, Peter Huber explained how America's energy economy was shifting from fossil fuels to the electron. He argued that the nations top energy priority should he the construction of a 21st-century national...

In fact.(CEO CHRONICLES)
March 1, 2009... 1. Factor by which the market capitalization of Harley-Davidson ($2.7 billion) exceeded that of General Motors ($1.3 billion) on February 17, 2009 | 2 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2. Net income that ExxonMobile reported for Q4 in 2008, a 33%...

CEOs select Best, Worst States for job growth and business.(SURVEY)
March 1, 2009... IN ITS FIFTH ANNUAL SURVEY, CE asked 543 CEOs to evaluate their states on a broad range of issues, including regulation, tax policies, education, quality of living and infrastructure. In addition, CEOs were also asked to grade each state based...

Succession in practice: how to make succession work--for the company, the board and the CEO.(LEADERSHIP)(Interview)
March 1, 2009... While CEO succession is much in the news, it is often discussed from the point of view of board members, consultants and search firms. To understand the perspectives of today's CEOs on succession planning, we spoke with 18 sitting CEOs, one...

Eco-chic & the sustainability flak catchers: who--if anyone--is getting this sustainability thing right?(GREEN BUSINESS)
March 1, 2009... The broad fear and culpability over humanity's impact upon the earth and its climate now hold a powerful influence over nearly all social institutions. Bearing the brunt of concern are those organizations that harness and process the planet's...

How the Army manages transformation: like any large, complex organization that must adapt to new realities, the U.S. Army seeks to knock down silos and rethink the way it looks at itself. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., talks about what it takes to modernize a 1.1 million-person organization, where getting people to embrace change is the key.(THE ORGANIZATION)(Interview)
March 1, 2009... The U.S. faces an increasingly volatile, complex and uncertain international environment, one that now demands a very different approach and force structure to deal with what defense and foreign policy experts call "an era of persistent...

Killing the electric car again: the culprits are the same as the last time--batteries.(BATTERY TECHNOLOGY)
March 1, 2009... When U.S. gasoline prices soared to more than $4 per gallon in the summer of 2008, drivers and automakers ramped up the search for new ways to fuel cars. Energy hawks worry about continued U.S. dependence on oil from hostile countries--we...

Finding funding: cash is hard--but not impossible--to come by.(CORPORATE FINANCE)
March 1, 2009... In February, Punxsutawney Phil, the famous prognosticating groundhog, predicted six more weeks of gloomy winter after seeing his shadow up at Gobbler's Knob. If only that were true for the frozen financial tundra. Thanks to locked-up credit...

Leveraging China and India: two countries are the key to staying competitive in cost, talent and innovation.(Company overview)
March 1, 2009... The pharmaceutical industry provides a near-perfect example of how leveraging China and India--for not just cost efficiency but also talent and innovation--is becoming central to survival and success for many Fortune 1000 companies. ...