Financial News
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ITV chief executive bows out under pressure
8 Aug 2006
source:
today.reuters.co.uk
By Siobhan Kennedy LONDON (Reuters) - Charles Allen, the architect of the merger that created Britain's biggest commercial broadcaster ITV, stepped down as its chief executive on Tuesday, amid mounting pressure from investors over the group's performance. Allen will be replaced on an interim basis by Finance Director John Cresswell and the search for a permanent successor has already begun, ITV (ITV.L: Quote, Profile, Research) said in a statement. Allen, 49, had been under growing pressure ... |
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Becht looks safe as houses
8 Aug 2006
source:
thisismoney.co.uk
Geoff Foster, Daily Mail8 August 2006 ANGLO-DUTCH consumer products group Reckitt Benckiser makes polish and chief executive Bart Becht used plenty of it when he presented its achievements to an adoring City audience. OTHER STORIES Market report: Tuesday 16.00 Whittaker's top share tips Is Vedanta's rise as good as it seams? Sunday newspaper share tips £300m Standard Life shares ... |
