Sebi may put chek on CEO pay
New Delhi: In a major overhaul of corporate governance norms, Sebi will soon put in place stringent checks against unjustifiable CEO salaries at listed companies and ask them to adopt a whistle-blowe
Microsoft’s stock slumped under Steve Ballmer
New York: When Steve Ballmer took over as CEO in January 2000, Microsoft was the titan of tech and the world’s most valuable company. My, how things have changed.
In the 13 years since Bill Gates han
BBC's Thompson named New York Times CEO
The New York Times backed up its push for a digital future on Tuesday by naming Mark Thompson, the outgoing director general of the BBC, as the paper's new president and chief executive.
The Times is
Jordean world’s youngest CEO
At an age when kids are busy playing computer games, eight-year-old Harli Jordean runs a successful Internet business from his Stoke Newington home in London.
The British schoolboy turned his love of
Cairn hopes sale nod by March 2011
London, Nov. 16: Cairn Energy Plc on Tuesday said it hopes to get approvals for sale of majority stake in its Indian arm to Vedanta Resources by first quarter of 2011, but in the same vein said the de
CEOs with top college degrees no better than the average ones
A new study has revealed that whether or not a company''s CEO holds a college degree from a top school has no bearing on the firm''s long-term performance.
The research conducted by University of New
Tech Mahindra's CEO Sanjay Kalra quits
IT major Tech Mahindra's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sanjay Kalra, has resigned from the company to pursue other interests, the company said on Friday.
Kalra was with Tech Mahindra for the past s
Another CEO quits Ranbaxy
Aug. 12: Mr Atul Sobti, managing director and CEO of India’s largest drugmaker Ranbaxy, has stepped down following differences with the Japanese promoter Daiichi Sankyo. Mr Sobti had taken over from
'CEOs worth their huge pay packets'
Do CEOs deserve their huge salaries? 'Yes', a good chief executive is not only worth his or her whopping pay packet, but it's also vital to ensure business success, says a new study. The international