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Elon Musk Finds New CEO For Twitter
Elon Musk to remain in charge of parent company X Corp, as identity of new Twitter CEO has not been confirmed
Samsung Names Jay Y. Lee Executive Chairman
Heir to the Samsung empire, Jay Y. Lee, returns in symbolic move as executive chairman after receiving presidential pardon
Orange CEO Resigns After Court Conviction
Stephane Richard steps down from his CEO and chairman positions of French mobile giant Orange, after his conviction by a Paris court
ByteDance Chairman Zhang Yiming To Step Down
Another major shakeup at TikTok’s owner ByteDance, after former CEO and co-founder Zhang Yiming confirms departure as chairman
Satya Nadella Confirmed As Microsoft Chairman
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has had another role added to his responsibilities, with the position of chairman of the board
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos To Step Down 5 July
Jeff Bezos will step down at CEO on 5 July, on what he admits is a sentimental date after nearly 30 years in charge of Amazon
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty Steps Down, Arvind Krishna To Take Over
Long serving CEO and chairman of Big Blue, Ginni Rometty, is to retire on 6 April, and will be replaced by cloud boss Arvind Krishna
Jack Ma Steps Down As Alibaba Chairman
New era ahead for Chinese e-commerce giant as co-founder and chairman Jack Ma steps down
HP Adds Chairman Role To Meg Whitman’s CEO Duties
Meg Whitman has been appointed as HP's chairman, as Whitworth steps down due to ill health
Leading Microsoft Investors Ask Bill Gates To Step Down
Microsoft's board of directors is under investor pressure to get Bill Gates to step down
Yahoo Chairman Fred Amoroso Steps Down
Yahoo has lost its chairman after just one year in the job, with the resignation of Fred Amoroso
HP’s Ray Lane Steps Down Amid Board Resignations
Ray Lane has stepped down as chairman of the board as part of the ongoing executive reshuffle at Hewlett-Packard
Andreessen Headed To Yahoo Boardroom: Rumour
Marc Andreessen has been seen visiting Yahoo and speculation now tips him as the next chairman
Cisco UK CEO To Chair Technology Strategy Board
Phil Smith, CEO of Cisco UK & Ireland, named as preferred candidate for role at Technology Strategy Board
Steve Jobs Resigns As Apple CEO
In Jobs' resignation letter he asked to stay on as chairman and urged the appointment of Tim Cook as CEO