Born William Henry Gates III on October 28, 1955, Bill Gates worked his way from a Harvard dropout to become one of the world’s greatest philanthropist, entrepreneur, and as well as one of the richest individuals in the world. Currently worth US$53 billion, he simultaneously holds the post as the chairman of the software giant [...]
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April 11th 2010
CEO of T. Rowe Price since 2007, James Kennedy prides himself on balancing the demands of office and home. He brought the sixth-largest mutual fund manager in the U.S. through one of the greatest financial meltdowns of the era, and kept the company together, as well as keeping investors confident despite the financial collapse of [...]
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April 3rd 2010
Blue Nile’s CEO since 2008, Diane M. Irvine Never had time to celebrate her rise to the position, for the sales of the previous holiday season was worse than expected, and the credit crunch meant that the next year was not going to be pleasant either. A 20% drop in the company shares the very [...]
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February 20th 2010
The current CEO of eBay, John Donahoe took over the reins of the company right at a time when U.S. business was imploding and eBay’s own business model was under assault. The New CEO was pressured from all sides, from both inside and outside his company, a literal CEO Hell, so to speak, but he [...]
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January 7th 2010