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Focusing on Oil & Gas, Reversing on Renewables According to an exclusive report in Reuters, CEO Murray Auchincloss will tell investors the company is abandoning its target to grow renewable generation capacity 20-fold between 2019 and 2030 to 50 gigawatts.
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Chris Westfall, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Much of his issues came with Vince McMahon, who was long gone as WWE CEO and Chairman, with Nick Khan taking his place.
—Andrew Ravens, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
In January, Environmental Law and Policy Center CEO Howard Learner told the Tribune that NEVI funds are under more direct presidential control than, say, solar energy tax credits or EV tax credits.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Among those sending that message to National Archives staff was Jim Byron, president and CEO of the Richard Nixon Foundation.
—Maegan Vazquez The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025
The Hollywood titan and CEO of entertainment and media agency giant Endeavor has seen his net worth soar over the last 12 months as bets on WWE and UFC have paid off handsomely.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
While speaking with reporters Monday, Red Sox CEO Sam Kennedy defended chief baseball officer Craig Breslow when asked whether Boston has tackled the offseason with urgency to improve.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Rupert Murdoch, who effectively controls Fox through an irrevocable family trust, has been trying to amend that trust to give his son (and Fox CEO) Lachlan Murdoch control.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
Ulta Beauty’s Michelle Crossan-Matos left the retailer Wednesday, while Wella Co. CEO Annie Young-Scrivner also left her post after five years.
—James Manso, WWD, 24 Jan. 2025
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Chris Westfall, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Much of his issues came with Vince McMahon, who was long gone as WWE CEO and Chairman, with Nick Khan taking his place.
—Andrew Ravens, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
In January, Environmental Law and Policy Center CEO Howard Learner told the Tribune that NEVI funds are under more direct presidential control than, say, solar energy tax credits or EV tax credits.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Among those sending that message to National Archives staff was Jim Byron, president and CEO of the Richard Nixon Foundation.
—Maegan Vazquez The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025
The Hollywood titan and CEO of entertainment and media agency giant Endeavor has seen his net worth soar over the last 12 months as bets on WWE and UFC have paid off handsomely.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
While speaking with reporters Monday, Red Sox CEO Sam Kennedy defended chief baseball officer Craig Breslow when asked whether Boston has tackled the offseason with urgency to improve.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Rupert Murdoch, who effectively controls Fox through an irrevocable family trust, has been trying to amend that trust to give his son (and Fox CEO) Lachlan Murdoch control.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
Ulta Beauty’s Michelle Crossan-Matos left the retailer Wednesday, while Wella Co. CEO Annie Young-Scrivner also left her post after five years.
—James Manso, WWD, 24 Jan. 2025
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“CEO.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CEO. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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CEO
noun
: the executive with the chief decision-making power in an organization or business
Etymology
chief executive officer
Legal Definition
CEO
noun
: the executive with the chief decision-making authority in an organization or business
Etymology
chief executive officer
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