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Office Depot Makes Changes In Leadership Team

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Office Depot has made some key changes in its leadership team, including naming a new chief digital officer. Calkins was previously Office Depot’s executive VP and chief legal officer and has also been responsible for the company’s contract sales business and Canadian operations. He will also oversee the copy and print business.

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Lowe’s, PetSmart And Others Take On New Leadership

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After a leadership gap of more than half a year, Zulily has announced the successor to its departing CEO Darrell Cavens, who moved on to lead new ventures with QVC’s Qurate Retail Group. At Shopbop, a subsidiary of Amazon purchased in 2006, Yurcisin helmed the ship for seven years. He also spent time as the VP of all Amazon clothing.

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Do We Care About Leadership?

Jeff For Banks

He is a reservist, and had interesting perspectives on how the military operates versus private industry. One form of training I fondly recall from my Navy days was Navy Leadership Development school, or NAVLEAD. Aside from the cost, part of the reason may be our attitude towards "soft" disciplines such as leadership and supervision.

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Intuit Selects Its New CFO

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We are fortunate to have benefitted from Neil’s leadership for more than a decade. Michelle is a talented professional whose experience and leadership make her a natural and excellent successor to Neil. I’m excited to see Michelle lead opportunities to accelerate our performance in the years ahead.”.

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Community Banking According to Andy

Jeff For Banks

He exemplifies the best of next generation bank leadership, with eyes wide open to the next iteration of banking in our rapidly changing environment. 8/ @Schornack It is a niche that has only grown over time and one that has shown very little net losses since we started making these loans around the U of M in 2005-2006. I think so.

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Here Are 35 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed

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Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Increased expenses, supply chain inefficiencies, and the need to enhance operating results contributed to the perfume retailer’s bankruptcy, which was court-approved in October.

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Hackers No Match For Designer Handbags

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The letter went on to state: “The board has not only destroyed significant shareholder value but has presided over an extended period of poor stock price performance, poor operating performance and a substantial deterioration in EBITDA margins.”. Alden directly blamed London and Alex W.