The hedge fund Eminence Capital nominated Norman S. Matthews, the former president of Federated Department Stores, and Bruce J. Klatsky, the former chairman of PVH Corporation, to Jos. A Bank's board in the latest development in the takeover war between Jos. A Bank and Men's Wearhouse...
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CIT Group Inc. (NYSE:CIT) cit.com, a leading provider of financing and advisory services to small businesses and middle market companies, today announced that Ellen R. Alemany has been named to CIT’sBoard of Directors effective immediately. She will serve as a member of CIT’s Audit Committee.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 21, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stein Mart, Inc. (Nasdaq
:SMRT) today announced the appointment of Burton M. Tansky to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Tansky was with The Neiman Marcus Group for 23 years, retiring as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2010.
VINELAND, N.J., Jan. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") has appointed Keith Stock to the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Stock will also serve as a director of Sun National Bank, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, and as a member of the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors.
SUNRISE, FL, Jan 21, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Wialan Technologies, Inc. (otc pink:ACYD) ("the company"), a next generation wireless telecommunications provider, announces today that effective January 22, 2014, the Company will change its corporate name to Wialan Technologies, Inc. The Company's common stock has been assigned the following new CUSIP number: 96685A107 and will trade under the following ticker: WLAN. Outstanding stock certificates are not affected by the name change and do not need to be exchanged.
Nelson Peltz, the activist investor, is joining Mondelez International Inc. (MDLZ)’s board and won’t push the food maker to merge with PepsiCo Inc. as he had urged...
CLEVELAND, Jan. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- KeyCorpKEY +1.00% announced today that Demos Parneros, President, North American Stores and Online of Staples, Inc., has been elected to KeyCorp's Board of Directors...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan 16, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sprint S +1.61% today announced its board of directors has appointed Marcelo Claure to the board, bringing the total number of board members to nine...
MIAMI BEACH, FL, Jan 16, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Mindpix Corporation (otc pink:MPIX) ("Mindpix" or the "Company"), a technology driven media services and entertainment company focused on owning, creating or managing multi-platform music/entertainment, sports and U.S. Hispanic media properties, today announced a change in its Board of Directors. Effective January 16, 2014, German Gonzalez, a board member since 2012 has resigned as a member of the Board of Directors of Mindpix.
TULSA, Okla., Jan 15, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Williams Partners L.P. WPZ +0.34% today announced changes to the Board of Directors of its general partner, Williams Partners GP LLC. Williams WMB +0.05% owns approximately 64 percent of Williams Partners, including its general partner interest.
ELMSFORD, N.Y., Jan. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- BioScrip®, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIOS) today announced that it has appointed Tricia Huong Thi Nguyen, M.D., 41, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. The addition of Dr. Nguyen increases the size of the Board from eight to nine members, eight of whom are independent and all of whom are elected annually. As an independent director, Dr. Nguyen will serve on the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Corporate Strategy Committee and will stand for election at the Company's 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
(Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) -- MINNEAPOLIS - Jan. 14, 2014 - Best Buy Co., Inc. BBY +0.07% , the leading authority and destination for technology products and services, today announced the appointment of Thomas L. "Tommy" Millner to its Board of Directors. Millner is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Cabela's Inc., North America's leading omni-channel retailer of hunting, fishing and camping products.
NASHUA, N.H., Jan 14, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- SMTP, Inc. (otcqb:SMTP), a global provider of email delivery services, announced today the appointment of Lewis Moorehead as SMTP's new Chief Financial Officer and the expansion of its Board of Directors from three to five members, including the addition of an additional independent director.
NEW YORK, Jan 15, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BlackRock, Inc. BLK +0.01% elected Pamela Daley, former Senior Vice President of Corporate Business Development at the General Electric Company, to the Company’s Board of Directors. Ms. Daley, who retired from GE on January 1st, joined the Board on January 15th.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 13, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Famous Dave's of America, Inc.DAVE +0.76% today announced that it has elected Ed Rensi to its Board of Directors effective 1/10/14.
SUNNYVALE, CA, Jan 14, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Meru Networks, Inc. MERU -0.43% today announced its entry into an agreement dated January 13, 2014 with Potomac Capital Partners III, L.P. and certain related parties to, among other things, appoint two new independent directors -- Eric Singer and Stephen Domenik -- to its board of directors. With these additions, the Meru board of directors now comprises nine directors.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 13, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) --SUPERVALU INC. SVU +2.92% today announced that experienced retail executive Gerald Storch has been elected as the company’s new chair of its Board of Directors. The appointment comes after Robert Miller, who served as chairman of SUPERVALU’s Board of Directors since March 2013, announced he would resign his chairman position to focus on other demands.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan 13, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Golden Pacific Bancorp and Golden Pacific Bank's Board of Directors is proud to announce the recent appointment of Virginia A. Varela as Chief Executive Officer for Golden Pacific Bancorp and Golden Pacific Bank, as well as a member of the Board of Directors for both entities.
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has a new gig: He's joining the board of the Freedom of the Press Foundation. "It is tremendously humbling to be called to serve the cause of our free press, and it is the honor of a lifetime to do so alongside extraordinary Americans like Daniel Ellsberg on FPF’s Board of Directors," Snowden said in a statement on the organization's blog...
SPRING LAKE, MICHIGAN, Jan 13, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Victory Electronic Cigarettes Corporation (otcqb:ECIG), the emerging leader in the electronic cigarette industry, announced today the joining of Bill Fields to its Board of Directors.
Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ:BRKR) announced the election of Dr. Gilles Martin to its Board of Directors, effective as of today
BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seattle Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGEN) announced today that John A. Orwin has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Orwin is a biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry veteran with nearly 25 years of experience, including senior leadership positions in many commercial oncology organizations. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Relypsa, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company.
HOUSTON, Jan 09, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Plains GP Holdings PAGP +0.50% announced that effective today Bobby S. Shackouls has been appointed as an independent member of its Board of Directors.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. AKAM +2.01% , the leading provider of cloud services for delivering, optimizing and securing online content and business applications, today announced the election of Steven M. Scopellite to the Akamai Board of Directors effective January 1, 2014. Mr. Scopellite recently retired from Goldman Sachs after a distinguished 28-year career having served as global head of the firm's 8,000-person Technology Division and as chief information officer.