Taking a Look at Viacom

* In November 2001, Margolese stepped down as CEO, remaining as chairman until November 2003, with Sirius issuing a statement thanking him “for his great vision, leadership and dedication in creating both Sirius and the satellite radio industry.” Joe Clayton, former CEO of Global Crossing, followed as CEO from November 2001 until November 2004. Clayton stayed on as chairman until July 2008. Mel Karmazin, former president of Viacom, became CEO in November 2004, and remained in that position through the merger, until December 2012.

Apple is a company that everyone in the world knows about today, and most people own at least one Apple product, but Apple did not start out as a huge company. It started out with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak working on computers in the garage of Steve Jobs. Jobs and Wozniak

Another central feature of the board of directors is the question of whether the CEO is also the chairman of the board. When the CEO is also the chairman this is often referred to as “CEO duality”. In the US the CEO is often the chairman of the board. Studies have shown that the board in most cases

Milton Johnson was assigned president of HCA in 2011 and CEO in 2014 (“R. Milton Johnson,” n.d.). Johnson works in conjunction with HCA’s board of directors which includes 11 individuals. The board of directors is comprised of Robert Dennis, Nancy-Ann DeParle, Thomas Frist III, William Frist, Ann Lamont, Jay Light, Geoffrey Meyers, Michael Michelson, Wayne Riley, and John Rowe (“Board Composition,” 2016). HCA’s Chief Operating Officer is Samuel Hazen, who assumed his role in 2011 (“Samuel N. Hazen,” n.d.). HCA’s Chief Financial Officer is William Rutherford, who also assumed his role in 2011 (“William B. Rutherford,” n.d.). Within Parallon there are additional executive officers for each division. Brendan Courtney is the President and CEO of

Introduction: The Walt Disney Company is on the threshold of a new era. Michael Eisner has stepped down from his position as CEO and turned over the reigns to Robert Iger. A lot of turmoil has been brewing through the company over the last four years; many people are hoping that this change in leadership will put Disney back on the road to success. Issues began around mid-2002; when declining earnings, fleeing shareholders, and

Taran Swan served as launch director and general manager of Nickelodeon Latin America. She had written the business plan, compiled a team and brought it through its first 18 months in the air. She unexpectedly had to return to New York and was faced with the decision of whether to appoint an interim leader in her place, and if so, who among her team members should she select?

In response to the market trend, the company has introduced some new products. Comcast launched a constant guard, a security program designed to help protect its high-speed internet users from online threats. Comcast also launched a beta version of Fancast Xfinity TV, its online television service. The Xfinity service gives subscriber access to hours of content not previously available online. Comcast also took the opportunity of the market trend and added to its mobile content. It released Comcast Mobile app 2.0, which includes a remote DVR programming service. Also, the company launched COMCAST4U, a mobile SMS text service, which gives customers access to frequently accessed account functions. All of these new additions will allow Comcast

The Board of Directors are in charge of determining the corporation’s leadership structure on an annual basis and determine if the board will be led by an independent Chairperson or an independent Lead Director. The board has decided that Ronald Sargent, the CEO of Staples, will remain and the Chairman of the board. The Board of Directors is broken down into five committees made up of around three or four board members. Each committee has there own responsibilities and are in charge of making critical decisions that they must assure is communicated properly throughout the entire company. This leadership structure assures that the Board of Directors has a proper balance of leadership roles that allows for a system that prevents any conflict of interests that may come from having the CEO serving on the board.

The Organisation is overseen by the Trump family with Donald Trump as its CEO and three of his eldest Children — Donald Trump, Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump—filling in as Executive Vice Presidents in the Organisation.

Since 2005, the CEO baton was passed along for the 6th time to the company’s COO since 2000, Robert Iger. Iger has a long history within the larger framework of Disney’s enterprises, namely through ABC studio and cable network channels (Management 2009). Iger – as CEO of Disney – has focused on reconciling problematic dissension among the board of directors, especially the current Roy Disney, who, at one time, campaigned against Disney itself. Since then, the company has restructured certain key areas in management to regain investor confidence and internal affairs. Most recently, Disney announced its fiscal year and fourth quarter financial results via webcast (Corporate 2009).

One in which a new CEO has been hired to take over News Corp. Meet Philippe Dauman. Dauman has been CEO and President of Viacom since 2006. He also served as Director of CBS from 2005-2006. Prior to Viacom, from 2000-2006 Dauman was CEO and Co-chairman of DND Capital Partners, L.L.C., “a private equity firm specializing in media and telecommunications investments” (Bloomberg). Needless to say, Dauman has more than enough experience to helm News Corp.

Influencing a group of individuals to achieve a common goal is leadership in its simplest form and the three people responsible for this are Dr. Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer; Larry Page, Co-Founder & President, Products; and Sergey Brin, Co-Founder & President, Technology. Overseeing the company's technical and business strategy since 2001, Dr. Schmidt’s leadership has helped the company grow from a startup to a global enterprise while maintaining a culture of strong innovation. Larry Page the founding CEO grew the company to over 200 employees and profitability before moving into his role as president of products. Sergey Brin directs the research efforts of Google with areas of focus

Tim Cook is the most important executive and the CEO of Apple. Before being named CEO in August 2011 he was in charge of a large portion of the companies planning and daily operations, His direction and supervision anticipated an essential spike in deals for Apple 's Macintosh division and delivered a significant arrange in the revamping of key supplier affiliations, guaranteeing adaptability in light of a clearly interest for business center.

The Walt Disney Company is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. Disney is able to create sustainable profits due to its heterogeneity, inimitability, co-specialization and immense foresight. During the late twentieth century, Michael Eisner founded and gave a rebirth to Walt Disney Company. Eisner revitalize TV and movies, Themes Park and new businesses. Eisner's takeover for fifteen years had climbed the revenues and net earnings of the company. It also successfully uses synergy to create value across its many business units. After its founder Walter Disney's death, the company started to lose its ground and performance declined. Michael Eisner became CEO

After the merger the company started to experience losses which forced the company to terminate chief executive officer (CEO), Carly Florina. She served as CEO during the technology industry downturn of the early 2000s. During her