Archives: 2008January

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One of the annoying things about e-mail marketing is that once you sign up for a few newsletters from your favorite stores, they quickly clog up your inbox. And those are the ones you opt in for. Add all the other retailers who somehow get your e-mail address and just send you digital […]

(Irving, Texas)—Larry R. Faulkner was named to the board of this energy company. Dr. Faulkner is president of Houston Endowment Inc., a private philanthropy, and president emeritus of the University of Texas at Austin. The board now has 13 directors, 11 of whom are nonemployees.

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(Clinton, N.J.)—This engineering and construction conglomerate named Edward G. Galante, Jack A. Fusco and Steven J. Demetriou directors, effective immediately. Mr. Galante, 57, was senior vice president at Exxon Mobil Corp. before retiring in 2006. Mr. Fusco, 45, was chairman and chief executive of Texas Genco LLC before retiring. Mr. Demetriou, 49, is chairman and […]

(Irving, Texas)—Larry R. Faulkner was named to the board of this energy company. Dr. Faulkner is president of Houston Endowment Inc., a private philanthropy, and president emeritus of the University of Texas at Austin. The board now has 13 directors, 11 of whom are nonemployees.

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(Santa Clara, Calif.)—Brian Storms was named chairman and chief executive of this technology and service provider for environmental and energy markets, effective immediately. Mr. Storms, 53, succeeds John Melby, 36, who continues as president. Mr. Storms was CEO of Marsh Inc.

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Don’t like what the stock market is doing? Wait a few minutes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was lately up 111 points, after losing nearly 200 points at one point earlier in the day.
Such swings have become commonplace in this period of increased volatility. Through the first six months of 2007, the Dow, on average, […]

Most good financial planners would tell investors that trying to time the market is a fool’s game. So why do business executives continue to try to cajole consumers into making big-ticket spending decisions as if they’re one-day stock trades?
In November, D.R. Horton CEO Donald Tomnitz addressed “the home buyers in America” on his firm’s […]

Having trouble getting away from work to be with your kids? Here’s a solution: Take them to work with you!
That’s what Greg Jordan, chair of Reed Smith, has done in a couple of instances while he’s on the road. And he’s been on the road a lot – 197 days last year, including 13 trips […]

A story in Saturday’s New York Times that looks at the swelling endowments at prep schools caught my eye. It focused on the $1 billion endowment of Phillips Exeter Academy, a boarding school in Exeter, N.H., where tuition is $36,500 a year.
The endowment, the piece says, allows it to pay the full cost for any […]