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What's the risk when a company is identified with its CEO?

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
May 25, 2018
Celebrity founders can be a burden sometimes.
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk at the Tesla Design Studio in Hawthorne, California, in 2015.
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Qualcomm CEO isn't too worried about our trade war with China

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
May 23, 2018
"We actually feel like we have a seat at the table on both sides of the trade dispute," Steven Mollenkopf says.
“There is a responsibility to make sure that the technologies that you create have the proper technology built in so that it's used appropriately,” Qualcomm CEO Steven Mollenkopf says. Above, he speaks at a tech conference in October.
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Processed food companies find that consumer tastes are changing

by Dan Gorenstein
May 18, 2018
It’s tough to be in the processed food business these days. The abrupt departure of the Campbell’s CEO after a bad quarterly earnings report highlights how difficult it is for these companies to shift their identities, with consumers seeking foods they consider healthier. How are processed food companies responding? Click the audio player above to […]
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How the PGA Tour commissioner plans to grow golf's fan base

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Apr 25, 2018
Commissioner Jay Monahan talks about how the sport needs to keep up with technology.
PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan (L) meets with Tiger Woods during the Pro-Am of the Genesis Open at the Riviera Country Club on February 14, 2018 in Pacific Palisades, California.
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Silicon Valley could be two years away from having a bunch of female CEOs

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Mar 28, 2018
Or, maybe not.
 Facebook's Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg speaks with AEI president Arthur C. Brooks during a public conversation on Facebook's work on 'breakthrough innovations that seek to open up the world' at The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research on June 22, 2016 in Washington, DC. 
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Why Intermountain Healthcare is making generic drugs

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 28, 2018
Rising drug prices are part of what's driving health care inflation. What do you do if you are a big health care company? Start your own drug company.
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When should a company start thinking about a CEO succession plan?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 10, 2018
Despite his fondness for Cherry Coke and Oreos, Warren Buffett is fine. At 87, he’s still going strong. He also says he’s not going anywhere. Still, Buffett’s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, has promoted two of its executives and put them on the board. That instantly makes them front-runners to succeed Buffett. With that, Berkshire gets […]
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This is what corporate boards actually do

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Jan 8, 2018
A CEO's job is pretty clear ... but what does a corporate board do?
Businessmen and shoppers walk along Madison Avenue, one of Manhattan's premier shopping and residential streets on Nov. 1, 2011 in New York City. 
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Disney-Fox deal makes CEO succession tougher

by Aaron Schrank
Dec 14, 2017
The Walt Disney Co. has agreed to buy most of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets in a $52 billion deal that will reshape the media landscape. If the megamerger goes through, the already huge Disney will become an even bigger Hollywood player and digital streaming competitor. Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger was set to […]
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Chipotle looks for a new CEO

by Aaron Schrank
Nov 29, 2017
Fast-casual restaurant chain Chipotle, set up in 1993, has struggled after a number of food safety scandals. An E. coli scandal at one of its stores a couple of years ago also hit its shares. As company founder and CEO Steve Ells moves into the role of executive chairman, Chipotle is looking to shift its […]
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