Management Change

Electronic Arts stock falls after departure of CEO Riccitiello

2013-03-19 12:29:00

Shares of video game publisher Electronic Arts slumped Tuesday, following Monday's surprise resignation of the company's chief executive officer, John Riccitiello. Stock was trading at $17.10 a half-hour before the market's close, down nearly 8.6%...

Sirius XM names Meyer interim CEO as Karmazin leaves

2012-12-19 07:14:00

Sirius XM Radio has tapped James Meyer as its interim chief executive officer while the search for a permanent replacement for Mel Karmazin continues. Meyer, currently president of sales and operations, has been with the satellite radio broadcaster...

Best Buy's new CEO: Hubert Joly, head of T.G.I. Friday's parent

2012-08-20 08:35:00

Best Buy Co. named a new chief executive Monday, proclaiming Hubert Joly -- the current head of Radisson and T.G.I. Friday’s parent Carlson -- as the best bet to save the beleaguered electronics retailer. Minnesota-based Best Buy has struggled in...

Google executive Marissa Mayer named Yahoo's new chief executive

2012-07-16 13:34:00

Yahoo has named Marissa Mayer, a longtime Google executive, as its new CEO. The beleaguered search giant announced that it had appointed Mayer president, CEO and a board member effective Tuesday. She becomes the company's fifth chief executive in as many...

Barclays' CEO Bob Diamond quits over rate-fixing scandal

2012-07-03 04:38:53

Newton: DWP's new general manager is on the hot seat

2011-07-04 00:00:00

The view from the top floor of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power testifies to its place in the life and history of the city. To the north and west are Silver Lake and the Hollywood Hills, dotted with reservoirs that define neighborhoods and...

Best Buy chairman, founder Richard Schulze resigns early

2012-06-07 08:50:00

Best Buy�Co.�Inc.�just can’t catch a break. Chairman and founder Richard Schulze is jumping ship earlier than expected, taking with him a 20.1% stake in the struggling electronics retailer. Schulze, 71, told the company’s board Thursday...

Metrolink chief credited for improving rail safety will step down

2012-05-07 16:35:14

Dr. Charles Edwards dies at 87; led Scripps foundation

2011-08-18 00:00:00

Dr. Charles Edwards, a major figure in public health issues as a federal official and later as president of the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation in San Diego, died Aug. 7 at his home in La Jolla after a lengthy illness. He was 87. Edwards, the...

Hot Property: Elijah Wood seeks a buyer

2011-08-20 00:00:00

"The Lord of the Rings" star Elijah Wood's latest quest is to find a buyer for the Santa Monica house he recently put up for sale at $1.85 million. The Spanish-style home, built in 1924, is described in the listing as an "opportunity to remodel …...

Burton S. Sperber dies at 82; landscape company founder

2011-10-04 00:00:00

He was the founder and chairman of the board of Calabasas-based ValleyCrest Landscape Cos., the nation's largest landscape services company, whose projects have included the gardens at the Getty Center and the rooftop community garden at Walt Disney...

PASSINGS: Robert Galvin, Patricia Breslin Modell

2011-10-13 00:00:00

Robert Galvin Motorola chief transformed company Robert Galvin, 89, who over nearly three decades as Motorola's chief executive transformed the maker of police radios and TVs into one of the world's leading electronics companies, died in his sleep...

Jaycie Dane has been named general manager of the Lexus Central Area sales region. The central area covers Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

2013-03-25 00:00:00

The plot: Sydney and Jack are confronted by the new director of SD-6 (a.k.a. Sloane s replacement), whose motives are unknown. Sydney and Vaughn lead the team to raid SD-6 and shut down the Alliance, and Francie is killed by what appears to be her doppelganger. How many watched: 17.

2013-02-04 13:58:00

calls the Volt a genuine revolution in automotive transportation. Essentially it is a plug-in hybrid.

2012-04-26 08:26:00