Bloomberg Appoints Independent Adviser

Sam Palmisano is the former CEO of IBM, where he served until January 2012. He also served as Chairman of the company until September, 2012. He was promoted to CEO in March 2002 and named Chairman effective January 1, 2003. Under his leadership, IBM achieved record financial performance, transformed itself into a globally integrated enterprise and introduced its Smarter Planet agenda. He serves on the boards of ExxonMobil and American Express. He also serves on the Board of Bloomberg Philanthropies.

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Tensions follow Mecklenburg County manager&x2019;s firing

Tensions flared over a proposal to hire retired BellSouth executive Krista Tillman to help guide the county in the search for a new manager and to lead a study on effectiveness and efficiency of government operations.

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Interim city administrator possible

After it was revealed former public works and personnel director Shawn Ortgiesen used city-issued credit cards for personal use, the City Council appointed Langloss last month to serve as a temporary administrator in Ortgiesen’s place, with the goal of hiring a full-time administrator.

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Glencore Xstrata Appoints Hayward as Interim Chairman

The former BP CEO, Tony Hayward, has been appointed interim chairman of Glencore Xstrata after John Bond was voted out by the company’s shareholders. His appointment comes as BP puts the cost of the Deepwater Horizon disaster at about $40 billion, which took place when Mr. Hayward was CEO.

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BlackRock’s Star Said Falling To Earth

'He was a star manager with a high profile', said Adrian Lowcock, senior research analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown Plc, the U.K.’s biggest retail broker. 'Sadly, it has negative connotations for the wider industry of finance, which doesn’t have the best reputations anyway, but it’s important for the FCA to investigate any potential laws being broken to restore confidence for investors'.

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