Word: ceo
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...voracious men who work 16-hour days, earn outrageous salaries that never keep pace with their desires, and consider themselves "Masters of the Universe." But Wolfe was a tourist; Lewis issues his catcalls from deep inside the jungle. At the top of the food chain is Salomon's CEO, who presides with a smooth amalgam of drive and hypocrisy, speaking loftily of social issues and encouraging his staff to bilk the clients. Below him are ranks of predators, among them a man so dedicated to consumption that he is labeled "the Human Piranha"; a Briton so chilly to his colleagues...
...this strategy will pay off, he adds,explaining, "in 10 to 20 years, the sameindividual is now a CEO of a corporation...
...such as Ghostbusters, The Karate Kid and When Harry Met Sally . . ., Columbia's movie-production unit has been floundering for years. The most spectacular flop: Ishtar, the Dustin Hoffman-Warren Beatty desert lark released in 1987, which lost $25 million. Three top-management teams have come and gone since CEO David Begelman was forced out in 1978 amid a financing scandal. Coca-Cola, which bought the studio in 1982 and still controls 49% of its stock, fired British producer David Puttnam (Chariots of Fire) in 1987 after barely a year at the helm, during which he accomplished little besides alienating...
While outsiders often have trouble adapting to Hollywood's insular ways, Sony appeared decisive and savvy last week. Columbia CEO Victor Kaufman and chief operating officer Lewis Korman announced that they would be leaving once the deal was set. At the same time, Sony said it agreed to pay $200 million to buy Guber-Peters Productions. One of the hottest producer teams in Hollywood, Peter Guber, 47, a former Columbia production executive, and Jon Peters, 42, who got his start as a hairdresser to the stars, produced Rain Man for United Artists and Batman for Warner Bros...
Most certain about McArthur's role is that it is not likely to change anytime soon. Efficiency is the key to success in the business world, and although McArthur may not be a campus presence, he is an efficient CEO. Even if his company is meant to be a part of academia...