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...BSkyB appointment has heightened chatter that James has now leapfrogged his older brother Lachlan as the most likely successor to their father, who is 72. Hardworking Lachlan, 32, who had long been viewed as Daddy's favorite, runs News Corp.'s U.S. publishing and TV business from New York City, where he has had some success turning around the perpetually troubled tabloid the New York Post. The subject of succession is clearly a sensitive one in the family. When questioned recently by a journalist, James, looking agitated, snapped, "It would be very nice to put that speculation to bed." Maybe...
...effect on Burns, who recalls thinking, Hey, I didn't get slapped down. Speaking up has helped Burns, who grew up in the projects in New York City, rise through the ranks from summer intern in 1980 to her position as president of Xerox Business Group Operations and probable successor to CEO Anne Mulcahy...
Just after Fiat chief Gianni Agnelli died last January, the world got a rare glimpse of the company's heir apparent. John Elkann--the grandson Agnelli had handpicked six years earlier as his eventual successor--cut a striking figure at the wake in Turin, reminding many of the young Agnelli's poise and elegance. For now, Gianni's brother Umberto Agnelli, 69, controls Fiat Corp. But Elkann, 27, has become the man to watch...
...giving him the task of negotiating an Israei-Palestinian cease-fire. Mubarak completed his speech after a 45-min. break. A squash player, the President is in relatively good health. But many Egyptians doubtless hope that, to prevent future chaos, he will take the time to pick a successor...
...don’t confuse the promise of the future with the legend of the past. Freshman wide receiver Corey Mazza, though tapped to be the successor to record-holder Carl Morris ’03, is making inroads for himself on his own name. He has already been named Ivy League Rookie of the Week—twice. He is third on the team in receiving yards, with 336. He leads the squad in average yards-per-catch with 17.7. He has three touchdowns—not too shabby when you consider that he wasn’t supposed...