Jamie Boychuk, the activist investor candidate aiming to lead operations at Norfolk Southern, says improvements the railroad has made in recent weeks under new Chief Operating Officer John Orr — like increasing train velocity, reducing dwell, and removing 75 locomotives from active service — are low-hanging fruit that will help reduce the operating ratio by []Read More
UI Health Care launched a search for a new chief operating officer Tuesday after current COO Emily Blomberg announced her departure. Blomberg was appointed to the position in January 2022. Denise Jamieson, dean of the UI Carver College of Medicine, said Blomberg will transition to a leadership position in her home state of Minnesota. Jamieson
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen is now backing activist investor Ancora Holdings and its call for management change at Norfolk Southern. The union’s decision, announced today, is the second in as many days: The union representing maintenance of way workers yesterday swung its support to Ancora. The unions represent 41.5% []Read More
ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern executives today outlined steps they will take over the next six months to improve operations and service while wringing out $250 million in costs. NS is under pressure to show improvements amid a proxy battle with activist investor Ancora Holdings, which has been critical of the railroad’s lagging financial and operational []Read More
The activist at Norfolk Southern won support of the Teamsters union, a key endorsement as Ancora seeks to convince shareholders their plan is the right option.
The creative leadership carousel continues to turn. David Lubars recently announced his retirement after four decades at BBDO. Chris Beresford-Hill, who had been at Ogilvy as president of advertising for North America, left there to replace Lubars at BBDO. Now, Dentsu Creative chief creative officer of U.S. and LATAM, Rafael Rizuto, has departed Dentsu to take the chief creative officer for North America at Ogilvy. At Ogilvy, Rizuto will be responsible for the agency’s creative product across...
Veezu is the UK's fastest growing and largest private hire technology platform and operates from regional hubs across the country. Amber Cars has been operating across the Leeds and Bradford area since 1987 and was acquired by Veezu in 2015. Since then, the firm has grown to partner with more than 16000 driver-partners across the UK and has grown exponentially with the acquisition of local brands like Premier Cars, Gee Gee Cars and Wheels Private Hire. This rebrand marks a significant...
The service’s new policy empowers “mission area data officers” for warfighting, intelligence, business operations, and enterprise IT, as well as institutionalizing what have been “ad hoc” data duties across the service, David Markowitz told Breaking Defense.
The police chief in Albany, New York, says an officer was "ambushed" by a driver who shot him the leg as he approached a vehicle following an attempted traffic stop and returned fire, killing the man.
Victoria, Seychelles, April 23rd, 2024, Chainwire At this month’s Blockchain Life Dubai conference, Bitget Wallet‘s Chief Operating Officer Alvin Kan joined industry experts from SafePal, Ledger, Trust Wallet, Telegram Wallet, and CoinTelegraph journalists to discuss strategies for building more secure and user-friendly decentralized wallets. The discussion revolved around the comprehensive application of various wallet technologies, […]
Mass security measures are being put in place ahead of the Olympic Games. Paris is expecting hundreds of thousands of fans to attend the competition. Security concerns have been heightened after threats to football matches
At a press conference on Monday, Ashley's parents Julie and Paul said Houston would threaten her with text messages, as many as 70 a day.