Kohl's announced on Monday that interim CEO Michael Bender will become the ailing retailer's permanent new CEO-making him the third chief executive to head the company in about three years. The news comes a day before the Wisconsin-based department store releases its third-quarter earnings report, on November 25 at 9:00 a.m. "Over the past several months as interim CEO, Michael has proven to be an exceptional leader for Kohl's-progressively improving results, driving short and long-term strategy, and positively impacting cultural change," board chair John Schlifske said in a statement. Bender has served as interim CEO for the last six and a half months.
Heine Bros Coffee has promoted longtime finance and operations leader Jessica Lord to chief executive officer, marking a generational leadership shift at the Louisville-based specialty coffee chain. Lord joined the company in 2010, serving as director of finance before taking on the COO role in 2022. As CEO, she replaces Mike Mays, who will remain with the company in a founder role.
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MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, sought his mother's reaction before appointing Silicon Valley veteran Jeff Housenbold as CEO of his business empire. The move allows Donaldson to focus on content creation, though he has cautioned fans not to view his success as typical, warning most aspiring creators won't achieve the same outcome. YouTube star MrBeast makes no attempt to hide the fact that his mom is one of the most important people to have on board when it comes to his business and financial decisions.
I'm delighted that Gianfranco is joining Arriva at such an important time for our Group. His wealth of experience running complex, high value operational businesses through periods of growth, innovation and change means he's ideally positioned to lead this company. He has an exceptional track record in growing and developing successful businesses and I'm confident that under his leadership we will strengthen our ambition to be the leading passenger transport partner across Europe
Yaccarino has virtually no experience in the health sector but brings more than a decade of advertising expertise. She led the modernization of NBCUniversal's ad business and built major brand partnerships at the Comcast-owned company.
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