Heinz Says 2 Dissidents May Join Board
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PITTSBURGH -- Corporate activist Nelson Peltz and another dissident investor who campaigned for deeper cost-cutting and other changes at H.J. Heinz Co. appear to have won seats on the famed ketchup maker's board, according to preliminary voting results released Friday.
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The New York Times Co.  board of directors met with leading shareholders in late February, a spokeswoman of the paper confirmed on Monday, amid a fight to cut the Sulzberger family's long-standingcontrol of the company.
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Two of Franklin Resources Inc.'s board members have resigned, but the mutual fund company hopes to bring back one of the departing directors.
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As the University of Colorado tries to determine whether it can fire a professor who likened Sept. 11 victims to Nazis, another professor has claimed she was removed from her post because of her political views.
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Â· Proposal made at Labour deputy leader hustingsÂ· Northen Ireland secretary woos leftwing of party
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The showdown at Disney (DIS ) may not happen after all. Dissident former board members Stanley Gold and Roy Disney said on Sept. 28 that they support the board&#39;s accelerated search for a new CEO, making it
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In naming two new co-chairmen, Benazir Bhuttoâs political party also announced that it will contest coming elections.
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Germanyâs biggest industrial union, IG Metall, nominated Berthold Huber, 57, left, a top union deputy for four years, to take over as its leader later this year. The current leader, JÃ¼rgen Peters, has said he will not seek re-election in November when his term expires, the union said. IG Metall has 2.3 million members representing a broad range of workers in Germanyâs key manufacturing sector. Earlier this year, it secured a pay increase of 4.1 percent this year and another 1.7 percent next year for manufacturing workers. It went into talks demanding a 6.5 percent raise.
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The Scottish Socialist Party could choose a successor to Tommy Sheridan at its annual conference this weekend.
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The New York Times Company, under pressure from hedge funds that want to gain representation on its board, nominated two candidates of its own, Robert E. Denham and Dawn Lepore.
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Â· Far-right party practically guarantees him a seatÂ· As a Duma member ex-spy would enjoy immunity
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Associates of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti revive speculation that he may contest the presidency.
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Disney (DIS:NYSE - news - research) dissidents Roy Disney and Stanley Gold won&#39;t nominate an alternative director slate for the 2005 meeting, saying they believe the company&#39;s board is making progress in serving the interest of shareholders.
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Pfizer Inc.'s  board of  directors was meeting on Friday to discuss plans for picking a  successor to the company's chairman and chief executive, Hank  McKinnell, who is scheduled to retire in February 2008.
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The executive board of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom may discuss making a bid for the main production unit of oil major YUKOS at a meeting today, a Gazprom source says.
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One is a center-right president and a close ally of the United States who is accused of being too soft on outlawed paramilitary groups. The other is a leftist president who allegedly favors Marxist rebels and openly criticizes U.S policy.
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Memo says offering has support, muting talk that some fear IPO will give bank head too much power. LONDON  - Head of Lazard Bruce Wasserstein has &quot;near unanimous support&quot; from the working partners