The semiretired chairman of the board of the brokerage firm was a longtime trader with nearly 40 years of experience in the grain pits at the Chicago Board of Trade.
" Employees are the greatest asset of the company, and we are committed to creating a better and more supportive working environment for them, " said James Liang, executive chairman of the board at Trip.com.
So this time I did something, I took an action, I made a choice, I resigned as chairman of the board and I agreed to serve as a first-time CEO of this broken company.
Separating the roles of chief executive and chairman of the board can help, too (appointing a lead independent director is seldom sufficient to keep in check an almighty boss with both jobs, let alone sack one).
Musk stayed up all night and played until half past five in the morning, and then he made up his mind to send an email to the chairman of the board of Twitter, making the final offer.