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The Good and Bad of Memphis' Fortune 500
2015-12-31 23:01:17| Auto Parts - Topix.net
During a breakfast meet-and-greet with young professionals earlier this fall at International Paper's newly opened building on its Poplar Avenue campus, IP chairman and CEO Mark Sutton recalled attending an investor day event during his first month on the job. He'd fielded a question from one attendee at that event who, while professing respect for the company, was nevertheless hung up on the second word of the company's name.
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Bad fortune: What makes the ultra-wealthy's biggest losers?
2015-12-13 03:27:52| Apparel - Topix.net
Dov Charney built a worldwide empire of 280 clothing stores, personifying the racy, risk-taking aesthetics of his business, but investors became skittish over his controversial persona. Dov Charney, founder of the now-bankrupt retailer American Apparel, and Sam Wyly, who has bought and sold a dozen companies over the decades, from computer companies to steak houses, were both larger-than-life characters with chequebooks to match.
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[Newsmaker] New dad Zuckerberg vows to give away Facebook fortune
2015-12-02 12:34:42| Apparel - Topix.net
Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday he is a dad and pledged to give away his fortune to make the world a "better place" for baby daughter Maxima and others. In a letter to Maxima posted on his Facebook page, Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan said they were going to give away 99 percent of their company shares - estimated value $45 billion - during their lives in an effort to make a happy and healthy world.
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David Congdon of ODFL Named to Fortune List
2015-11-13 21:10:06| Trucking - Topix.net
The annual feature spotlights 50 CEOs who lead their companies to steady, consistent performance year over year, no matter the economy or market disruptions that could impact their businesses. "I am grateful for this recognition from Fortune and truly humbled by the honor," Mr. Congdon said.
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Nike's Mark Parker Is 'Fortune' Magazine's 2015 Businessperson of the Year
2015-11-13 04:49:37| Footwear - Topix.net
Consistently named as one of the world's most valuable brands with its closest competition raking in less than half of its revenue, Nike has much to thank CEO Mark Parker for. Having ballooned Nike's market capitalization from $16.39 billion USD in 2006 at the beginning of his tenure, to a whopping $86.2 billion USD and 48% of the American athletic footwear market today , Parker deserves due recognition from Fortune magazine as its "Businessperson of the Year" for 2015.
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