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#19849827 at 2023-11-02 19:59:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #24371: Assange Railroaded Edition

What's the Defense Business Board
And why are they doing this?

3) Talent Management, Culture, & Diversity Advisory Subcommittee: This subcommittee shall provide advice on the dynamics of the DoD's workforce and the application of private sector and academic best practices. Members of this subcommittee must have substantial experience in, but not limited to: strategic human resources management, leadership development, talent management, and retention of employees.

https://dbb.defense.gov/Charter/

Parent Members
D.L.J.
Honorable Deborah Lee James (Chair)
Former Secretary, US Airforce
VIEW BIO
C. Albright
Craig Albright
CFO, Xerox Americas Operations & Global Cash Center of Excellence
VIEW BIO
A.A
Alex Alonso, Ph.D.
Chief Knowledge Officer Society for Human Resource Management
VIEW BIO
J.A.
Joseph Anderson
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Tag Holdings, LLC
VIEW BIO
D.B.
David Beitel
Chief Technology Officer, Zillow Group
VIEW BIO
S.D
Sally Donnelly
Founding Partner, Pallas Advisors
VIEW BIO
C.E.
Cheryl Eliano
District 10 National Vice President, American Federation Of Government Employees
VIEW BIO
C.G.
Christopher S. Gopal, Ph.D.
Executive, Consultant. Author. & Educator, Global Supply Chain & Operations
VIEW BIO
L.H.
Linnie M. Haynesworth
Former VP Northrop Grumman & Independent Board Director
VIEW BIO
E.H.
Erin Hill, J.D.
Deputy Chief Auditor, BNY Mellon
VIEW BIO
M.H.
Mellody Hobson
Co-CEO & President, Ariel Investments
VIEW BIO
S.LN.
Suzanne Leopoldi-Nichols
Former Chief Global Business Solutions Officer, WPP's Global Procurement
VIEW BIO
J.M.
Jennifer McClure
Founder & CEO, Unbridled Talent, LLC
VIEW BIO
O.M.
Oscar Munoz
Retired Chairman, President & CEO United Airlines
VIEW BIO
L.S.
General Larry Spencer, US Air Force (Ret)
President, Armed Forces Benefit Association
VIEW BIO
D.W.
David Van Slyke, Ph.D.
Dean, The Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs Syracuse University
VIEW BIO
J.V.
General Joseph L. Votel, USA (Ret)
Former President & CEO for Business Executives For National Security
VIEW BIO
J.W
General Johnnie Wilson, USA (Ret)
Former President & Chief Operating Officer, Dimensions International, INC.
VIEW BIO
D.W.
Honorable David M. Walker
Former U.S. Comptroller General
VIEW BIO
Robert Wolf
Robert Wolf
Founder, 32 Advisors
VIEW BIO
S.Y
Saf Yeboah-Amankwah
Senior VP & Chief Strategy Officer, Intel
VIEW BIO

https://dbb.defense.gov/Board-Members/

#13365740 at 2021-04-05 16:56:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #16932: Shaping The Narrative Takes Work, DS Working OT So Should (You) Edition

>>13365607
United
Board of Directors

Oscar Munoz
Executive Chairman, United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

Carolyn Corvi
Retired Vice President and General Manager - Airplane Programs, The Boeing Company

Barney Harford
Former Chief Operating Officer of Uber Technologies, Inc.

Michele J. Hooper
President and CEO, The Directors' Council

Captain Todd M. Insler
Master Executive Council Chairman, Air Line Pilots Association

Walter Isaacson
Professor of History, Tulane University, and Advisory Partner, Perella Weinberg Partners

James A. C. Kennedy
Former President and Chief Executive Officer of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

Scott Kirby
Chief Executive Officer, United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

Sito Pantoja
General Vice President, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Transportation Department

Edward M. Philip
Former Chief Operating Officer of Partners in Health

Edward L. Shapiro
Former Managing Partner, PAR Capital Management, Inc.

David J. Vitale
Former Executive Chair of Urban Partnership Bank

Laysha Ward
Executive Vice President & Chief External Engagement Officer, Target Corporation

James M. Whitehurst
President, International Business Machines Corporation

https://ir.united.com/corporate-governance/board-of-directors
https://archive.ph/mpD9R

#9365645 at 2020-05-29 20:37:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11986: DS in Panic, Shills Be Burning Friday Edition

Info on industry leaders roundtable

Today, President Donald J. Trump will lead a roundtable discussion with industry leaders on reopening the American economy in the State Dining Room of the White House. President Trump built the greatest economy in American history before COVID-19 and is already at work on the "transition to greatness" to restore well-paying jobs and prosperity to all Americans.

The following individuals are expected to attend:

The White House
President Donald J. Trump
Larry Kudlow, Assistant to the President and Director of the National Economic Counsel
Ambassador Debbie Birx, M.D., White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator
'Kevin Hassett, Senior Advisor
Tim Pataki, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Public Liaison

Trump Administration
Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Department of the Treasury
Secretary Eugene Scalia, Department of Labor

External Participants
Geoff Ballotti, President and CEO, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Brian Goldner, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Hasbro
David Hoffmann, CEO, Dunkin' Brands
Gary Kelly, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Southwest
Rodney McMullen, Chairman and CEO, Kroger
Oscar Munoz, Executive Chairman, United
Brad Smith, President, Microsoft
Sonia Syngal, CEO, Gap Inc.


https://publicpool.kinja.com/subject-in-town-pool-report-11-roundtable-details-1843761563

#9363868 at 2020-05-29 18:33:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11984: Nobody Escapes This~Q Edition

Layoffs 2020: Delta, United Airlines Prepare For Massive Gutting Following Coronavirus Outbreak

Delta and United are expected to begin firing thousands of employees after Sept. 30
The protection from layoffs enshrined in the CARES Act ends on this date
Both companies have made public their plans to go small


Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, the world's second and third largest airlines in terms of fleet size, are about to lay off tens of thousands of employees starting this year as COVID-19 continues to slow down passenger air travel to a painful crawl.

Delta employs close to 90,000 people worldwide while United has 96,000 employees. Both companies announced their intent to go small but aren't revealing how many people they plan to fire. Analysts said the numbers they have in mind might be close to or in excess of the 30% layoffs announced by American Airlines.

Delta and United won't be able to fire people until Oct. 1, however. The limitation on firing employees as a condition for the $58 billion bailout by the United States government's CARES Act expires Sept. 30. Half of this amount consisted of grant aid that covered airline payrolls and prevented layoffs through Sept. 30. Delta and United were among the airlines that took the money.

Delta is now laying the groundwork for what airline sources suspect will be massive layoffs. On Thursday, Delta said in a memo to its staff a "smaller Delta unfortunately means fewer people will be required." This means the obvious: layoffs or voluntary retirement.

The company is dangling two voluntary exit programs before the employees: one is a retirement package for employees that have worked at Delta for more than 25 years; the other is a buyout covering most of its workforce.

"While we never dreamed just a few months ago that we would be talking about a smaller Delta this was expected to be a year of growth, after all this is the reality we're facing," wrote CEO Ed Bastian in the memo to employees. "Every voluntary departure helps to protect the jobs of those who most need them."

United has been preparing its employees for the day of culling since late March. United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz and president Scott Kirby on March 27 sent a letter to all employees stating in stark terms layoff are in the company's future as no immediate relief can be expected from the dreadful plunge in passenger numbers.

https://www.ibtimes.com/layoffs-2020-delta-united-airlines-prepare-massive-gutting-following-coronavirus-2984584

#8938019 at 2020-04-27 17:31:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11440: No Bailouts For Blue States Edition

Boeing CEO Warns Aviation Rebound Will Take Years

Days after President Trump floated the idea that the US government could purchase five years of airline tickets in bulk as part of a stimulus package for crippled airline carriers, Boeing CEO's Dave Calhoun has warned that air travel growth might not return to pre-corona levels for years. Calhoun made the comments on Monday morning at an annual shareholder meeting. He said it would take 2-3 years for air travel growth to return to pre-corona levels, adding that long term growth trends could take even longer to recover. "Based on what we know now, we expect it will take two to three years for travel to return to 2019 levels and an additional few years beyond that for the industry's long-term trend growth to return," he said. Calhoun said the new reality in a post-corona world is a depressing one for airlines: "…they are making difficult decisions that result in grounding fleets, deferring airplane orders, postponing acceptance of completed orders, and slowing down or stopping payments." This is more bad news for Boeing, who has drawn down on revolvers as it struggles to survive, requesting a government bailout as it's faced with a wave of cancellation orders for its planes.

Calhoun said Boeing would need to borrow more money in the next six months. He said it could be years until the company begins paying a dividend again, nevertheless, restarting its stock buyback program. His gloomy outlook echoed our report from April 20, which confirmed the airline industry has crashed as the virus pandemic drove travel demand down to the lowest in decades. We noted that United Airlines and other carriers have warned it could take several years for recovery as well. As a result of depressed passenger traffic, airlines are expected to slash tens of thousands of workers, cancel new plane orders, and trim costs across the board later this year. "Without a quick improvement in demand, we could see the airlines look to shed 800 to 1,000 aircraft, which could result in a reduction of 95,000 to 105,000 airline jobs," Cowen analyst Helane Becker wrote in an April 13 client note.

United's chief executive and president, Oscar Munoz and Scott Kirby said in an April 15 memo to employees that the industry has a "challenging economic outlook" and the overall workforce at the company will be smaller in the future than today. Airlines cheered when Congress last month allocated $50 billion in bailouts to the sector that included $25 billion in grants and loans to keep 750,000 workers employed through September 30. Cowen & Co. has predicted ticket sales won't recover to pre-corona levels until 2025, which explains why President Trump wants to purchase bulk tickets for the next five years. As for Boeing, well, they might be screwed for quite some time as a recovery in the airline industry is years away. This would be a perfect time for Boeing to restructure the company and change its name, along with the name of the 737 Max.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/boeing-ceo-warns-aviation-rebound-will-take-years

#8862447 at 2020-04-20 16:00:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11345: Monday Morning Melania Edition

United Reports $2.1BN Loss As Airlines Brace To Fire 100,000 Once Bailout Loans Expire

United Airlines confirmed the carnage hitting US airlines today when it reported a $2.1 billion loss for first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic drove travel demand down to the lowest level in decades.

United said revenue plunged 17% in the first quarter from a year ago to $8 billion which as a reminder is largely due to the collapse in traffic in just the second half of March, so one can imagine what happens in all of Q2 should the situation fail to normalize.

With revenues unlikely to return any time soon even as losses mount, the Chicago-based airline said it applied for up to $4.5 billion in government loans on top of about $5 billion federal payroll grants and loans it also expects to receive to weather the crisis. As CNBC details, United was the first major U.S. airline to detail the results - while they are preliminary - of the virus on its results in the first three months of the year. The disease and harsh measures to stop it from spreading such as stay-at-home orders has ravaged air travel demand and and prompted carriers to slash most of their flights.

And as US airlines face a bleak future of depressed traffic and volatile revenue well into 2021, they are preparing to cut costs to the bone. As Bloomberg reports, the next big crunch date for airlines is this fall, when billions of dollars in government assistance will come to an end. As a result, key carriers including Delta and United have already begun openly contemplating how they will shrink operations, and one analyst expects that as many as 105,000 jobs could be lost industrywide.

"Without a quick improvement in demand, we could see the airlines look to shed 800 to 1,000 aircraft, which could result in a reduction of 95,000 to 105,000 airline jobs," Cowen analyst Helane Becker wrote in an April 13 client note. "The rightsizing of the fleet and work force is an unfortunate truth."

"The challenging economic outlook means we have some tough decisions ahead as we plan for our airline, and our overall workforce, to be smaller than it is today," United's chief executive and president, Oscar Munoz and Scott Kirby, wrote in an April 15 employee memo.

As a reminder, under the terms of the $50 billion government bailout, airlines are barred from slashing jobs through Sept. 30 but they're already warning employees that cuts are almost inevitable. The planned contraction reflects a widespread belief that 2020 revenues could shrink to levels not seen in years. Recovery will probably be a long-term affair, said Cowen & Co., which predicted that ticket sales may not rebound to pre-pandemic levels until 2025. Unable to cut jobs or salaries while receiving grants to cover payroll, airlines will staff their typical summer peak largely as usual, even with millions of fewer travelers. But come fall, it will get ugly for employees unless the government bailout is rolled into 2021. "We're going to be smaller coming out of this," Delta CFO Paul Jacobson told employees last month. "Certainly quite a bit smaller than when we went into it."

The upcoming mass layoffs will add to 87,000 employees - more than one quarter of the Big Three airlines' workforce - who have taken voluntary leaves, early retirement or reduced work hours in the past two months.

Carriers face "the worst cash crisis in the history of flight," with booked revenues down 103% year over year, according to industry lobby Airlines for America. Domestic flights are averaging just 10 passengers while international flights average 24, the group said. Once laid off, those employees have years of unemployment to look forward to.

While airlines foresee an uptick in bargain-hunting leisure travelers this summer, rich travelers will take longer to win back. Corporations will be reluctant to assume the liability of putting employees back in the sky with Covid-19 still in wide circulation. Plus, many companies have learned to function via video conference-which is a lot cheaper than a business class seat.

According to Bloomberg, the airline industry generally has taken three to four years to fully recover from major disruptions, said Samuel Engel, head of the aviation group at consultant ICF. Economic downturns often accelerate trends that were already underway, like pulling down marginal routes and, more recently, the decline in demand for large aircraft, he said.

"The last couple of years, you have seen extensions of flights toward end of day and early morning, and growth of long, thin routes to secondary cities in Asia," he said. "Those types of things get pulled back, and some don't reappear until quite late in the economic cycle."
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/united-reports-21bn-loss-airlines-brace-fire-100000-once-bailout-loans-expire

#8855253 at 2020-04-19 23:03:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11336: Spool Up For Presser Edition

Why Did Hundreds Of CEOs Resign Just Before The World Started Going Absolutely Crazy?



In the months prior to the most ferocious stock market crash in history and the eruption of the biggest public health crisis of our generation, we witnessed the biggest exodus of corporate CEOs that we have ever seen. And as you will see below, corporate insiders also sold off billions of dollars worth of shares in their own companies just before the stock market imploded. In life, timing can be everything, and sometimes people simply get lucky. But it does seem odd that so many among the corporate elite would be so exceedingly "lucky" all at the same time. In this article I am not claiming to know the motivations of any of these individuals, but I am pointing out certain patterns that I believe are worth investigating.

One financial publication is using the phrase "the great CEO exodus" to describe the phenomenon that we have been witnessing. It all started last year when chief executives started resigning in numbers unlike anything that we have ever seen before. The following was published by NBC News last November...

Chief executives are leaving in record numbers this year, with more than 1,332 stepping aside in the period from January through the end of October, according to new data released on Wednesday. While it's not unusual to see CEOs fleeing in the middle of a recession, it is noteworthy to see such a rash of executive exits amid robust corporate earnings and record stock market highs.

Last month, 172 chief executives left their jobs, according to executive placement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. It's the highest monthly number on record, and the year-to-date total outpaces even the wave of executive exits during the financial crisis.

By the end of the year, an all-time record high 1,480 CEOs had left their posts. (Fortune Magazine, right)

The following are just a few of the big name CEOs that chose to step down in 2019...

United Airlines - Oscar Munoz

Alphabet - Larry Page

Gap - Art Peck

McDonald's - Steve Easterbrook

Wells Fargo - Tim Sloan

Under Armour - Kevin Plank

PG&E - Geisha Williams

Kraft Heinz - Bernardo Hees

HP - Dion Weisler

Bed, Bath & Beyond - Steven Temares

Warner Bros. - Kevin Tsujihara

Best Buy - Hubert Joly

New York Post - Jesse Angelo

Colgate-Palmolive - Ian Cook

MetLife - Steven Kandarian

eBay - Devin Wenig

Nike - Mark Parker

Of course the mass exodus of chief executives did not end there.

In fact, a whopping 219 CEOs stepped down during the month of January 2020 alone.

https://www.globalresearch.ca/why-did-hundreds-of-ceos-resign-just-before-the-world-started-going-absolutely-crazy/5707970

#8809665 at 2020-04-16 04:29:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11279: This Board Has More Power Than You Can Imagine Edition

United cuts May flights by 90%, tells employees to brace for job cuts

United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Wednesday that it has cut its flight schedule by 90% in May and expects similar cuts for June as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and warned that travel demand that is now "essentially at zero shows no sign of improving in the near term," making job cuts likely.
United disclosed its outlook in a memo to employees that it publicly released. The memo was from Chief Executive Oscar Munoz and President Scott Kirby.
While the $5 billion that United expect to receive in government payroll support under the CARES Act bars its from involuntary furloughs before Sept. 30, the airline indicated that it expects to have to cut payroll after that. It said it will be offering new voluntary leave packages in the coming weeks and voluntary separation programs.

United said that the government money does not cover its total payroll expense, and noted that payroll is only about 30% of total costs, which also include airport rent and supplies.
United's efforts to further cut payroll costs are similar to moves by peers Delta Air Lines Inc and American Airlines Group Inc.
United is among airlines eyeing a separate $25 billion federal loan package for U.S. passenger carriers given expected favorable terms, Reuters reported on Wednesday.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/united-cuts-may-flights-by-90-tells-employees-to-brace-for-job-cuts

#8613883 at 2020-03-29 19:07:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11029: Celebrate National Vietnam War Veterans Day Edition

Lawmakers already planning more coronavirus stimulus after $2T package

Lawmakers are already planning another round of legislation aimed at keeping companies flush with capital and millions of workers on payrolls amid the coronavirus pandemic, even after passing a $2 trillion relief bill this past week, the largest stimulus of its kind in U.S. history.

The Senate plans to be on recess until April 20, and the House will take an extended break as well, though members say they could return sooner depending on how the economy reacts in the next few weeks.

Businesses, trade associations and state governments are already jockeying for more federal relief, calling the package that President Trump signed Friday a good "first step" but not enough to keep the economy on track if the coronavirus crisis extends beyond the end of April.

Lawmakers in both parties say they expect discussions on a "phase four" coronavirus response bill in the weeks ahead as travel restrictions, social distancing and sick workers squeeze or shutter businesses nationwide.

"I think the odds are we'll need more legislation. First, we don't know the extent of the crisis in terms of the magnitude, so that could rise. But there are going to be problems that we don't realize now that we're going to have to grapple with," Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) said.

"So I think the odds are high there will be a Covid-4," he added, referring to the anticipated next bill.

The need for additional action from Congress was highlighted by a report Thursday that more than 3 million Americans applied for their first week of unemployment in the week ending March 21, a tremendous spike from recent numbers well under 300,000.

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz warned Friday that the company will likely have to lay off workers in the fall because the stimulus package was not big enough.

"Being honest, fair and upfront with you: If the recovery is as slow as we fear, it means our airline and workforce will have to be smaller than it is today," he said.

The stimulus package includes language in its air carrier worker support subtitle that prohibits airlines from furloughing workers or cutting benefits before Sept. 30, but Munoz warned Friday the slowdown in travel may last into next year.

Senate Republican Policy Committee Chairman Roy Blunt (Mo.) said he expects another relief bill soon.

"The minute we're done with phase three, we'll start talking about phase four because all of us know that phase three can't have included everything that needs to be included," he said.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) also says another stimulus package is needed and on Wednesday vowed that House Democrats would seek to send out another round of direct rebates to low- and middle-income Americans.

"We had bigger direct payments in our bill, and we think we'll get more direct payments in another bill," she said in an interview with CNN.

The package Trump signed into law Friday will send $1,200 rebate checks to American adults earning up to $75,000, with the amounts phasing out above that threshold.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/489946-lawmakers-already-planning-more-coronavirus-stimulus-after-2t-package

#8561042 at 2020-03-25 17:41:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10961: Hot "Twat Snot" Wheels At It Again! Edition

Why Did Hundreds Of CEOs Resign Just Before The World Started Going Absolutely Crazy?

In the months prior to the most ferocious stock market crash in history and the eruption of the biggest public health crisis of our generation, we witnessed the biggest exodus of corporate CEOs that we have ever seen. And as you will see below, corporate insiders also sold off billions of dollars worth of shares in their own companies just before the stock market imploded. In life, timing can be everything, and sometimes people simply get lucky. But it does seem odd that so many among the corporate elite would be so exceedingly "lucky" all at the same time. In this article I am not claiming to know the motivations of any of these individuals, but I am pointing out certain patterns that I believe are worth investigating.


One financial publication is using the phrase "the great CEO exodus" to describe the phenomenon that we have been witnessing. It all started last year when chief executives started resigning in numbers unlike anything that we have ever seen before. The following was published by NBC News last November...

Chief executives are leaving in record numbers this year, with more than 1,332 stepping aside in the period from January through the end of October, according to new data released on Wednesday. While it's not unusual to see CEOs fleeing in the middle of a recession, it is noteworthy to see such a rash of executive exits amid robust corporate earnings and record stock market highs.

Last month, 172 chief executives left their jobs, according to executive placement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. It's the highest monthly number on record, and the year-to-date total outpaces even the wave of executive exits during the financial crisis.

By the end of the year, an all-time record high 1,480 CEOs had left their posts.

But to most people it seemed like the good times were still rolling at the end of 2019. Corporate profits were rising and the stock market was setting record high after record high.

Yes, there were lots of signs that the global economy was really slowing down, but most experts were not forecasting an imminent recession.

So why did so many chief executives suddenly decide that it was time to move on?

The following are just a few of the big name CEOs that chose to step down in 2019...

Dennis Muilenburg - Boeing

United Airlines - Oscar Munoz

Alphabet - Larry Page

Gap - Art Peck

McDonald's - Steve Easterbrook

Wells Fargo - Tim Sloan

Under Armour - Kevin Plank

PG&E - Geisha Williams

Kraft Heinz - Bernardo Hees

HP - Dion Weisler

Bed, Bath & Beyond - Steven Temares

Warner Bros. - Kevin Tsujihara

Best Buy - Hubert Joly

New York Post - Jesse Angelo

Colgate-Palmolive - Ian Cook

MetLife - Steven Kandarian

eBay - Devin Wenig

Nike - Mark Parker

Of course the mass exodus of chief executives did not end there.

In fact, a whopping 219 CEOs stepped down during the month of January 2020 alone.

By then, it was starting to become clear that the coronavirus that was ripping through China could potentially become a major global pandemic, and I certainly can understand why many among the corporate elite would choose to abandon ship at that moment.

Some of these CEOs have made absolutely absurd salaries for many years, and it is much easier to take the money and run than it is to stick around and steer a major corporation through the most difficult global crisis that any of us have ever experienced.

The following are just a few of the well known CEOs that have resigned so far in 2020...

Bob Iger, CEO of Disney

Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM

Harley-Davidson CEO Matt Levatich

T-Mobile's CEO John Legere

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner

Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga

Keith Block, co-CEO of Salesforce

Tidjane Thiam, CEO of Credit Suisse

Hulu CEO Randy Freer

It is important for me to say that I do not have any special insight into the personal motivations of any of these individuals, and every situation is different.

But I do think that it is quite strange that we have seen such an unprecedented corporate exodus at such a critical moment in our history.

http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/why-did-hundreds-of-ceos-resign-just-before-the-world-started-going-absolutely-crazy

#8559375 at 2020-03-25 14:53:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10959: She's Retarded Edition

Why Did Hundreds Of CEOs Resign Just Before The World Started Going Absolutely Crazy?

In the months prior to the most ferocious stock market crash in history and the eruption of the biggest public health crisis of our generation, we witnessed the biggest exodus of corporate CEOs that we have ever seen. And as you will see below, corporate insiders also sold off billions of dollars worth of shares in their own companies just before the stock market imploded. In life, timing can be everything, and sometimes people simply get lucky. But it does seem odd that so many among the corporate elite would be so exceedingly "lucky" all at the same time. In this article I am not claiming to know the motivations of any of these individuals, but I am pointing out certain patterns that I believe are worth investigating.


One financial publication is using the phrase "the great CEO exodus" to describe the phenomenon that we have been witnessing. It all started last year when chief executives started resigning in numbers unlike anything that we have ever seen before. The following was published by NBC News last November...

Chief executives are leaving in record numbers this year, with more than 1,332 stepping aside in the period from January through the end of October, according to new data released on Wednesday. While it's not unusual to see CEOs fleeing in the middle of a recession, it is noteworthy to see such a rash of executive exits amid robust corporate earnings and record stock market highs.

Last month, 172 chief executives left their jobs, according to executive placement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. It's the highest monthly number on record, and the year-to-date total outpaces even the wave of executive exits during the financial crisis.

By the end of the year, an all-time record high 1,480 CEOs had left their posts.

But to most people it seemed like the good times were still rolling at the end of 2019. Corporate profits were rising and the stock market was setting record high after record high.

Yes, there were lots of signs that the global economy was really slowing down, but most experts were not forecasting an imminent recession.

So why did so many chief executives suddenly decide that it was time to move on?

The following are just a few of the big name CEOs that chose to step down in 2019...

Dennis Muilenburg - Boeing

United Airlines - Oscar Munoz

Alphabet - Larry Page

Gap - Art Peck

McDonald's - Steve Easterbrook

Wells Fargo - Tim Sloan

Under Armour - Kevin Plank

PG&E - Geisha Williams

Kraft Heinz - Bernardo Hees

HP - Dion Weisler

Bed, Bath & Beyond - Steven Temares

Warner Bros. - Kevin Tsujihara

Best Buy - Hubert Joly

New York Post - Jesse Angelo

Colgate-Palmolive - Ian Cook

MetLife - Steven Kandarian

eBay - Devin Wenig

Nike - Mark Parker

Of course the mass exodus of chief executives did not end there.

In fact, a whopping 219 CEOs stepped down during the month of January 2020 alone.

By then, it was starting to become clear that the coronavirus that was ripping through China could potentially become a major global pandemic, and I certainly can understand why many among the corporate elite would choose to abandon ship at that moment.

Some of these CEOs have made absolutely absurd salaries for many years, and it is much easier to take the money and run than it is to stick around and steer a major corporation through the most difficult global crisis that any of us have ever experienced.

The following are just a few of the well known CEOs that have resigned so far in 2020...

Bob Iger, CEO of Disney

Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM

Harley-Davidson CEO Matt Levatich

T-Mobile's CEO John Legere

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner

Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga

Keith Block, co-CEO of Salesforce

Tidjane Thiam, CEO of Credit Suisse

Hulu CEO Randy Freer

It is important for me to say that I do not have any special insight into the personal motivations of any of these individuals, and every situation is different.

But I do think that it is quite strange that we have seen such an unprecedented corporate exodus at such a critical moment in our history.

More:
http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/why-did-hundreds-of-ceos-resign-just-before-the-world-started-going-absolutely-crazy

Where have we heard this board anons?

#7444098 at 2019-12-07 03:34:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9520: Own The Nightshift Edition

>>7444088
Resignations in the news 12/4/2019 - part 2


NJ football: Joe Martucci resigns as St. John Vianney head coach
https://www.app.com/story/sports/high-school/football/redzone/2019/12/04/nj-football-joe-martucci-resigns-st-john-vianney-head-coach/2607097001/

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz to step down in May, will be replaced by president Scott Kirby
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2019/12/05/united-airlines-ceo-Oscar-Munoz-stepping-down-president-moves-up/2617378001/

School trustee Erica Braunovan announces resignation
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/school-trustee-erica-braunovan-announces-resignation

J.Jill shares slide 27% premarket as CEO resigns
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jjill-shares-slide-27-premarket-as-ceo-resigns-2019-12-05

Facing Charges, State Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell Says She Will Resign
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/12/04/movita-johnson-harrell-indictment-resignation/

Salsman Resigns from Wyalusing School Board
https://www.rocket-courier.com/articles/salsman-resigns-from-wyalusing-school-board/

KYRGYZSTAN MUSEUM DIRECTOR RESIGNS FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT CENSORSHIP
https://www.artforum.com/news/kyrgyzstan-museum-director-resigns-following-gov-t-censorship-81512

Karen Greig to step down from England Roses U21 head coach role
https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/11878952/karen-greig-to-step-down-from-england-roses-u21-head-coach-role

New SNP resignation over alleged anti-Semitism
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18080232.new-snp-resignation-alleged-anti-semitism/

VisitPittsburgh CEO Craig Davis resigning, heading to Dallas
https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/visitpittsburgh-ceo-craig-davis-resigning-heading-to-dallas/

NC politician on quest for corn dog arrested on Folly Beach after cussing out cops
https://abcnews4.com/news/crime-news/nc-mayor-pro-tem-resigns-after-video-shows-arrest-him-cursing-at-folly-beach-officers

Comcast's David Cohen, Diversity Exec And Adviser To Brian Roberts, Stepping Down
https://deadline.com/2019/12/comcasts-david-cohen-diversity-exec-and-adviser-to-brian-roberts-stepping-down-1202801392/

Argentine Central Bank Chief to Resign as Fernandez Takes Over
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-04/argentine-central-bank-chief-to-resign-as-fernandez-takes-over

Hiawatha city commissioner resigns
https://www.wibw.com/content/news/Hiawatha-city-commissioner-resigns-565786101.html

Riley, Koch resign from Murray County posts to pursue new opportunities
https://www.dglobe.com/news/government-and-politics/4802299-Riley-Koch-resign-from-Murray-County-posts-to-pursue-new-opportunities

Susan Deacon's resignation letter to Humza Yousaf as SPA chair stands down
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18081864.susan-deacons-resignation-letter-humza-yousaf-spa-chair-stands/

Wilmots resigns as Iran coach
https://www.france24.com/en/20191205-wilmots-resigns-as-iran-coach

Callahan resigns parking post ahead of Bethlehem council vote to dismiss him
https://www.mcall.com/news/local/bethlehem/mc-nws-bethlehem-city-council-callahan-vote-20191204-fsu34qj2bfdztmuvfyu6izdzla-story.html

Macy's President Hal Lawton Resigns
https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterloeb/2019/12/05/hal-lawton-macys-president-has-resigned/#155bced02bfa

Gates Foundation CEO stepping down from $47B philanthropy, handing reins to internal successor
https://www.geekwire.com/2019/sue-desmond-hellmann/

Another board member resigns as Cricket SA stumbles further into chaos
https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/cricket/2019-12-04-another-board-member-resigns/

Hawaii Island Humane Society CEO Resigns Suddenly
https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2019/12/04/hawaii-island-humane-society-ceo-resigns-suddenly/

Skelly and Phair resign from Port St Mary Commissioners
https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/skelly-and-phair-resign-from-port-st-mary-commissioners/

Ike Demapan resigns from zoning board
http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/local/117382-ike-demapan-resigns-from-zoning-board

#5907984 at 2019-03-26 20:17:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7558: Shitposting Sleuths Edition

>>5907810

BOD CONT

Michael Fassnacht
President & CEO
FCB Chicago
Steve Fort
Senior Vice President
Turner Construction Company
Matt Gibson
Head of Investment Banking Client Coverage
Goldman Sachs
Alex Gourlay
Co-Chief Operating Officer
Walgreens Boots Alliance
President
Walgreens
Antonio Gracias
Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer
Valor Equity Partners
Raj Gupta
Executive Chairman
ESD
Dean Harrison
President and CEO
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
Lori Healey
CEO
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA)
Mellody Hobson
President
Ariel Investments
John M. Holmes
President & CEO
AAR Corp.
Mark S. Hoplamazian
President and CEO
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
H. Fisk Johnson
Chairman and CEO
SC Johnson
Steve Kersten
President
WaterSaver Faucet Company
James P. Kolar
Central Market Managing Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Eric Lefkofsky
CEO
Tempus Labs, Inc.
Nila R. Leiserowitz, FASID, FIIDA
Regional Managing Principal
Gensler
Jeff Malehorn
Executive Advisor
World Business Chicago
Charles Matthews
President & CEO
People's Gas/North Shore Gas
Tom McGuinness
President & CEO, Imaging
GE Healthcare
Samuel M. Mencoff
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Madison Dearborn Partners
Shawn Mobley
CEO, Americas
Cushman & Wakefield
David E. Moore
Senior Vice President, Portfolio Director
EQ Office
Michael H. Moskow
Vice Chair & Distinguished Fellow, Global Economy
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Oscar Munoz
CEO
United Airlines, Inc.


CONT

#5846484 at 2019-03-23 16:22:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7479: SDNY is the New Narrative Edition

Pope accepts resignation of Chilean cardinal accused of covering up abuse

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati as archbishop of Santiago, the highest-ranking member of the Catholic Church in Chile, who has been caught up in the country's sex abuse scandal. The decision to accept Ezzati's resignation, announced in a Vatican statement on Saturday, comes at a time of sustained criticism of the Church's response to a decades-long sexual abuse crisis. Victims of sexual abuse by clergymen say a top-level conference at the Vatican last month failed to come up with concrete measures to tackle the issue.

On March 13 an Australian court sentenced former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell to six years in prison for sexually abusing two choir boys in Melbourne - the most senior Catholic to be convicted for child sex offences. Pell is appealing.

Ezzati, 77, faces multiple charges of cover up, including some relating to the case of Oscar Munoz, a former top aide to the Santiago Archbishopric, who is facing trial on charges he abused and raped at least five children. He denies wrongdoing. In October, Ezzati exercised his right to remain silent after being summoned for questioning by a state prosecutor over the allegations. His resignation brought to eight the number of bishops who have stepped down since all of the country's 34 bishops offered their resignations en masse during an emergency meeting with the pope last May over allegations of a cover-up.

The May meeting was held after Vatican investigators produced a 2,300-page report alleging that senior Church officials in Chile had failed to act on abuse claims and in some cases hid them. Despite his resignation as archbishop of the Chilean capital, Ezzati will keep his title of cardinal. Until he turns 80, he also will be eligible to enter a conclave to elect a new pope after Francis' death or resignation.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chile-abuse-ezzati/pope-accepts-resignation-of-chilean-cardinal-accused-of-covering-up-abuse-idUSKCN1R40EI?il=0

#4080889 at 2018-11-30 03:21:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5194: Every Single Picture Posted Is ORIGINAL Edition

>>4080144 On the children of the owner of the Hyatt Regency Chingqong

>>4080144
Mayor Rahm Emanuel wasn't kidding when he promised an "all hands-on-deck, all-resources-to-bear" bid for Amazon's second North American headquarters.

Try more than 1,200 hands.

More than 600 movers and shakers have signed on to a committee supporting the drive to win the heated competition for Amazon's $5 billion investment and 50,000 jobs.

The committee will be co-chaired by a rainbow coalition of heavy-hitters: United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz, former U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, Loop Capital CEO Jim Reynolds and Abbott Labs Chairman and CEO Miles White.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/amazon-headquarters-chicago-committee/amp/

#1773581 at 2018-06-16 17:27:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2232: Hail Updraft

October 16, 2017
Mayor Emanuel and Governor Rauner Announce Submission of Bid for Amazon HQ2

Joint Bid Demonstrates Strength of Illinois' Workforce and Diverse Economy, Ability to Support Amazon's Future Growth

To support the bid, last month the Mayor and Governor announced the formation of a committee that is supporting the drive to bring Amazon's HQ2 to the Chicago area. The committee is co-chaired by Oscar Munoz, CEO of United Airlines.; Penny Pritzker, Founder and Chair of PSP Capital; Jim Reynolds, Chairman and CEO of Loop Capital; and Miles White, Chairman and CEO of Abbott. The Mayor and Governor are serving as Honorary Co-Chairs and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is serving as Honorary Vice-Chair. In total, the committee is comprised of more than 600 leaders from across the business, financial, technology, arts and culture, civic and education communities.

Loop Capital Jim Reynolds would like to thank the anons for not talking about him bezos or Elon musk !!!

https ://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/mayor/press_room/press_releases/2017/october/AmazonHQ2Submission.html

#1288069 at 2018-05-03 19:33:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1614 Comey Is So Screwed Edition

Obama spokesman Josh Earnest takes top communications job for United Airlines
by Anna Giaritelli
| May 03, 2018

United Airlines has hired Josh Earnest, President Barack Obama's former press secretary, as its chief communications officer and senior vice president, the airline announced Thursday morning.

"Josh is a proven leader and world-class communications strategist who has thrived when the stakes are the highest - and the margin for error is the smallest. He'll play a crucial role on our leadership team as we position our brand and this company for success," United CEO Oscar Munoz said in a press release.

Earnest and his wife, Natalie, and the couple's two children, will move to Chicago at some point this summer, United said. The airline's headquarters are based in the Illinois city, and Earnest will start on May 21.

Read More: https:// www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/obama-spokesman-josh-earnest-takes-top-communications-job-for-united-airlines