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The newly announced leadership change at Bed Bath & Beyond was confirmed on Monday when CEO Jonathan Johnson stepped down from his role. This decision came just days after activist hedge fund JAT Capital, which owns a 9.6% stake in the company, publicly called for Johnson's removal. In a letter...

As of November 6, 2023, Amancio Ortega was the wealthiest person in Spain, with an estimated net worth of 86.1 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Sandra Ortega Mera (No. 2, $7.5 billion), Rafael Del (No. 3, $4.8 billion); and Juan Roig (No. 4, $3.5 billion). Daniel Mate is the fifth-richest person in Spain, with a...

As of November 6, 2023, Jay Y. Lee was the wealthiest person in South Korea, with an estimated net worth of 8.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Seo Jung-jin (No. 2, $6.0 billion), Hong Ra-hee (No. 3, $5.5 billion); and Kwon Hyuk-bin (No. 4, $5.1 billion). Mong-Koo  Chung is the fifth-richest...

As of November 6, 2023, Stefan Persson was the wealthiest person in Sweden, with an estimated net worth of 17.4 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Antonia Ax:son Johnson (No. 2, $9.0 billion), Melker Schorling (No. 3, $8.7 billion); and Finn Rausing (No. 4, $8.2 billion). Kirsten Rausing is the fifth-richest person...

As of November 6, 2023, Rafaela Aponte- Diamant  was the wealthiest person in Switzerland, with an estimated net worth of 26.4 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Gianluigi Aponte (No. 2, $26.4 billion), Ernesto Bertarelli (No. 3, $9.5 billion); and Ivan Glasenberg (No. 4, $8.6 billion). Guillaume Pousaz is the fifth-richest person in Switzerland,...

As of November 6, 2023, James Ratcliffe was the wealthiest person in the United Kingdom, with an estimated net worth of 19.5 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Michael Platt (No. 2, $16.0 billion), Alexander Gerko (No. 3, $11.2 billion) and James Dyson (No. 4, $9.5 billion). Christopher Hohn is the fifth-richest person...

“The greatest enemy of good thinking is busyness.” ― John C. Maxwell  In the Harvard Business Review article How CEOs Manage Time, the authors report CEOs spend a quarter of their work on people and relationships, another quarter on functional and business unit reviews, 16% on organization and culture, and 21%...

As of November 3, 2023, David Thomson was the wealthiest person in Canada, with an estimated net worth of 55.2 billion U.S. dollars, followed by David Cheriton (No. 2, $11.4 billion), Changpeng Zhao (No. 3, $10.2 billion); Jim Pattison and (No. 4, $9.4 billion). Anthony Von Mandl is the fifth-richest person in Canada,...

As of November 3, 2023, Eduardo Saverin was the wealthiest person in Brazil, with an estimated net worth of 17.5 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Vicky Safra (No. 2, $17.1 billion), Jorge Paulo Lemann (No. 3, $15.1 billion); and Marcel Herrmann Telles (No. 4, $10.2 billion). Carlos Alberto Sicupira is the...

Guitar Center announced several leadership changes, with Gabriel Dalporto taking on the role of CEO, replacing Ron Japinga, who had served as president and CEO since 2016. The company did not provide a reason for Japinga's departure. Tim Martin has returned as the Chief Financial Officer at the musical instrument...