JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Chief Executive Jamie Dimon criticized Fitch's decision to downgrade the U.S. government's credit rating, calling it “ridiculous.” “I would point out to the rating agencies if I could that there are a bunch of countries rated higher than us, like AAA, but they live under...

Debra G. Perelman, who served as Revlon's CEO and President for five years and worked at the company for over two decades, has resigned from her positions and board membership. Elizabeth (Liz) A. Smith has been appointed as the interim CEO with immediate effect. Debra G. Perelman has served in...

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the price of oil soared, and inflation was officially introduced to the world for the first time in the 21st century.  While the price of gas actually plays a small role in sustained inflation, affecting just 3.1% of the Consumer Price Index...

When I signed on the dotted line to acquire my first office space, I had no idea about the growing list of responsibilities I’d be facing nearly twenty-five years later. Being an owner, entrepreneur, and C-suite leader today is a tall order.  The pressure to do more with less and...

U.K. telecom giant BT Group plc (“BT Group”), appointed Allison Kirkby, a board member and the chief executive of Swedish telecoms company Telia, as its first female chief executive, replacing Philip Jansen --- who has been in charge for over four years. Kirkby, a non-executive director at BT since 2019,...

Dear friends, while our series of articles about STEM is being published, we are very happy to receive your messages with congratulatory reports about our work, and this particularly moves us. So we decided to publish today one more aspect of the work, which we intended to present in September....

The clothing merchant Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) has appointed Chris Blakeslee, a former Alo Yoga executive, as the new CEO and President of its Athleta brand, which is dedicated to women's active and lifestyle fashion and has a portfolio worth almost $1.5 billion. Blakeslee's appointment will take effect on August...

Empowerment has been a buzzword in leadership for several decades. It is almost impossible to get through a leadership-related conversation without hearing it! As a concept, empowerment started to gain traction in 1990s due to the recognition of human capital as a valuable asset led organizations to focus on creating...

Over my twenty plus years as an executive recruiter, it has been interesting to watch the evolution of the debate around diversity in the workplace, especially at a senior executive level.  What was once regarded as nice to have, has now become in many instances mandatory.  On multiple occasions we...