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Congress

Senate Holds Leadership Elections

Senate Republicans and Democrats held leadership elections for the 116th Congress Wednesday. Senate Majority Leader…

Leadership ConnectNovember 14, 2018

Business

Exide Technologies Installs Vargo As President and CEO

Exide Technologies, a global provider of stored electrical-energy solutions for the transportation and industrial markets,…

Leadership ConnectNovember 14, 2018

Law & Lobbying

Witt O’Brien Recruits Managing Director Sirmenis

Crisis and emergency management firm Witt O’Brien’s LLC, a subsidiary of Seacor Holdings Inc., announced…

Leadership ConnectNovember 13, 2018

Business

Northern Trust Chair to Exit One Year After Relinquishing CEO Post

Northern Trust Corp. announced that Chairman Frederick H. (Rick) Waddell will retire from the company,…

Leadership ConnectNovember 13, 2018

Law & Lobbying

Mercury Hires Former LA Mayor Villaraigosa as Co-Chairman

Bipartisan public strategy firm Mercury Public Affairs hired former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as…

Leadership ConnectNovember 13, 2018

Business State & Local Government

New York, Virginia Split Amazon HQ2; Cuomo’s Name Unchanged

After months of deliberation and rampant speculation, Amazon.com Inc. has announced the locations for its…

Leadership ConnectNovember 13, 2018

Congress

Arizona Senate Flips with Sinema Win

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ, 9th) edged out Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ, 2nd) to win Arizona's…

Leadership ConnectNovember 12, 2018

Congress

Incoming Rep. Kirkpatrick Hires Former Congressman Barber As a Top Aide

Newly-elected Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ, 2nd) hired former congressman Ron Barber (D-AZ) as her district…

Leadership ConnectNovember 10, 2018

State & Local Government

MTA Chairman Lhota Resigns

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joseph Lhota announced his resignation on Nov. 9.

Leadership ConnectNovember 9, 2018

News Media

Fortune Sold to Thai Telecom Mogul for $150M

Meredith Corp. has had a busy year, from making C-suite changes to flipping its media…

Leadership ConnectNovember 9, 2018

Nonprofits & Associations

ASU Foundation VP to Head Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Nicole Taylor, vice president at ASU Foundation in Arizona, was named president and CEO of…

Leadership ConnectNovember 8, 2018

Federal Government

Jeff Sessions Resigns As Matthew Whitaker Becomes Acting AG

On Nov. 7, Attorney General Jeff Sessions submitted his resignation at the request of President…

Leadership ConnectNovember 7, 2018

Congress

Midterm Upsets for Horn, Wexton, Spanberger, Mucarsel-Powell, Sherrill

Democratic challenger Kendra Horn has defeated incumbent Rep. Steve Russell in an unexpected victory, albeit…

Leadership ConnectNovember 7, 2018

Congress

Midterm Results: Historic Night for Democrats/Divided Congress

Democrats gained control of the House while Republicans solidified their majority in the Senate in…

Leadership ConnectNovember 7, 2018

Congress

Midterm Results: Democratic Women Win in Florida, Virginia

Democratic women flipped five House seats in Virginia and Florida last night, helping their party…

Leadership ConnectNovember 7, 2018

Congress

Midterm Results: Several Races Still Too Close to Call

On the Wednesday morning after election day, three Senate races and several House districts remain…

Leadership ConnectNovember 7, 2018

Business

Brodnax Succeeds CEO Wilcox at USPI

Brett Brodnax was named CEO for Tenet Healthcare Corp. subsidiary, United Surgical Partners International. He…

Leadership ConnectNovember 6, 2018

Federal Government

President Trump to Nominate Arthur Culvahouse As Australia Ambassador

On Nov. 5, President Donald Trump announced that he will nominate Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr.…

Leadership ConnectNovember 5, 2018

Business

Citi to Kick Off New Year’s with a New Chairman

Citigroup Inc. said Chairman of Michael O’Neill will retire on Jan. 1. The board chose…

Leadership ConnectNovember 5, 2018

Business

Gaurav Passi Seeds Avaya’s Cloud Business

Avaya Holdings Corp. announced the appointment of Gaurav Passi as president of its cloud business…

Leadership ConnectNovember 5, 2018

Leadership Connect

Senate Holds Leadership Elections

Exide Technologies Installs Vargo As President and CEO

Witt O’Brien Recruits Managing Director Sirmenis

Northern Trust Chair to Exit One Year After Relinquishing CEO Post

Mercury Hires Former LA Mayor Villaraigosa as Co-Chairman

New York, Virginia Split Amazon HQ2; Cuomo’s Name Unchanged

Arizona Senate Flips with Sinema Win

Incoming Rep. Kirkpatrick Hires Former Congressman Barber As a Top Aide

MTA Chairman Lhota Resigns

Fortune Sold to Thai Telecom Mogul for $150M

ASU Foundation VP to Head Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Jeff Sessions Resigns As Matthew Whitaker Becomes Acting AG

Midterm Upsets for Horn, Wexton, Spanberger, Mucarsel-Powell, Sherrill

Midterm Results: Historic Night for Democrats/Divided Congress

Midterm Results: Democratic Women Win in Florida, Virginia

Midterm Results: Several Races Still Too Close to Call

Brodnax Succeeds CEO Wilcox at USPI

President Trump to Nominate Arthur Culvahouse As Australia Ambassador

Citi to Kick Off New Year’s with a New Chairman

Gaurav Passi Seeds Avaya’s Cloud Business

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