Executive Profiles
Backgrounds, including employment history and compensation data, and news on more than 500,000 executives of leading public and private companies.
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K. Rupert Murdoch
CEO/Chairman of the Board/Director
News Corporation Shares- A
Industry: Media and Publishing
Rupert Murdoch gets his own man at the helm of the Wall Street Journal—finally. For good measure, he is also stalking Newsday. Buying that would cut losses at his New York Post and pinch rival Daily News, but would it pass antitrust muster?
Jerry Yang
CEO/Director/Founder
Yahoo!, Incorporated
Industry: Technology
Fighting to hang on to the iconic Web portal he founded, Jerry Yang is scrambling to find a way to fend off Microsoft's hostile bid and keep his shareholders happy.
Steven A. Ballmer
CEO/Director
Microsoft Corporation
Industry: Technology
Steve Ballmer has steadfastly refused to increase Microsoft's $31-a-share offer to buy Yahoo. Does that make him a man of principal, or just plain stubborn?
Jeffrey R. Immelt
CEO/Chairman of the Board/Director
General Electric Company
Industry: Conglomerates
Jeffrey Immelt has had to post a disappointing quarter—a rarity at General Electric—and then had to put up with public criticism from his predecessor, Jack F. Welch. Will this toughen him up, or beat him down?
Sallie L. Krawcheck
CEO, Divisional/Chairman of the Board, Divisional
Citigroup, Incorporated
Industry: Finance
Citigroup Inc. is reorganizing its U.S. wealth management unit to focus on serving clients based on their net worth.

