Top 30 Of The World’s Best Chief Executives In 2019: Who Made The Cut?

From new-business openings to corporate advancements, 2019 brought gains for companies and executives across our city and state. Take a look back at some of the stories that made headlines — and were among the most-viewed stories in Business Fir.....»»

Although it had been a growing trend in prior years, coworking made a major impact on the world of Houston real estate in 2019. New York-based WeWork, perhaps the nation’s best-known coworking company, opened its second downtown location in 2019. I.....»»

Mark Schneider, Nestle's first outside chief executive officer in almost a century, has made big strides in positioning the world's largest food company for the future with aggressive deal making since taking over in January 2017......»»

Most American cities likely would be proud and pleased if their mayor—or one of their former ones—achieved national import. This year two Big Apple chief executives did just that by running for... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Mark Schneider, Nestle's first outside chief executive officer in almost a century, has made big strides in positioning the world's largest food company for the future with aggressive deal making since taking over in January 2017......»»

Executives from KKR & Co. Inc. have raised more than $1 billion in 2019 for their “impact fund“ as the alternative investment firm has made respect for human rights one of the tenets of its private-equity business......»»

In September, 2019, scientists at MIT unveiled the "blackest black" material to date, which was made using carbon nanotubes. That's the same material used to make Vantablack, whi.....»»

Houston is home to some of the largest companies in the world as well as the largest medical center, so it's not surprising that chief executives and jobs in the medical field are the highest-paying occupations in the Bayou City. But Houston has nume.....»»

United Way of Central Maryland has named two local executives to co-chair its 2019 fundraising campaign. Alicia Wilson, vice president for economic development at Johns Hopkins, and Trif Alatzas, publisher and editor-in-chief of Baltimore Sun Me.....»»

Four companies with headquarters in the Charlotte region have made the 2019 Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America, and two have also made the world index. The index recognizes the economic, social and environmental efforts of major corpor.....»»

Every year, Forbes magazine publishes a list of the highest paid actors in the world. The magazine has compiled its 2019 list, ranking the most bankable actors around the world. Forbes compiled the list based on the act.....»»

Companies should focus on social responsibilities as well as profits, the Business Roundtable, a group of corporate chief executives that includes the head of the largest U.S. bank and the CEO of the world's largest airline, said on Monday......»»

Two executives at Boston-based e-commerce giant Wayfair Inc. are stepping down, the company announced Wednesday after markets had closed. Chief Operating Officer James Savarese and Chief Technology Officer John Mulliken both plan to retire in 2019, ac.....»»

Chief executives of this year's Fortune 500 companies weigh in on federal regulation, artificial intelligence, and more. The CEOs of the Fortune 50.....»»

The Google I/O 2019 keynote is officially a wrap and the tech world is still buzzing following all of the big announcements Google made during its opening presentation. The event itself is o.....»»

Chief executives of Wall Street’s largest .....»»

Authored by Steven Vanelli via Knowledge Leaders Capital blog, The IMF made news yesterday by announcing its latest updates to 2019 GDP growth around the world. It guided global growth down and made an especially large cut to Eurozone growth estimates.....»»

Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) sank 17 percent in the first quarter of 2019, as concerns about an economic slowdown and fears of a no-deal Brexit in Europe spooked chief executives and corporate boardrooms from pursuing big tie-ups......»»

Michael Bloomberg is the highest-ranking New York resident on Fo…; 2019 list of world billionaires. The magazine released its list yesterday, ranking over 2,000 billionaires worldwide.  Forbes... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Thomson Reuters Mick Mulvaney, the White House budget director and interim head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, told a large gathering of banking industry executives on Tuesday to influence lawmakers with campaign donati.....»»