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Executives and Charity: One CEO's Approach

How much should executives contribute to charity, either personally or by setting policies for their company? The figures of corporate performance tend to be rather bleak. According to a recent study by the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, only about one percent of corporate profits goes to charity,...

Tags: Professional development, Peter Galuszka, Richard D. Parsons, Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy

Blog posts 2008-05-08

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HACR's CEO Roundtable Featured Senior Executives From Top U.S. Corporations

CEO Panel Discussion on Hispanic Inclusion in Corporate America Was Hosted by Time Warner Chairman Richard D. Parsons NEW YORK -- Senior executives from the nation's top corporations shared their perspectives with a cross-section of U.S. Latino leadership convening in New York for the Hispanic Association on Corporate...

Articles 2008-05-01

BET Recognizes the Achievements of Alicia Keys, Tyra Banks, Richard Parsons, the Honorable Maxine Waters, Dr. Cornel West and CEO Janice Bryant Howroyd at 'The BET Honors'

Premiering Friday, February 22 at 8:00 P.M. ET/PT Hosted by Cedric 'The Entertainer,' Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Gladys Knight, Wyclef Jean, Jill Scott, Brian McKnight, Ne-Yo, Raheem DeVaughn, Blair Underwood, Danny Glover, Kerry Washington, Idris Elba, Hill Harper and Vivica A. Fox Delivered Powerful Performances and Inspirational Messages...

Articles 2008-02-19

Parsons' time: in an exclusive interview, Time Warner Chairman Richard D. Parsons discusses his business accomplishments, his new role, and diversity in corporate America

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In his five years as CEO of Time Warner, Richard D. Parsons tamed a sprawling, unruly media octopus. Silencing early critics, he took a rudderless company with disparate holdings--such as Warner Bros. studios, HBO, the Time Inc. stable of magazines, and AOL--and transformed it into a...

Articles 2008-02-01

Estee Lauder Companies Holds Annual Meeting of Stockholders

NEW YORK -- The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) held its annual meeting of stockholders today in New York City. Leonard A. Lauder, Chairman, conducted the meeting. William P. Lauder, President and Chief Executive Officer, reviewed fiscal 2007 financial results, described the Company's strategies and answered questions from stockholders....

Articles 2007-11-09

Time Warner Names Jeffrey L. Bewkes Chief Executive Officer, Succeeding Richard D. Parsons Who Remains Chairman

NEW YORK -- Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Jeffrey L. Bewkes as Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner Inc., effective January 1, 2008. Mr. Bewkes currently serves as President and Chief Operating Officer, and he will retain the title of President. Mr....

Articles 2007-11-05

Robert E. Rubin to Serve as Chairman of the Board of Citi

Sir Win Bischoff to Serve as Acting Chief Executive Officer Charles Prince Elects to Retire from Citi NEW YORK -- The Board of Directors of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) today announced that Robert E. Rubin, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Citi and a member of...

Articles 2007-11-04

Jeff Bewkes: Time Is On His Side.(Time Warner Inc.)(Interview)

By Mark Robichaux On his way to CEO, Time Warner president rides cable TV's success Jeff Bewkes wears a big smile these days. Named president/COO of Time Warner a year and a half ago, the 54-year-old...

Articles 2007-05-07

Diversity matters; understanding diversity in schools

Diversity matters; understanding diversity in schools. Spradlin, Lynn Kell and Richard D. Parsons. Wadsworth Publishing Co. 2008 304 pages $67.95 Paperback LC1099 In some cultures, familial relationships are expressed as circles rather than trees....

Articles 2007-05-01

Splash of the Titans.

By Staff Which media maven produces the finest wine? For many entertainment bigwigs, their wine operation is every bit as crucial as the Bentley and beach house. With the holidays upon us, we put several media...

Articles 2006-12-18

Time Warner CEO Richard D. Parsons to Keynote ABLE's "An Evening with the Chairman"

Event to Attract Hundreds of City's Top Corporate, Business, Political and Civic Leaders CHICAGO -- Richard D. Parsons, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Time Warner Inc., will be the keynote speaker for the Alliance of Business Leaders & Entrepreneurs ABLE awards dinner, "An Evening...

Articles 2006-11-01

Letter: Muslims seen as the papists of today

Sir: Like Dorothy Parsons I was i saddened by recent comments M on the possibility that Tony Blair S might be considering becoming a Catholic - but for entirely differnent reasons. The very fact w that Blair should wait until he f is no longer Prime Minister says t volumes...

Articles 2006-06-10

Time Warner shows old media can still fly; Company rises again, thanks to Dick--or Carl; many units gain.(In the Markets)

Byline: Matthew Flamm Time warner Chief Executive Richard Parsons publicly patted himself on the back last week for the swell job he'd done in producing a 21% jump in fourth-quarter profits. Others, however, swore they saw the influence of Mr. Parsons' nemesis, uber-investor Carl...

Articles 2006-02-06

Bewke's time has come: TW ups exec, placing him in line behind Parsons.

Time Warner has placed HBO honcho Jeff Bewkes in line to succeed chairman-CEO Richard Parsons atop the world's largest media conglom. TW on Wednesday named Bewkes--a company veteran who built HBO into a financial powerhouse--as chief operating officer. ...

Articles 2005-12-22

Time Warner chairman keeps stake in America Online

Once Richard D. Parsons, the chairman of Time Warner, decided not to sell an ownership stake in America Online, he was faced with the potentially more difficult prospect of forging a relationship -- with either Google or Microsoft -- that would bolster AOL even as it competes head-on with its...

Articles 2005-12-12

Parsons is pushing for AOL deal, not its sale.(Richard Parsons, America Online Inc.)

Time Warner chairman-CEO Richard Parsons said he's got no plans to sell AOL but he'd like to ink a deal to boost traffic on the site and "supercharge" growth. He cautioned that recent fawning over the Netco may be overdone--as were predictions...

Articles 2005-12-09

Housing partners honored

Time Warner Chairman and CEO Richard D. Parsons served as special guest host of the Housing Partnership Development Corporation's recent gala Recognition Luncheon. Hundreds of affordable housing advocates and executives of companies and banks involved in the financing, developing and construction of affordable housing, attended the event at...

Articles 2005-11-09

Keeping up carriage: Parsons: cable footprint key to TW power.(Time Warner Inc.'s Richard Parsons opinions and his management)

Time Warner's Richard Parsons said he'd be willing to lower the company's stake in the cable biz--but only in exchange for expanding the footprint its systems cover. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference Wednesday in New York, the chairman-CEO reminded investors...

Articles 2005-09-22

Princely sums for News, TW.(Smoke & Mirrors: BEHIND THE SCENCES OF THE BIZ'S DEALS, DECISIONS AND DIVERSIONS)(Prince Al Waleed bin Talal increases stake in News Corp. and assures confidence in Time Warner)

Two U.S. media titans are feeling the love from a billionaire Saudi prince who sought last week to shoo raiders off two of his favorite investments. Prince Al Waleed bin Talal announced in dramatic fashion that he'd boosted his stake in...

Articles 2005-09-12

Time Warner Chairman and CEO Richard Parsons and Laura Parsons, Psy.D. To Be Honored By JTS

NEW YORK -- Richard D. Parsons, Chairman and CEO of Time Warner Inc. and Laura Parsons, psychologist and New York City community leader, will jointly receive the Louis B. Marshall Award at an event in their honor on September 20, 2005 in New York City hosted by The Jewish Theological...

Articles 2005-09-08