NORTHBROOK, Ill. -- The Allstate Corporation today announced that Thomas J. Wilson has been elected president and chief operating officer, effective June 1, 2005. In this newly created position, Mr. Wilson will be responsible for all of Allstate's insurance operations, including those of Allstate Protection and Allstate Financial. Mr. Wilson...
R. Todd Wilson has been named CFO of Daytona Beach-based NASCAR. Wilson is also ... R. Todd Wilson has been named CFO of Daytona Beach-based NASCAR. Wilson is also CFO for NASCAR's subsidiaries, NASCAR Broadcasting and NASCAR Digital Entertainment.
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 22, 1996--Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: PTEC), a leading supplier of essential software for PC manufacturers, announces today the appointment of Steve Wilson as vice president, systems engineering. In this newly created post Wilson will be responsible for monitoring all company operations and implementing procedures to...
PROVO, Utah -- Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Arca: RZ) announced today that it has signed a worldwide license agreement with privately held Wilson Auto Electric Ltd. of Canada, in which Wilson will have the right to incorporate Raser's Symetron[TM] electromagnetic motor and generator technology into truck and automotive alternators. Prior...
Dow Wilson Dow Wilson has been named president and CEO of GE Medical Systems Information Technologies at General Electric ... Dow Wilson Dow Wilson has been named president and CEO of GE Medical Systems...
NATICK, Mass. -- BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) announced today that Richard Wilson has been named senior vice president of General Merchandise. In this role, Mr. Wilson will be responsible for the Company's general merchandise category mix including domestics, electronics, giftware, seasonal merchandise, furniture, books, toys and sporting goods. Mr....
Ed Wilson has hired Sean O'Boyle and Kevin O'Donnell as sales executives at NBC's new in-house syndication division. O'Boyle and O'Donnell had worked under Wilson, NBC Enterprises and Syndication ... Ed Wilson has hired Sean O'Boyle and Kevin O'Donnell...
Instron's Wilson Instruments launched the Minuteman ELT Automation Series ... Instron's Wilson Instruments launched the Minuteman ELT Automation Series for Tukon microindentation, Knoop, Vickers and Rockwell hardness testing.
CALGARY, Alberta & HOUSTON, Texas -- CE Franklin Ltd. (TSX:CFT) (AMEX:CFK) ("CE Franklin") and Smith International, Inc. (NYSE:SII) ("Smith") announced today that they have terminated negotiations relating to CE Franklin's previously announced proposal to acquire Wilson International, Inc. ("Wilson") from Smith. Smith currently owns approximately 55% of the outstanding shares...
Caterpillar Inc., took another step in the expansion of its electrical power generation business with a unique "swap" with Emerson Electric Co. The two companies announced an agreement in principal on Feb. 2 for Caterpillar to acquire Emerson's equity interest in F.G. Wilson, a packager of diesel-powered generator sets. In...
A great post by Fred Wilson explaining the differences in cost between a start-up today and six years ago. Some points are similar to my previous post on the subject.