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2 Oct

The Shortest Chair: Sharon White, Chairman of the John

The Shortest Chair: Sharon White, Chairman of the John
LONDON — Sharon White, chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, which incorporates John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners in its portfolio, is stepping down and has asked the board to begin the method to appoint a successor. “The chairman of the John Lewis Partnership is a special and unique role in U.K. business. The chairman is liable for the long-term health of the partnership’s model — business success twinned with a commitment to first rate customer support and motion in our communities,” White said in an announcement. “Having led the partnership through the pandemic and the worst of the price of living crisis, it can be crucial that there may be now a smooth and orderly succession process and handover....
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23 Jun

Josie Natori Named Chairman of Asian Cultural Council’s Board

Josie Natori Named Chairman of Asian Cultural Council’s Board
PULLING UP A CHAIR: Never one with a shortage of things to do, Josie Natori is taking over one other hefty responsibility. The Asian Cultural Council’s board of trustees has elected the dressmaker as its latest chairman. Removed from a newcomer to the organization, Natori, who was born within the Philippines, has served on ACC’s board since 1995. Five years later she helped establish its Philippines Foundation and ACC’s affiliate office in Manila. That location is considered one of the organization’s five international offices. Having began her namesake company 46 years ago, Natori, chief executive officer and chief creative officer, is as tireless as ever. She routinely flies forwards and backwards between her homeland and her home base in Recent York. After...
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2 Apr

The Common Ground (and Chairman) Between Nike and Disney

The Common Ground (and Chairman) Between Nike and Disney
The Magic Kingdom is getting somewhat extra dose of that Just Do It spirit — and it just might need it now greater than ever. Walt Disney Co. shareholders are expected to raise Mark Parker to chairman at the corporate’s annual meeting Monday — giving Nike Inc.’s executive chairman one other spot at the highest of America’s corporate hierarchy.   Parker, who led Nike as chief executive officer for 14 years before taking over his current role in 2020, has been on Disney’s board since 2016. He'll succeed Susan Arnold, the Procter & Gamble beauty veteran who has been chairman for just over a yr and whose tenure on Disney’s board has hit the 15-year limit.   That’s two chairmen in a row from the world...
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