Lloyds selloff must learn from the Royal Mail privatisation fiascoMoneyWeekThe fiasco of last year's giveaway privatisation of Royal Mail is the catalyst for both the delay and the hardball tactics towards the City. Royal Mail's shares rose 38% on the first day of trading (the average first-day gain for all UK IPOs since 2008 …Second…
Independent Oil & GasProactive Investors UKHe is Paul Murray, who currently serves as audit committee chairman at Royal Mail (LON:RMG) as well as being a director at the research firm QinetiQ (LON:QQ.). A founding shareholder of Independent, he began his career as a petroleum engineer with …Independent Oil & Gas Appoints New DirectorRigzoneIOG founding shareholder joins…
134 take redundancy at Shrewsbury Royal Mail sorting officeshropshirestar.com… redundancy at Shrewsbury Royal Mail sorting office. More than 130 people have taken voluntary redundancy as Shrewsbury's Royal Mail sorting office prepares to close later this month, it has been revealed today. All roads lead to Shrewsbury sorting … More: continued here
EBay rejects Icahn slate of directorsAppeal-DemocratE-commerce company eBay Inc. says its four directors up for re-election, including CEO John Donahoe, company co-founder and managing director Fred Anderson, Intuit co-founder Scott Cook and former Agilent Technologies CEO Edward Barnholt, should …and more » More: continued here
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EBay rejects Icahn's nominees for boardThe Times HeraldSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – EBay is urging shareholders to support its directors and reject the pair put up by Carl Icahn. The two sides traded barbs Monday in the latest round in the ongoing tussle between the e-commerce company and the activist investor … More: continued here
More than 130 people have taken voluntary redundancy as Shrewsbury’s Royal Mail sorting office prepares to close later this month, it has been revealed today. More: continued here
Hongkong Post will issue a set of special stamps and other philatelic products on March 27, featuring Hong Kong’s weather phenomena. The collection introduces seven common weather wonders in Hong Kong, including rainbows, frost, clouds, lightning, fog, rain and typhoons. The stamp on the $20 Stamp Sheetlet shows Typhoon Vicente approaching Hong Kong in July…
eBay cuts chief executive John Donahoe's pay by 53%BBC NewsE-commerce giant eBay has cut the total compensation of its chief executive, John Donahoe, by more than half. Mr Donahoe was paid $13.8m (£8.3m), including salary and bonus, in 2013, down from $29.7m a year ago. While his basic salary rose by 2%, … More: continued here
EBay CEO John Donahoe's total compensation for 2013 plunged 53 per cent compared with 2012, when the e-commerce company gave its leader more than $US23 million ($A25.5 million) in stock awards. The Californian company, which is sparring with activist investor Carl Icahn over board seats and its future direction, also gave Donahoe, 53, and other…