Despite Fiji 's membershiporganization.organization_board_membershipthe Commonwealth of Nations at that time as a republic , the Great Council recognized Queen Elizabeth II as its traditional Queen or paramount chief .
The `` Greenspan put '' refers to the monetary policy approach that Alan Greenspan , the former Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Boardorganization.organization_board_membershipand other Fed members exercised from late 1987 to 2000 .
Shortly after he became strategic consultant for Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg , and in 2005 a memberorganization.organization_board_membershipthe Board of Directors of Renova Group , Viktor Vekselberg ’ s company .
On September 22 , 2011 , the HP Board of Directors fired Apotheker as chief executive , effective immediately , and replaced him with fellow board memberorganization.organization_board_membershipformer eBay chief Meg Whitman , with Raymond J . Lane as executive chairman .
Its boardorganization.organization_board_membershipdirectors included former Vice-Presidential candidate Jack Kemp and technology/marketing guru John Sculley ( of Pepsi Co and Apple Computer fame ) .
The switch was partorganization.organization_board_membershipan unusual deal between the public radio station and commercial station WGMS ( FM ) , which abandoned the classical music format it had aired for decades after an attempt to sell WGMS to Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder failed .
The project was expected to cost £19.1 million , with £16 million coming from Britain 's richest man , the steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal , Chairman of the ArcelorMittal steel company , and the balance of £3.1 million coming from the London Development Agencyorganization.organization_board_membership
The Brookings Boardorganization.organization_board_membershipTrustees includes mainly prominent Democrats , such as Laura Tyson , former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under Bill Clinton , but also a few centrist Republicans such as Kenneth Duberstein , a former chief of staff to Ronald Reagan .
Charles E. Scripps ( January 27 , 1920 – February 3 , 2007 ) was chairman of the boardorganization.organization_board_membershipthe E. W. Scripps Company , a media conglomerate founded by his grandfather , Edward W. Scripps .
Also in 2007 , Lear 's boardorganization.organization_board_membershipdirectors agreed to a $ 2.3 billion takeover offer from American Real Estate Partners , an affiliate of financier Carl Icahn , subject to shareholder approval .
In 2002 , he joined the Boardorganization.organization_board_membershipDirectors of Ripcord Networks , Inc. , joining Ellen Hancock , Gil Amelio , Mike Connor , and Wheels of Zeus co-founder Alex Fielding , all Apple alumni , in a new telecommunications venture .
Presently , Deshpande is the Chairman of A123Systems , Sycamore Networks , Tejas Networks , HiveFire , Sandstone Capital , Sparta Group , and sits on the Boardorganization.organization_board_membershipAirvana .
A $ 30 million gift from Mary and Jon Shirley ( former COO of Microsoft and Chairman of the Seattle Art Museum Boardorganization.organization_board_membershipDirectors ) established them as foundational donors .
However , it remains partorganization.organization_board_membershipthe Commonwealth of Nations , and remains a constitutional monarchy , with Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of Antigua and Barbuda .
Within a week , because of problems with the Patriots and head coach John Mazur , in an unprecedented move NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle voided partorganization.organization_board_membershipthe trade , sending Thomas and Garrett back to their original teams .
A memberorganization.organization_board_membershipthe Swedish Social Democratic Party , he had been Minister of Defence in Göran Persson 's government between 1997 and 2002 , preceded by a short term as Minister of Trade .
He took partorganization.organization_board_membershipthe Risings of 1848 and 1849 along with James Fintan Lalor and both James Stephens and John O'Mahony , who would go on to establish the Irish Republican Brotherhood in Ireland and the Fenian Brotherhood in the United States .
On 12 September 1989 , Lucerne , Switzerland , Mike Louw , ( Deputy-Director NIS ) and Maritz Spaarwater ( Chief of Operations NIS ) met Thabo Mbeki ( ANC National Executive Council memberorganization.organization_board_membershipand Jacob Zuma ( Deputy Head of the Department of Intelligence and Security – ANC ) at a hotel room in the Palace Hotel .
It became a separate Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and became a memberorganization.organization_board_membershipthe Commonwealth of Nations in its own right .
The Handle System was developed by Bob Kahn , co-inventor of the TCP/IP protocols that underlie the operation of the Internet , with support from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencyorganization.organization_board_membershipat the Corporation for National Research Initiatives ( CNRI ) , which continues to develop and manage it .
English FA Vice-President and UEFA Executive Committee board memberorganization.organization_board_membershipGill threatened to resign his newly elected role as FIFA Vice-President and member of the FIFA Executive Committee ( ExCo ) if Sepp Blatter was re-elected as FIFA President or did not stand down , following the corruption scandal .
George W. Strawbridge , Jr. , a Campbell Soup Company director , heir to the Strawbridge & Clothier department store fortune , and major shareholder in Meridian Bancorp , became director and largest individual shareholder in the Corestates Corporation , continuing an ongoing marriage between the bank and one of the region 's most iconic companies , the Campbell Soup Company , that had in the 1970s made G. Morris Dorrance , Jr. , scion of the Campbell clan and prominent Gladwyne , Pennsylvania , socialite , PNB 's boardorganization.organization_board_membership.
David W. Checketts ( born 1956 ) is an American businessman , founder and chairman SCP Worldwide , sits on the boardorganization.organization_board_membershipJetBlue Airways , and was the owner of the soccer club Real Salt Lake .
While rumors suggested French power company Électricité de France would buy the company or increase its stake , Constellation ultimately agreed to a buyout by MidAmerican Energy , partorganization.organization_board_membershipBerkshire Hathaway ( headed by billionaire Warren Buffett ) .
Sir Richard Atkinson Robinson , DL , ( 16 October 1849 – 28 April 1928 ) was a retail chemist and druggist , who later became a local politician and was the first memberorganization.organization_board_membershipthe Municipal Reform Party ( linked to the Conservatives ) to lead the London County Council ( 1907–1908 ) .
Kemp briefly served on the boardorganization.organization_board_membershipOracle Corporation , whose CEO was his friend Larry Ellison , in 1996 , but resigned when he ran for Vice President ; he was named to the board of Six Flags , Inc. in December 2005 .
The painting `` The Dance Lesson '' is currently kept at the National Gallery of Art in Washington , D.C . Prior to its donation in 1995 , the painting was partorganization.organization_board_membershipthe collection of Paul Mellon , who purchased it in 1957 .
The Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations , Kamalesh Sharma eulogised Atta Mills by describing him as `` an inspiring leader , a strong advocate and champion of the Commonwealth , and our membershiporganization.organization_board_membershipenormously from his active participation in Commonwealth life and his wisdom . ''
Though inexperienced in banking , he became involved with the Bank of England , serving on its boardorganization.organization_board_membership1918 to 1946 , and serving as its deputy governor under Sir Montagu Norman from 1925–1926 .
James Carl `` Jim '' France ( born October 24 , 1944 ) is an American motorsports executive , the vice chairman of the boardorganization.organization_board_membershipdirectors and executive vice president of NASCAR and the former chief executive officer ( CEO ) of International Speedway Corporation ( ISC ) .
However , Jürgen Stark , a Memberorganization.organization_board_membershipthe Executive Board of the European Central Bank , has stated that `` Iceland would not be able to adopt the EU currency without first becoming a member of the EU '' .
In 2013 , Concetta Lanciaux , a board memberorganization.organization_board_membershipDamir Doma , long time global head of strategy at LVMH and key advisor to Bernard Arnault , was quoted by Reuters saying Damir Doma was `` a modern Armani '' .
The team was partorganization.organization_board_membershipthe XFL begun by Vince McMahon of World Wrestling Entertainment and by NBC , a major television network in the United States .
The placement of the Joffrey Ballet in this building appears to have involved political dealings with the Mayor of Chicago , Richard M. Daley and his brother , William M. Daley , a co-chairman of the Joffrey boardorganization.organization_board_membershiptrustees .
The sector is mainly controlled by four foreign groups : the Irish Communicorp Group , SBS Broadcasting Group ( since 2007 partorganization.organization_board_membershipProSiebenSat.1 Media AG ) , US Emmis Communications , and News Corporation Group ( owned by Rupert Murdoch ) .