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Eli Lilly CFO resigns over misconduct in workplace

HR Digest

Ashkenazi joined Eli Lilly in 2001. She was in charge of the finances of the company’s commercial unit and some other departments. in July amid allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a woman before he joined the retailer. Smiley was appointed the CFO in 2018. Ashkenazi has been with Lilly for nearly 20 years.

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Nabob and the Coffee Kerfuffle: How the 120-year-old brand managed to maintain its challenger status.

In the CEO Afterlife

Speciality coffee shops are competing with retail brands for consumers’ attention in the grocery aisle, new coffee formats are being introduced (such as single-cup brewing systems), and U.S. wholesale grocers (prior to Bell’s arrival in 1977), which meant its market share inside competitive retailers was, naturally, quite low. “By

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Many CEOs Aren’t Breakthrough Innovators (and That’s OK)

Harvard Business Review

We’ve found that CEOs of big pharmaceutical companies, for example, are more likely to have a background as company lawyers, salespeople, or finance managers, than one in medicine or pharmaceutical R&D. There was no strong association between CEO background and firm performance in high-tech and fashion retail.

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