Bill Hartzer

Posts Tagged ‘economy

CEO Turnover Spikes, But Below 2008 Levels

Posted by: bhartzer on: April 8, 2009

After falling to a five-year low in February, turnover among the nation’s chief executive officers saw a resurgence in March, as 114 CEO departures were announced during the month.  That was up 39 percent from the 82 chief executive changes recorded the previous month, according to the latest report on CEO turnover released Wednesday by [...]

Recession Hitting the Tech Sector Hard

Posted by: bhartzer on: April 6, 2009

Firms in the United States technology sector announced planned job cuts totaling 84,217 in the first quarter, up 27 percent from 66,312 in the previous quarter.  It was the largest quarterly job-cut tally for the sector since 2002, when 133,511 layoffs were announced in the fourth quarter, according to the report released Monday by global [...]