ICYMI during the week, here’s a roundup of what went down in the worlds of advertising and media. HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROGRESS PROBLEM: An attendee at...
ICYMI during the week, here’s a roundup of what went down in the legal industry. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “They want David Souter in the streets...
SURVEY SAYS…AnitaB.org released the results of its annual “Top Companies for Women Technologists” program, which looks at the gender make-up of the technical workforce. This year...
IN WALMSLEY WORLD: GlaxoSmithKline CEO Emma Walmsley was nominated to Microsoft’s board of directors; her seat could be made official at the company’s Dec. 4 annual...
DEAL$: Kimberly-Clark is investing $25 million in Thinx, the reusable period underwear company founded by Miki Agrawal, Radha Agrawal and Antonia Saint Dunbar and run by CEO...
BIG LAW SAYS “ME TOO” TO #METOO PRACTICE GROUPS: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan launched a #MeToo-inspired practice group to represent victims of employment discrimination and...
WHEN WILL U.S. BANKING SEE MORE FEMALE CEOs? Earlier this year, there was some chatter that Wells Fargo might replace its ousted CEO Tim Sloan with...
BOARD MATTERS: The board of Occidental Petroleum, run by president and CEO Vicki Hollub, established a new committee dubbed the “Sustainability and Shareholder Engagement Committee.” The...
SHE’S GOT MOVES…in entertainment: Late-night programming at NBC Entertainment has a new EVP: Katie Hockmeyer, who has been with “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” since...
Mary Meeker’s new VC company, Bond, is investing in Nextdoor, the neighborhood social network run by Sarah Friar and co-founded by Sarah Leary. The company is...