CEO Greenslade exits Baja Mining

General Motors Co. Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre says the company's new chief financial officer Chris Liddell is a candidate for the CEO post.

Hudson Highland Group (HHGP) announced that it has removed Jon Chait as chairman and chief executive officer of the company, effective immediately. The co.’s board of directors has appointed Mary Jane Raymond, the firm’s executive VP and chief financial officer, to serve as interim CEO.

Lloyds Banking Group (LYG) said today that chief executive officer Antonio Horta-Osorio is taking a temporary leave of absence due to illness. Chief financial officer Tim Tookey will serve as interim CEO in Horta-Osorio's absence, although he is expected to return to work by the end of the year.

Yahoo!'s board of directors fired chief executive Carol Bartz, less than three years after she was brought in to help turn around the struggling Internet company.Yahoo! said Bartz was being removed "effective immediately" and that chief financial officer Timothy Morse would serve as interim chief executive while the board of directors searches for a new CEO.Yahoo! also said it had named an Executive Leadership Council to carry out a "comprehensive strategic review" of the Sunnyvale, California-based company.

Yahoo!'s board of directors fired chief executive Carol Bartz, less than three years after she was brought in to help turn around the struggling Internet company.Yahoo! said Bartz was being removed "effective immediately" and that chief financial officer Timothy Morse would serve as interim chief executive while the board of directors searches for a new CEO.Yahoo! also said it had named an Executive Leadership Council to carry out a "comprehensive strategic review" of the Sunnyvale, California-based company.

Sears Canada Inc. has named a member of its board of directors, E.J. Bird, as interim chief financial officer. The department store retailer, grappling with sliding sales and market share for several years, has been on the hunt for a new chief financial officer since the sudden departure of Sharon Driscoll in December.

By Dr. Duru: It turns out that recent put buyers in Molycorp (MCP) may have had the right idea, but their bearish trade may have a very short shelf life.

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