by Tim Delaney | Jan 24, 2011
Jean Marie Messier became Chairman of Compagnie General des Eaux in 1996 at the age of 38. He was a graduate of elite French universities. At age 29, he held a senior post in the French Ministry of Economy and Finance. At age 32, he joined Lazard Frères, where he...
by Ron Carleton | Mar 5, 2009
What do Whirlpool, Fiat, Sony, and Heinekin have in common? All took major restructuring charges recently, driving down profits that already were under pressure from the global economic slowdown. As the recession lasts longer and spreads farther, we’ll see many...
by Ron Carleton | Feb 12, 2009
We mentioned the absence of early warning signs in our earlier post on Satyam – especially the lack of a gap between earnings and cash flow. It turns out there were a few. We can classify them either as behavioral or financial. Behavioral Warning Signs Behavioral...
