Billy Jurewicz, chief executive and chief creative officer, takes the titles of founder and chief executive, focused on expanding the agency's offices in Los Angeles and New York.
One path — refusing to reinstate repatriation — would establish him as a strong but parochially minded executive, focussed on Virginia's regional politics.
Stuart Gulliver, the chief executive, focused on adjusted profit of $10.8bn, down 14%, which the bank described as a "reasonable performance in the face of considerable uncertainty".
Specifically, the executive focused his inquiry on part of the $8 million that was intended to serve as overhead and development costs for the movie division.
The supposedly new strategy for Vivendi Universal, outlined yesterday by Jean-René Fourtou, the chief executive, focuses on telecommunications, French pay TV and American media.
Early in Zynga's history, Mark Pincus, the company's 45-year-old founder and chief executive, focused on Facebook and quickly learned how to leverage the platform and its sharing functions to maximize the viral nature of Zynga's games.
In announcing the figures, Jamie Dimon, the chairman and chief executive, focused on the fact that "middle-market" loans — made to companies with annual revenue of $10 million to $500 million — rose 3 percent, to $35.3 billion, during the quarter.
For instance, a chief executive focused on growth might too quickly dismiss a chance to sell the company, something Mr. Eisner might have done with the takeover bid by Comcast.
Matt Mitchell is a new media executive focused on subscription strategies, user acquisition, e-commerce and finance.
