There is a certain unsavory association with parents who manage their kids' careers, but Caldwell, a former purchasing-department manager for a computer-resale company, is unapologetic: "Who's going to protect your child better than you are?
Doris Froman, 95, a former purchasing director at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union, died May 25 at an assisted living center in Solomons, Md .The cause was congestive heart failure, said a niece, Lynn Kuhn.
Prosecutors have identified at least 2.1 billion reais ($730m) in "suspicious payments" on Petrobras contracts; in a plea bargain, the company's former purchasing chief has revealed that 3% of the value of all his division's contracts was diverted to the PT and its allies for personal gain or campaign finance.
The former purchasing agent for the subcontractor hired to dismantle the former Deutsche Bank building, which was damaged in the Sept. 11 attack in Lower Manhattan, has been charged with stealing more than $1 million by filing false invoices and using the money for expensive vacations and luxury cars, the authorities said on Tuesday.
Among those indicted were Mitchell E. Mosallem, who resigned in December as executive vice president and director for graphic services at Grey Worldwide in New York, part of the Grey Global Group, and Lawrence Scaglione, a former purchasing agent for Brouillard Communications in New York, part of the WPP Group.
Fears among Japan's large older population about the safety and certainty of pensions and the health insurance system persist, leaving consumers reluctant to resume former purchasing habits.
In April gave up chief executive spot, appointing Fabian Mansson, a 33-year-old amateur rock musician and former purchasing manager.
Mannie Jackson, a former player, purchased the team in 1993.
Norton, a former ironworker, purchased AbsolutePoker and UltimateBet in 2006 and folded them into a newly created holding company, Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG.
Shortly thereafter, a group of former employees purchased a Polaroid factory in the Netherlands to create film for the millions of cameras still in existence.
