"I was running low on gas, frankly, and it made sense for me to hand the baton off to a fresh new executive".
Leaning against a wood-paneled wall, arms folded, face beaming, a fresh-faced executive says with indefatigable swagger: "There has never been a greater time to be a capitalist.
New chief executive Dave Lewis, fresh from Unilever, implied as much by referring to the importance of "integrity and transparency".
Britvic was prepared to suffer such financial indignity because a deal would have cured other problems, such as shareholders' demand for a new chief executive and fresh thinking after the damaging Fruit Shoot bottle cap recall last year.
LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Barclays' new chief executive pledged a fresh course for the British lender on Tuesday, axing at least 3,700 jobs and pruning its investment bank as he seeks to rebuild its reputation and boost profitability after a series of scandals.
And didn't the president's new chief of staff, William Daley, arrive in his powerful new post fresh from the executive suite of JPMorgan Chase?
Playing a hotshot executive fresh out of Cornell who streamlines the firing process, Anna Kendrick is a frightening epitome of a new female type, an ambitious, robotically chirpy, poker-faced climber, until the moment her composure crumbles.
He may yet temporarily step down during the trial, though at present he is denying any such plan.The trial will certainly trigger fresh debate over executive pay, relations between the management and supervisory boards, and the role and competence of each board.
"Our goal is to give them the best shot at survival by ensuring they eat nourishing, fresh food," says executive chef Frank Caputo.
