Before his position as head of the global partnership unit, where he oversaw relationships with governments, he was head of the company's client markets business.
The News Corporation said Wednesday that it had hired the ad executive Hamish McLennan to oversee relationships with global brands, creating a new but non-specific position near the top of the company.
Mr. Corbat headed Citi Holdings, the unit that holds the bank's soured assets, and Mr. O'Neill was the board member overseeing relationships with federal regulators for the unit.
Over the years, Mr. Kravis continued to bounce the idea around with Robert Scully, a vice chairman of Morgan Stanley, and Michael Klein, a former Citigroup executive who oversaw relationships with major clients of the bank.
The four specialties are strategists, who analyze a client's business; creators, people like writers, designers and producers who generate ideas and tell brand stories; connectors, people who reach target audiences through traditional and social media as well as other channels; and catalysts, account leaders overseeing relationships with clients.
Handspring's telemarketing push will be led by a customer services director who will "oversee relationships with outsource call center vendors," "manage telesales efforts for the company," and "train and motivate outsource telesales representatives".
Even after losing the exclusive selling rights in France, Orange has had no decline in iPhone sales, said Cynthia Gordon, an Orange vice president who oversees the relationship with Apple.
She said the formation of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) – a new watchdog that oversees the relationship between supermarkets and their suppliers – was an important step to stop supermarkets telling their suppliers to throw away excess product.
Howard Ebison is the head of commercial at airport hospitality specialist No.1 Traveller, overseeing commercial relationships spanning global distribution partners, airline relationships, airports and tour operators.
