Ms. Francisco confirmed in her final MarketWatch column that she was leaving and said she was turning her attention to her online venture, Vator.tv, a video service that presents executives of start-up companies making pitches for financing from venture capitalists.
It should be puzzling just how little power the present executive is actually capable of wielding.
It will be managed jointly by the present chief executive of Caisse des Dépôts, Daniel Lebegue, and by Charles Milhaud, chief executive of Caisses d'Épargne.
Niall Booker, the present chief executive of the Co-op Bank, insists that that culture is changing.
As for the present, Jeremy Anwyl, chief executive of Edmunds.com, said it was clear that some consumers thought "that they might have a pretty strong negotiating position".
David Sable, the present-day chief executive of Y&R, was not amused.
REBOUNDS The Nets' president and general manager, ROD THORN, was presented with an executive of the year award by The Sporting News on Tuesday night.
"It's going to be the hot Christmas present," said Mark Tucker, chief executive of HitHive, the company supplying the My Music service.
Also present was Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP, who shared a stage at the news conference with Mr. Farley; they took turns describing the Focus campaign and answering questions, for more than an hour.
According to people present, Klaus Esser, the chief executive of Mannesmann A.G., stared coldly ahead of him, not looking at or even acknowledging hearing Chris Gent, the chief executive of Vodafone AirTouch P.L.C.
