American and Egyptian officials say that such considerations are all part of a carefully calibrated process aimed at avoiding a direct challenge to Mr. Mubarak's unwavering belief that if you make concessions — like tendering a resignation — in the face of pressure, you invite more demands.
In most multinationals, the head would normally tender a resignation if several executives were indicted.
McCoist tendered his resignation a week past on Friday, a scenario which triggered a 12-month notice period.
Mr. Profumo tendered his resignation in a letter at an extraordinary board meeting called by the chairman, Dieter Rampl, to discuss internal governance and managerial issues, said a person with knowledge of the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.
[C4.] Big Board Director Steps Down Robert M. Murphy, left, chief executive of the trading unit of LaBranche & Company, tendered his resignation as a director of the New York Stock Exchange, amid a tense standoff over an investigation into trading practices.
He said Mr. Profumo tendered his resignation in a letter.
Eric Joyce has tendered his resignation as a member of the Labour party and apologised to colleagues for a bar brawl in parliament.
Robert M. Murphy, chief executive of the trading unit of LaBranche & Company, tendered his resignation as a director to the exchange's chairman, Richard A. Grasso, yesterday morning, two weeks after the exchange accused LaBranche of failing to cooperate with the investigation.
One day after Mr. Fujimori tendered his resignation in a letter faxed from Tokyo, members of Congress debated throughout the day whether to accept it or to remove him from office forcibly for "moral incapacity," a move that opens the way for an investigation and possible prosecution.
Smith, who had groomed McCoist as his successor, could understand why the 52-year-old had tendered his resignation at a time of yet more boardroom disagreements.
At the end of the 1962 season, Shaughnessy tendered his resignation with a year remaining on his contract.
