No less important, while the appointments of Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state and Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff were reassuring, other appointments were far less so.
While the appointments of these men and a slew of similarly pedigreed subordinates reassured the financial markets, their leadership undermined Obama's populist promises.
William R. Graham, the acting Administrator of NASA while the appointment of Dr. James C. Fletcher is pending, flew here Saturday night from Washington.
The rest are restricted to one or two board members each, while the appointment of senior management remains with the Communist Party.
Thomas Langer, an analyst with WestLB Panmure, said that while the appointment of Mr. Svanberg was a positive step, further management changes were necessary.
While the appointment of Mr. Yoshino remains subject to approval by Honda's shareholders in late June, that is largely a formality in Japan.
While the appointment of a new C.E.O., particularly at struggling companies, often leads to tumult, that's less likely to be the case at B. & N., since, instead of hiring from outside, the company instead promoted Michael Huseby from within.
Nonetheless since then political support particularly in the North has strengthened for the railway, while the appointment of Sir David Higgins, the former head of the Olympics Delivery Authority, as the new chairman in March gave it a much-needed boost.
Also among their complaints is the decision to sell Sam Byram to West Ham United during the January transfer window while the appointment of David Hockaday in 2014, a manager whose previous experience was at Forest Green Rovers, still irritates Elland Road regulars.
While the appointment of new CEO, American Bob Dudley, will improve BP's external dealings, he must ensure that he also focuses some of his energy on the internal situation.
