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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Jul 03 (MARKET WIRE) -- VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) today announced that its board of directors has named Jim Bidzos executive chairman, on an interim basis. Additionally, the board of directors elected Mr. Bidzos president and chief executive officer, on an interim basis, replacing William A. Roper, who resigned from the company and the board of directors effective June 30, 2008. As the company's founder and initial CEO, Mr. Bidzos has served as either chairman or vice chairman of the board of directors of VeriSign since April 1995. Mr. Bidzos also served in both senior-executive and board level capacities with RSA from 1986 to 2002. "VeriSign remains committed to our strategy of focusing the company on its core businesses while continuing the divestiture of all non-core operations, which will proceed as planned.
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via Reuters @ 18:02 3rd Jul
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VeriSign has named Jim Bidzos to the position of executive chairman on an interim basis. Additionally, VeriSign's board of directors has elected Bidzos as president and chief executive officer, on an interim basis, replacing William A Roper, who resigned from the company and the board of directors effective 30 June. As the company's founder and initial CEO, Bidzos has served as either chairman or vice chairman of the board of directors of VeriSign since April 1995. Bidzos has also served in both senior executive and board level capacities with RSA from 1986 to 2002.
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via Telecom.paper @ 14:38 8th Jul
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VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) today announced that its board of directors has named Jim Bidzos executive chairman, on an interim basis. Additionally, the board of directors elected Mr. Bidzos president and chief executive officer, on an interim basis, replacing William A. Roper, who resigned from the company and the board of directors effective June 30, 2008.
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via Macro World Investor @ 14:14 3rd Jul
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VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) today announced that its board of directors has named Jim Bidzos executive chairman, on an interim basis. Additionally, the board of directors elected Mr. Bidzos president and chief executive officer, on an interim basis, replacing William A. Roper, who resigned from the company and the board of directors effective June 30, 2008.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- 07/03/08 -- VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) today announced that its board of directors has named Jim Bidzos executive chairman, on an interim basis. Additionally, the board of directors elected Mr. Bidzos president and chief executive officer, on an interim basis, replacing William A. Roper, who resigned from the company and the board of directors effective June 30, 2008.
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VeriSign Board of Directors Names Company Founder Jim Bidzos to Executive Chairman, President and CEO
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July 7, 2008 (FinancialWire) Digital infrastructure services company VeriSign (NYSE: VRSN) (Current Market Cap: US$7.15 Bil.) has brought back founder and chairman Jim Bidzos to replace outgoing CEO William Roper. Bidzos will be the president and CEO of VeriSign on an interim basis, the company said, in what is one of several recent management shake ups. Roper, whose resignation is effective June 30, had taken over from long-time CEO, Stratton Scalvos, who left unexpectedly in May 2007. Bidzos has served as either chairman or vice chairman of the board of directors of VeriSign since April 1995. The founder had left the company for a few years to go to RSA Security and returned to the role of the chairman at VeriSign in August 2007. FinancialWire is a fully independent, proprietary news wire service of Investrend Information, a division of
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via Macro World Investor @ 9:15 7th Jul
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via Market Wire via MSN Money @ 14:14 3rd Jul
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July 8, 2008 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Mr. Bill Roper has resigned as CEO of VeriSign and from its board, it was reported recently. Responding to the move the company has placed Founder and Chairman Jim Bidzos at the helm on an interim basis. Mr. Roper was CEO of the company for just over a year. No official word has been given for the reasons for his departure and the move saw the company’s shares decline by around 1.3%. Roper originally took over from Stratton D. Sclavos, who himself left the CEO position for “undisclosed reasons”. While Mr. Roper was CEO of the company, shares increased by 45%.
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via Host Search @ 4:19 9th Jul
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VeriSign, the biggest operator of computers that direct Internet traffic, brought back founder Jim Bidzos as interim chief executive, chairman and president as the company works to refocus. Bidzos replaces former CEO William Roper, who unexpectedly resigned this week. Bidzos will help drive VeriSign's efforts to offload the less profitable businesses, the Mountain View company said Thursday in a statement. VeriSign announced plans in November to get out of businesses that don't fit with its Internet operations, such as services that cater to phone companies. Those businesses accounted for about 40 percent of revenue. VeriSign plans to focus on managing Web addresses, certifying that sites are what they claim and protecting online privacy. Bidzos, who founded the company in 1995, will lead that effort while VeriSign looks for a permanent p
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via SiliconValley.com @ 17:43 4th Jul
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Verisign, which has pared down the company over the last year, has seen another CEO change: William Roper, who had been president and CEO for a bit more than a year, has resigned and the company board has named Jim Bidzos as interim CEO, president and executive chairman. Bidzos was the company’s founder and first CEO in 1995, and he tried to reassure analysts Thursday that he had the background to step into the role and quickly move forward, WSJ reports.
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via PaidContent.org @ 7:50 4th Jul
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said Thursday its board named founder Jim Bidzos executive chairman, president and chief executive on an interim basis. The move comes as William Roper resigned from the company on June 30. VeriSign also said it expects second-quarter revenue to meet or exceed current consensus estimates of $231.4 million as reported by Thomson Reuters. End of Story
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via MarketWatch @ 7:58 4th Jul
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -- VeriSign Inc. said Thursday that its board elected the company's founder and first chief executive, Jim Bidzos, as chief executive and president and named him executive chairman, all on an interim basis.
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via Yahoo! Canada @ 0:20 4th Jul
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -- VeriSign Inc. said Thursday that its board elected the company's founder and first chief executive, Jim Bidzos, as chief executive and president and named him executive chairman, all on an interim basis.
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via Lien Multimédia @ 18:12 7th Jul
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July 8, 2008 (FinancialWire) Shares of VeriSign (NYSE: VRSN) (Current Market Cap: US$6.47 Bil.) dropped in the first trading day after the company said William A. Roper resigned as chief executive and founder Jim Bidzos was appointed to the position on an interim basis. Shares of the Internet processing company sank 9.5% to $33.25. During a conference call last week, Bidzos said that Roper's departure was voluntary, and that VeriSign's board is searching for a leader to guide the company into its next growth phase. Bidzos said during the call that while the divestiture process is not facing "the best market conditions in the world," VeriSign expects to be on track by the end of the year with its plans. FinancialWire is a fully independent, proprietary news wire service of Investrend Information, a division of Investrend Communications, In
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via Macro World Investor @ 11:45 8th Jul
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. July 17, 2008 AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced that its board of directors elected President and COO Dirk Meyer as the companys chief executive officer. Meyer succeeds Hector Ruiz, who will become executive chairman of AMD and chair of the board of directors. As executive chairman, Ruiz will ensure a smooth executive leadership transition, focus on driving the companys asset smart strategy to completion, and assist with high-level government and strategic partner relations.
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via Firing Squad @ 13:34 18th Jul
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DOW JONES NEWSWIRES VeriSign Inc. (VRSN) named Jim Bidzos as interim executive chairman, president and chief executive, replacing William A. Roper, who resigned Monday.
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via Easy Bourse @ 0:20 4th Jul
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Shares of Verisign (VRSN: scorecard, quote, chart) are poised to close with a loss of roughly 7.5% after the company's chief executive and president unexpectedly resigned. More specifically, after the early market close Thursday, the firm announced that William Roper voluntarily resigned effective June 30, and named the company's founder, Jim Bidzos, as interim president and CEO. Stifel Nicolaus deemed the timing of the announcement "awkward," while Wedbush Morgan noted that the news was "a bit concerning and likely distracting to the company."
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via Schaeffers Research @ 20:13 7th Jul
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Santa Monica-based eForce Media, a provider of Internet sales lead generation services, said today that it has acquired Vertical Passion Media, LLC and appointed its founder, Jeffrey Schwartz, as President and CEO. Schwartz is the former president and CEO of Autobytel. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Vertical Passion Media LLC operates a number of online destinations in the auto classified and other lead generation areas, and was founded and headed by Schwartz. Schwartz has also served as President and CEO of Autoweb, and a VP at Walt Disney Company. eForce Media's current CEO, Anthony Mazzarella, will continue to serve on eForce Media's board of directors. eForce Media is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners.
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via SoCalTech @ 9:44 2nd Jul
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NEW YORK (AP) - VeriSign Inc. shares sank Monday in the first trading day after the company said William A. Roper resigned as chief executive and that its founder and first CEO, Jim Bidzos, would take over in the interim as it searches for a new head.
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via Canadian Business Magazine @ 20:13 7th Jul
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