L&H's New CEO Forces Co-Founder To Resign Post

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Belgium's Lernout and Hauspie Speech Products NV has announced that co-founder Jo Lernout has been forced to resign. The resignation, which was engineered by chief executive officer Philippe Bodson, is related to the software company's financial problems.

Prepackaged software, Computer Software, Software Publishers, Computer software industry, Software industry, Software, Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V.

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Vivendi savior to run new panel, leave CEO job to Operating Chief

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Jean-Rene Fourtou is to resign as chief executive officer at Vivendi Universal S.A. in the spring, 2005. Jean Bernard Levy is to be promoted to chief executive officer.

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Mass media industry, Vivendi S.A., Fourtou, Jean-Rene, Levy, Jean Bernard

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Casterman's French deal is no comic plot; sale of Tintin's publisher stirs up nationalist feelings

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French publisher Flammarion SA is acquiring Belgian publisher Casterman SA. This acquisition will give Flammarion the rights to comic-book hero, Tintin.

Asset sales & divestitures, Acquisitions & mergers, Book Publishers, Books, Book Printing & Publishing, Publishing industry, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Book publishing, Casterman S.A., Flammarion S.A.

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