HALISTER: United’s Munoz to Return as CEO Five Months After Heart Attack

United’s Munoz to Return as CEO Five Months After Heart Attack

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Source: BN (Bloomberg News)

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UAL US (United Continental Holdings Inc)

People
Oscar Munoz (United Continental Holdings Inc)
Brett Hart (United Airlines Inc)
Henry Meyer (United Airlines Inc)

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Management Changes
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HALISTER: ‘Zootopia’ Sets New Disney Record With $73.7 Million Weekend

‘Zootopia’ Sets New Disney Record With $73.7 Million Weekend

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Source: BN (Bloomberg News)

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DIS US (Walt Disney Co/The)
SCOR US (comScore Inc)
CMCSA US (Comcast Corp)
VIAB US (Viacom Inc)

People
Gerard Butler
Jason Bateman
Morgan Freeman
Tina Fey

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HALISTER: VW’s Poetsch Was Informed of Diesel Affair Sept. 8, 2015: Bild

VW’s Poetsch Was Informed of Diesel Affair Sept. 8, 2015: Bild

(Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG Supervisory Board Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch was informed of cheating software at the core of the carmaker’s diesel scandal on Sept. 8, 2015, Bild am Sonntag newspaper reports.
  • Then-CFO Poetsch was informed by former CEO Martin Winterkorn at a meeting in which Winterkorn briefed managers about VW’s admission to U.S. authorities that it had used a so-called defeat device, Bild reports, without saying where it obtained the information
  • VW issued an ad-hoc release two weeks later
  • VW refers to its March 2 statement defending its disclosure of the diesel affair in an e-mailed statement responding to the Bild report
  • “Volkswagen is convinced that it completely fulfilled its capital-markets requirements,” the company says in the statement. “Volkswagen generally doesn’t comment on the contents of management-board meetings.”
  • NOTE: Volkswagen Defends Information Distribution on Diesel Scandal Link
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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

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VOW GR (Volkswagen AG)

People
Hans Dieter Beckmann (Volkswagen AG)
Hans Poetsch (Porsche Automobil Holding SE)
Martin Winterkorn (Italdesign Giugiaro SpA)

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HALISTER: Telecom Italia’s Debt Is ‘Under Control,’ CEO Tells Sole 24 Ore

Telecom Italia’s Debt Is ‘Under Control,’ CEO Tells Sole 24 Ore

(Bloomberg) -- Co. has enough liquidity to repay debt due over the next 3-yrs, Il Sole 24 Ore reports citing an interview with Telecom Italia’s CEO Marco Patuano.
  • “CEOs always answer with performance and shareholders are always sovereign,” Patuano said when asked if his job was at risk
    • NOTE from March 3: Telecom Italia CEO Said at Risk as Vivendi Seeks Revamp
  • CEO tells Il Sole 24 Ore that although Brazil’s context is problematic, Telecom Italia remains committed to investing in infrastructure there
  • Talks with Mikhail Fridman’s LetterOne in Brazil, about a potential combination between Tim-Oi, failed because “we didn’t share same vision about governance and structure:” CEO
  • Never received bid for Brazil unit Tim Participacoes: CEO
  • Talks with Metroweb go on, deal still under review: CEO
  • Telecom Italia isn’t in talks with Mediaset for convergence plan: CEO
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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

Tickers
OIBR4 BZ (Oi SA)
TIT IM (Telecom Italia SpA)
TIMP3 BZ (Tim Participacoes SA)
VIV FP (Vivendi SA)

People
Marco Patuano (Telecom Italia SpA)
Mikhail Fridman (Alfa Group)

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