• Jackson also served as President of Mercedes-Benz USA. From July 1990 until March 1997, Mr. Jackson served in various capacities at Mercedes-Benz USA, including as Executive Vice President immediately prior to his appointment as President of Mercedes-Benz USA. Mr. Jackson was also the managing partner from March 1979 to July 1990 of Euro Motorcars of Bethesda, Maryland, a regional group that owned and operated eleven automotive dealership franchises, including Mercedes-Benz and other brands of automobiles.

    FORBES: Michael Jackson

  • He is asking us to tear down the walls of segregation that divide us and to walk into the daybreak of genuine freedom and justice that President Obama's election as the nation's first black president, and his appointment as the nation's first black attorney general, so powerfully represents.

    CNN: Commentary: Holder wants to tear down wall of race

  • Ever one to fail upwards, Summers was rewarded for his betrayal of the public trust with an appointment as president of Harvard, where his dismissal of the scientific competence of women was his most noted achievement.

    NPR: The Nation: So Long Summers, Thanks For Nothing

  • Nonetheless, his appointment of Hearst Magazines president Cathie Black as the next NYC schools chancellor is a head-scratcher.

    FORBES: Hearst Magazines' Cathie Black to Run NYC Schools, Somehow

  • It appointed him as the supreme commander of China's armed forces, thus completing his takeover of the country's three top positions, following his appointment as party leader in November 2002 and president in March 2003.

    ECONOMIST: China

  • The company also announced the resignation of CEO Jeremy Allaire, and the appointment of President and COO David Mendels as his replacement.

    FORBES: Brightcove Shrs Fall Hard As Guidance Disappoints; CEO Out

  • Is the President saying his recess appointment is legally the same as a confirmation by the Senate?

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • Mr Ignatiev has been put forward as the new bank chief by President Vladimir Putin, and his appointment is expected to be approved by parliament by the end of the week.

    BBC: Russia rules out weaker rouble

  • News came from the White House on July 6 that the President used his recess appointment power to install Dr. Donald Berwick as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

    FORBES: Obama's New Medicare Head: A Fan of Health Care Rationing?

  • His appointment to the top national security post was interpreted by some observers as an attempt by President Barack Obama to reassure military leaders, some of whom had been unnerved by his policy of scaling down troop levels in Iraq.

    BBC: Profile: General James Jones

  • The 62-year-old Qatari appealed to the Court of Arbitration in Sport (CAS) in Lausanne to block the appointment of China's Zhang Jilong as his acting deputy as Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • And as a Democrat appointed by a Republican President and unanimously confirmed by the Senate, his appointment carries a bipartisan flavor.

    FORBES: Changing FEMA

  • The upper house also voted to approve the appointment of Kikuo Iwata and Hiroshi Nakaso as deputies to Mr Kuroda, who is leaving his current job as president of the Asian Development Bank.

    BBC: Haruhiko Kuroda

  • City boss Roberto Mancini's contract runs until 2017, though there has been speculation surrounding the Italian's future following the appointment of former Barcelona vice president Ferran Soriano as the English champions' chief executive, who took up his new role in September, and the arrival of former Barcelona technical director Txiki Begiristain as director of football at the Etihad Stadium in October.

    CNN: January 16, 2013 -- Updated 1558 GMT (2358 HKT)

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