If there are lots of kids, this is a great time to pull the previously mentioned present sack out, reach in the bag, call out a name, and have a short visit with Santa.

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Their average tenure has declined from ten years in the 1970s to six years today, and boards are becoming ever more likely to sack bosses if they get out of line, particularly in Europe.

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Bernie Fernandez chokes up remembering how he boarded the plane in a shirt and pants cut out from a sack of potatoes.

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