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Julien Fourgeaud steps down as CEO of Scarlet Motors
CEO departures normally come in one of two forms -- a dignified slope to the exit, or an explosive, controversial parting of ways. Departing Scarlet Motors CEO Julien Fourgeaud has taken a different approach with a stream-of-consciousness blog post, describing the company's origins and cryptically hinting at divisions within the EV maker. Naming no names, the former Rovio executive mentions that he wishes people "kept their commitments, their word" and were "working together towards building an amazing product." But despite the dissatisfaction, Fourgeaud says that he'll continue to support the business as a shareholder -- in between making sure his LinkedIn profile is up to date.
T-Mobile USA's chief marketing officer, Cole Brodman, calls it quits
Maybe he's finished running with the underdog, or maybe he's just done with the corporate gig altogether, but one thing is certain: as of May 25th, Cole Brodman will mark his exit from T-Mobile. For the past two years, Mr. Brodman has served as the carrier's chief marketing officer, and his departure concludes 17 years with the company. During his tenure, Cole Brodman railed against the subsidized handset game, helped drive the adoption of smartphones and -- sadly -- crushed our dreams for the potential of a Magenta-branded iPhone. He must also claim at least partial responsibility for the carrier's net loss of customers in 2011, with a total of 802,000 subscribers jumping ship in Q4 alone. One thing is certain of Mr. Brodman's exit, however: he seems content with the decision. Likening the move to a retirement, he remarked, "It's an opportunity to step away, get a break and start to think about how I want to do something next." Andrew Sherrard will replace Cole Brodman as T-Mobile's interim chief marketing officer while the company searches for a permanent replacement. So long, Mr. Brodman, and thanks for the smartphones. [Cole Brodman photo via CNET]
Anand Chandrasekher resigns from Intel after 24 years, leaves scandal mongers hanging
Well, as tech industry resignations go, this one's not exactly sensational, but Anand Chandrasekher's plan to leave Intel is no doubt a popular topic of conversation with chip makers this week. The chief of the company's Ultra Mobility Group (UMG) and the man behind Atom, apparently resigned "to pursue other interests." Intel Architecture Group's Mike Bell and Dave Whalen will co-manage UMG in Chandrasekher's stead -- and that's about it for sordid details. His resignation isn't apt to be marked by a Mark Hurd-style scandal, and we have a feeling this is a pretty straight forward changing of the guards, but, then again, we said the same thing when Dirk Meyer left AMD.
THQ gets new CFO (also: acronym two-for-one sale ongoing)
THQ has hired industry newbie Colin Slade to fill the roll of Chief Financial Officer at the company following last year's abrupt departure of Edward Zinser. At the time, THQ made sure to say that Zinser's departure was a "mutual agreement between Mr. Zinser and the company" and had nothing to do with any financial issues.THQ has recently been on a kick to change its license-heavy image with new IPs and some ironically filled executive positions. Slade should be fine handling THQ's finances, as he formerly worked at Tektronix, Inc., a company with $1 billion in revenue. Despite THQ's apparent change, we still expect plenty of standard license-holding cash-in games like SpongeBob SquarePants: Underpants Slam! this year.
THQ's CFO resigns, company says no financial issue
THQ's Chief Financial Officer Edward Zinser has left the building, but we're sure it's not even half as dramatic as what Waring Hudsucker (above) did when he left his own company. THQ says that the resignation was a "mutual agreement between Mr. Zinser and the company" and insists it has nothing to do with its financial situation, which was a little down last quarter and not par for the course.THQ wouldn't comment further on Mr. Zinser's polite but hurried exit out the door, which of course makes us imagine all the scandalous things that a video game CFO could be capable of. If there is more to this story it'll start shacking out soon enough. So, yeah, THQ's hiring for a CFO! As a point of reference, the guy who gets the job temporarily only has 20 years of experience, so start submitting resumes if you can trump that.
Siemens chairman resigns amidst widespread corruption scandal
Screw getting a dollar a year salary or changing the world, the hip cool chairperson / CEO thing to do these days is resign. Perhaps for obvious reasons, or perhaps for the daunting task of getting your company back on track after major setbacks, the big wigs are falling in droves. This time around it's Siemens chairman Heinrich Pierer who's bailing, because despite the fact that he's not involved in the current embezzlement investigations, he says his duty lies with the firm and its 400k employees. He said that his (soon to be former) company is in a "difficult situation due to the in part apparent and in part alleged misconduct of a number of managers and employees," and that "The sole reason for my decision today is to serve the best interests of Siemens." He also added, just in case we weren't clear on the fact that he isn't in trouble with the popo, that this was "A personal responsibility in view of the current investigations was not the basis for my decisions." Don't worry Heinrich, we don't blame you one bit.[Image courtesy German Press Agency]
