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Doug McMillon to chair Business Roundtable

September 19, 2019 by Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, People, Retail News

Doug McMillon to chair Business Roundtable

WASHINGTON – The Business Roundtable on Thursday tapped Walmart president and chief executive Doug McMillon to serve as its next chairman. He will serve a two-year term starting January 1. McMillon will succeed Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, as chairman of the association of corporate chief executive officers, which aims to promote

Heeding the call for a nobler purpose

September 16, 2019 by 2019, Issue 9-16-2019, Issues, Opinion

Heeding the call for a nobler purpose

There is a sea change occurring among business leaders in America that promises to transform a sector of society that has frequently been criticized, with some justification, for being motivated solely by profits. The Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of major U.S. companies, last month issued an updated “Statement on the Purpose