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  • Great Regulars: T'ao Ch'ien 365-427 was the first major Chinese poet to speak in a direct personal voice about the full range of his immediate experience.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Rus Bowden 2009

  • Ethos has said that Mr. Ch'ien sits on too many boards and Mr. Cabiallavetta's track record as a manager was weak.

    Swiss Re Holders 2008

  • Ethos, which was critical of the high compensation packages of some Swiss Re senior board members and managers, said it will vote against the nomination of Raymond Ch'ien, chairman of Hang Seng Bank Ltd., and Mathis Cabiallavetta,

    Swiss Re Choices for Board Seats Draw Fire 2008

  • The company said it appointed Mr. Ch'ien because of his "extensive network within the financial industry," adding that he had confirmed to Swiss Re "to fully recognize his responsibility as a member of the board of Swiss Re."

    Swiss Re Choices for Board Seats Draw Fire 2008

  • "Mathis Cabiallavetta's track record is weak and Raymond Ch'ien sits on too many boards," said Dominique Biedermann, president of Ethos, an influential Swiss shareholder lobby group that advises several Swiss pension funds.

    Swiss Re Choices for Board Seats Draw Fire 2008

  • Ch'ien, one of the first critics to address Diaz's work, is the author of Weird English in which she devoted a chapter to Diaz's short story collection Drown and the forthcoming The Edges of Language: Contours of Emotion in a Post-Symbolic Age.

    Harvard University Press Publicity Blog : 2008

  • Ch'ien, one of the first critics to address Diaz's work, is the author of Weird English in which she devoted a chapter to Diaz's short story collection Drown and the forthcoming The Edges of Language: Contours of Emotion in a Post-Symbolic Age.

    Evelyn Ch'ien on Junot Diaz 2008

  • Elect Directors Shareholders in Swiss Reinsurance Co. elected Raymond Ch'ien and Mathis Cabiallavetta to the board amid criticism from activists who say they doubt the managers 'ability to add value to the reinsurer's top echelon.

    Swiss Re Holders 2008

  • Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Evelyn Ch'ien on Junot Diaz:

    Evelyn Ch'ien on Junot Diaz 2008

  • Mr. Ch'ien told Swiss Re's shareholders "I only take on a new commitment if I can give it its fair due."

    Swiss Re Holders 2008

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