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STAEFA, Switzerland— Valentin Chapero has no eye for the stunning alpine peaks that dominate the view from Sonova Holding AG's board-room windows.

Lending a Helping Ear to a Generation of Baby Boomers Goran Mijuk 2011

Only 9% of directors of companies in the FTSE-350 are women, according to data from Boardex, a board-room networking tool, and just 12.2% of FTSE100 directors were women in 2009, according to a report published by Cranfield School of Management.

Working to Prove Benefits of More Women at the Top Javier Espinoza 2011

In 1970, Mr. Thayer was tapped by LTV to become chairman and chief executive after the company's founder, James Ling, was ousted in a board-room uprising.

Daredevil in Cockpit, Boardroom 2010

According to data from Boardex, a board-room networking tool, only 9% of the directors of companies in the FTSE-350 are women.

In the U.K., Tough Times For Female Directors 2010

Look at the curtain thingy behind the boring, board-room chairs; it looks like something that's drawn between hospital beds.

Who Cut the Cheese? 2009

We, the people, do not live our lives by the de-humanized rubrics of the corporate board-room.

There Is No Winning in Iraq 2008

Listening to the music in the panelled board-room, one was transported back to those evenings that Schuster held in honour of his musical hero, often with a magnificent dinner for the stars of London society.

Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2007

Feeling too self-conscious can cause you to choke in an important moment or an ordinary one—in a board-room or a classroom, in front of thousands or alone at your desk.

Find Your Focus Zone PhD Lucy Jo Palladino 2007

During the four years I spent consulting with that insurance company I mentioned a moment ago, the standard joke in the board-room was: We love selling term.

Thin, Rich and Happy Wayne E. Nance 2007

Listening to the music in the panelled board-room, one was transported back to those evenings that Schuster held in honour of his musical hero, often with a magnificent dinner for the stars of London society.

Recreating an Elgar premiere 2007