heavy-hitters

Phil Thomas, the chief executive of the festival since 2006, defends its motives, explaining that under his tenure there has been a marked focus on attracting heavy-hitters to the series of seminars in order to make it a world-class cross-media event.

Cannes advertising festival rebrands to reflect digital age 2011

The conference of financial heavy-hitters brings together hundreds of CEOs, CIOs and fund managers from around the world.

Palin to Hong Kong 2009

The Channel 4 chief executive, David Abraham, is understood to have whittled down a long list – which is thought to have included heavy-hitters from a range of backgrounds including senior digital agency and newspaper executives – to six candidates.

Channel 4 close to appointing sales director 2011

The Channel 4 chief executive, David Abraham, is understood to have whittled down a long list – which is thought to have included heavy-hitters from a range of backgrounds including senior digital agency and newspaper executives – to six candidates.

Channel 4 close to appointing sales director 2011

Phil Thomas, the chief executive of the festival since 2006, defends its motives, explaining that under his tenure there has been a marked focus on attracting heavy-hitters to the series of seminars in order to make it a world-class cross-media event.

Cannes advertising festival rebrands to reflect digital age 2011

"All of them were great," he said, when asked who among the heavy-hitters had been nicest, "but the Toledos were especially warm."

Fashionable Philanthropy Lizzie Simon 2011

In a brisk early sequence, Damon's character David Norris is seen schmoozing with a dazzling array of Democratic heavy-hitters: Jesse Jackson, Madeleine Albright, Terry McAuliffe, Wes Clark, John Podesta.

Type-casting: Politicians add realistic touch to Matt Damon's "Adjustment Bureau" 2011

But with many of the schools just 10 or 20 years old, some doubt the Asian institutions will overtake heavy-hitters like Harvard Business School, University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School or London Business School in clout and reputation any time soon.

Asian Schools Reach Out to the West Melissa Korn 2011

The worst part of the equation is that it strands Community in the 8/7c hour opposite such heavy-hitters, and NBC is giving it no help by pairing it with the as-generic-as-it-sounds relationship comedy Perfect Couples.

Roush Review: A Thursday Logjam 2011

So, every Thursday at noon Right Turn is going to have some fun with conservative heavy-hitters.

Thursday feature: A turn to lighter fare Jennifer Rubin 2011