Lab software firm raises $8.5M, names new CEO
A San Diego venture capital firm has made a big bet on Indigo BioSystems Inc., which just installed its founder as the new chief executive.
A San Diego venture capital firm has made a big bet on Indigo BioSystems Inc., which just installed its founder as the new chief executive.
Company observers praised the elevation of Scott McCorkle to CEO for his combination of tech smarts, people skills, and experience with international operations.
Propelled by a soaring stock market, the median pay package for a chief executive of a typical large public company rose above eight figures for the first time last year, an increase of 8.8 percent from 2012.
The median senior executive collected $923,705 in salary, stock or stock options, incentive pay and perks in 2013, IBJ found in a review of proxy statements at 64 companies.The median compensation rose 20 percent from 2012 and doubled since 2006.
In joining the Indianapolis-based firm as COO, Troy Risch trades one big retailer struggling to find its footing for another.
Wall Street analysts raised their eyebrows at the hefty price Eli Lilly and Co. will pay to acquire Novartis Animal Health, when compared to the value of the biggest player in the field.
The Fishers debt collection agency had been forced into bankruptcy by creditors. On Monday, a judge approved a request to terminate the once-promising firm.
A competitor that once feuded in court with BrightPoint Inc. over the recruitment of executives has hired another top officer from the mobile-phone distribution and logistics company now known as Ingram Micro Mobility.
Stock options accounted for the biggest chunk of the CEO’s compensation. Their value will depend on the company’s future stock performance.
A second regional bank in the metro area in as many months has announced a change in its state leaders and area boundaries.
Compensation for Joe Swedish included $4.1 million in perks, such as $3.8 million he would have received in his previous job, $79,000 in relocation expenses, and $82,000 for his legal fees from contract negotiations.
Simon Property Group Inc. is reaching into its own stable of executives to stock the C-suite of its publicly traded spinoff for retail strip centers and smaller enclosed malls.
Steve Collins and Traci Dolan, who both have served as ExactTarget’s chief financial officer, have departed the recently acquired company.
Gayle Cook, 80, the widow of Cook Group Inc. founder Bill Cook, saw her net worth skyrocket in the last year.
John G. Oblazney, chief financial officer at Hurco Cos. Inc. since 2006, has left the Indianapolis-based company to “pursue other interests,” Hurco announced Monday.
A former Old National executive is taking the reins in the Indianapolis market, and the Cincinnati-based bank’s state operations chief has moved to Carmel to get a better on-the-ground perspective of the growth market.
John Cannon, the man credited with righting the ship at WellPoint Inc., was terminated without cause this week, the company disclosed in a securities filing Friday morning.
As Scott Davison steps into the shoes of OneAmerica’s retiring CEO Dayton Molendorp, who led a massive expansion of the company in recent years, he’ll be challenged to keep growing pains at a minimum.
Local banking veteran and community leader Albert J. Smith Jr. is eight years older than his predecessor, who retired in January.
Stephen Sterrett joined the predecessor to Simon Property Group Inc. in 1989, before the retailing giant went public in 1993 and eventually became the world’s largest mall developer.