Black Executive & Entrepreneur News

Charles Phillips' Infor Close to Hitting $3 Billion in Revenue

Mr. Phillips revealed the stat during the company's annual convention last week, reports InformationWeek. That would make Infor as big as Salesforce.com, which clearly surprised Marc Benioff when the two were chatting on...[more]

Will Tidjane Thiam be The Next Chairman of the Association of British Insurers?

Prudential chief executive Mr. Tidjane Thiam has emerged as the front runner to become chairman of the Association of British Insurers (ABI), according to reports.

The Financial Times reported that Mr. Thiam had...[more]

Jason Njoku's iROKO Partners Raises $8 million in Funding

iRoko Partners, a Nigerian based, digital distributors of Nigerian music and movies and one of the largest and fastest growing black owned internet companies, has raised $8 millions in funding...[more]

There are 13 Black CEO's to Ever Head a Fortune 500 Company

We've just discovered that we have been over looking Mr. Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA-CREF, on our list of Black Fortune 500 CEO's. Our apologies to Mr. Ferguson and our...[more]

Don Thompson Becomes 13th Ever Black CEO of A Fortune 500 Company

McDonald's Board of Directors has elected current President and Chief Operating Officer Don Thompson as CEO, effective July 1, 2012. Mr. Thompson will replace Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Skinner who has informed...[more]

Inside 50 Cent's Growing Empire

50 Cent on how he plans to expand his headphone business and philanthropic footprint.[more]

Akon Opens 3D Bollywood Company

The recording artist on movie making plans and interest in investing in tech.[more]

Michael Lee-Chin appointed chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University Communications, Public Affairs & Marketing

Renowned businessman, investor and philanthropist Michael Lee-Chin has been appointed chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University.

The appointment has been unanimously approved by Laurier’s Board of Governors, with the unanimous...[more]

Sylvia Rhone Departs Motown

Rhone, 59, has been president of Universal Motown since 2004, overseeing artists like Erykah Badu, Akon and, through the label’s Cash Money and Young Money subsidiaries, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj.

Ariel Investment's Jason Tyler Interview on Bloomberg TV

Jason Tyler, Senior Vice President and Director of Research Operations, Ariel Investments LLC, talks about JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s $5.56 billion first-quarter profit reported today. JPMorgan, the second-biggest U.S. bank by...[more]