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Another tech CEO just says no to Silicon Valley…

Monday, June 9th, 2008

A few weeks ago, we footnoted an interesting agreement that LSI (LSI) had filed that extended CEO Abhijit Y. Talwalkar’s housing allowance — in place since 2005 — for another year so that Talwalkar could continue living in Oregon, even though LSI is based in Silicon Valley.
Late Friday, Verigy (VRGY), whose US offices are is [...]

Circuit City execs try it and like it…

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Here at footnoted.org, we’re all about kicking the tires to see how something works, tastes or feels. Before my recent trip to Copenhagen, I bought an Ipod Touch to see how well the WiFi worked, only to return it and wait for whenever the new Iphone comes out. But the “officer evaluation program” at Circuit [...]

Maybe Williams-Sonoma should start selling corporate jets…

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

It’s the start of Memorial Day weekend and judging by the various news reports, the $4 a gallon gas is having a major impact on people’s travel plans this weekend. But some folks are still managing to travel and judging by the planes leaving Teterboro right now, Martha’s Vineyard appears to be a top destination.
Indeed, [...]

LSI’s CEO hearts Oregon…

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

When LSI (LSI) hired former Intel (INTC) executive Abhijit Y. Talwalkar as president and CEO three years ago, the package included two years of housing allowances plus an offer to cover various moving and closing costs if Talwalkar moved from Oregon to the San Jose area within two years.
When that deal expired last year, LSI’s [...]

The Mercedes S65 is the latest contra indicator…

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

While I’ve yet to see research on this, there simply has to be an inverse relationship between the number of club memberships and luxury cars an executive of a publicly traded company belongs to or drives and the stock’s performance. Vineyard National Bancorp (VNBC), which filed this 10-K yesterday, is simply the latest in a [...]