re: Georgio Anania, Ex-CEO, BookhamThe "Greed is good" boomers are still out there 'leading' us. He'll turn up in a different industry most likely.
A quote I like better form a real (non-Hollywierd) researcher at AT&T was "I remember when optics was fun, before all the money got the money people into things."
re: Georgio Anania, Ex-CEO, BookhamLook on the bright side:
a) it is the last check b) he used to pull that much down in bonus every year c) with GA gone, his driver, valet, espresso grinder are all unemployed too
re: Georgio Anania, Ex-CEO, BookhamOne hopes that with the severance he buys a Gold Plated JCB, digs himself a nice BIG hole, jumps in, and gets his now unemployed driver to re-fill it!
re: Georgio Anania, Ex-CEO, BookhamIt will be interesting to see what happens next and observe the new CEO's behavior. If the rumors are true, we might not see that much of a difference !
re: Georgio Anania, Ex-CEO, BookhamWhich runours are they? There was certainly some 'funny money' getting distributed at the time of the New Focus acquisition.
re: Georgio Anania, Ex-CEO, Bookham5) "Chainsaw Al" Dunlap: Brought out of retirement to "remodel" the panelling covered offices of Sir Georgio.
4) Richard Scrushy: Will relocate the company to Mississippi Bayou, employ former Healthsouth accountants to become MOCVD jocks.
3) The Rigas Family: BKHM will sell direct to the various corporate debris from Adelphia
2) Scooter Libby: Well.....someone had to give him a job
1) Don Rumsfeld: Installs entire band of cronies as new management, converts BKHM into "The world leader in WMD sensors". Gets $5B exlusive contract from Pentagon. BKHM shareholders rejoice like Italian Soccer fans after world cup, BKHM still not profitable though.
re: Georgio Anania, Ex-CEO, Bookham5) Jeffrey Dahmer: BKHM has tried every other means of reducing headcount at the top. 4) Paris Hilton: The female Georgio....looks good, poses a lot....well, at least she would get BKHM some more publicity 3) Chris Rock: BKHM shareholders wouldn't cry at the annual meeting. 2) JK Rowling: Would send the executive team to Hogwarts as a last desperate attempt to find some yield improvement techniques for the tunable 1) Zidane: Could Head-Butt Jo Major at the OFC executive forum and get the inevitable merger done
A quote I like better form a real (non-Hollywierd) researcher at AT&T was "I remember when optics was fun, before all the money got the money people into things."