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Tyson Foods Inc. Chairman John Tyson ranked No. 1 among executives at Arkansas’ publicly traded companies who used corporate jets for personal trips. President and CEO Tom Hayes ranked No. 3.
Agriculture & Poultry / Banking & Finance / Business Services

In Personal Use of Company Jets, Tyson SoarsLock Icon

Arkansas Business reviewed proxy documents from 17 publicly traded companies based in Arkansas to report on those that offer executives the perk of using the company jet for personal trips. read more >
Judith McKenna
Public Companies / Retail

Wal-Mart Names Judith McKenna CEO of International

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville promotes Judith McKenna to president and CEO of Walmart International, the company's second-largest operating segment. read more >
Marc Lore, a founder of Jet.com, received nearly a quarter billion dollars in compensation from Wal-Mart in 2016.
Agriculture & Poultry / Banking & Finance / Business Services

Wal-Mart’s Marc Lore Blows Top Off Exec Compensation List

The word “outlier” was invented to describe things like the top entry on this week’s list of the highest-paid executives employed by public companies in Arkansas. read more >
An Asda Superstore in Hartlepool, England.
Insurance / Public Companies / Retail

Wal-Mart Aims to Leverage British Arm Asda Back to Health

Wal-Mart is throwing its weight as the world's largest retailer behind its struggling British arm Asda after admitting it was too slow to respond effectively to the threat posed by the discount supermarkets. read more >
Investments / Public Companies / Retail

Wal-Mart de Mexico to Invest $1.3B in Mexico

Retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico says it will invest $1.3 billion in logistics in Latin America's No. 2 economy, creating some 10,000 permanent new jobs. A large part of Wal-Mart's investment will be over the next three years, including in back-end infrastructure. read more >
Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Agriculture & Poultry / Banking & Finance / Business Services

Wal-Mart’s McMillon Tops Compensation List of 100 Arkansas Public Company Execs

C. Douglas McMillon, CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has returned to the No. 1 spot on the annual list of executive compensation at publicly traded companies headquartered in the state. read more >
Sean Clarke
Investments / Public Companies / Retail

Wal-Mart Puts China Boss Sean Clarke in Charge of Asda in UK

Wal-Mart has turned to the chief of its Chinese business Sean Clarke to revive Asda, its British supermarket group. read more >
James Corden took some good-natured jabs at Wal-Mart executives during Friday's shareholders meeting.
Public Companies / Retail

With James Corden on Stage, Wal-Mart Event Part Business, Part Roast

Friday's Wal-Mart shareholders meeting at times felt more like a roast thanks to "The Late Late Show" host James Corden. read more >
Investments / Public Companies / Retail

Greg Penner Named Wal-Mart’s 3rd Chairman at Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

A new chairman, a mobile consumer, a Hollywood hostess from the South and Rod Stewart. Inside Wal-Mart's 2015 shareholders' meeting at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. read more >
Headquarters of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Bentonville
Investments / Public Companies / Retail

Wal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon Gets $19.4M Pay Package

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. President and CEO C. Douglas McMillon saw his total compensation fall 24.2 percent to $19.4 million for the fiscal year that ended Jan. 31 compared with the previous year. read more >
Enrique Ostalé
Public Companies / Retail

Enrique Ostalé Named CEO of Wal-Mart in Central America

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville said Friday that Enrique Ostalé will be president and CEO of Walmart de México y Centroamérica, replacing Scot Rank, who is leaving the company. read more >