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32Finding Top Talent: A New Leading Man for Kmart

Chuck Conaway seems to have the right stuff. But he’s the tattered retailer’s third CEO in five years, and the board’s reputation rides on whether he can pull off the long-awaited turnaround. 

Autumn 2000

Features

 

40 Applied Materials Signs Two New Directors
The board members of this high-tech powerhouse knew exactly what they were looking for: people who knew something that they didn’t. 
   
48 B2B vs Antitrust: What the FTC is Watching Out For
Getting together with a competitor will get you into trouble, right? Not necessarily, says Susan DeSanti, the FTC’s director of policy planning.
   
54 Nasdaq's Global Push
The leading electronic stock exchange plans to build a virtual stock market where U.S. and foreign stocks will trade seamlessly across a global network. So far, so good.
   
64 "Deep-Six Rule 500"
Leaving the New York Stock Exchange is easier than it used to be, and now boards can make the call on whether to go or stay. But Nasdaq Chairman Frank Zarb still isn’t happy.
   
68 A Board's Rough Ride to the Web
Alpnet’s directors signed off on an ambitious strategy that has turned profits into a loss, scuttled the stock, angered shareholders—and, at times even set board members against one another. But they`re staying the course.