One of Mr. Pizzella’s White House admirers describes him as a “movement conservative” more likely to agree with the White House on cutting labor rules and weakening unions than his predecessor. Source: NYT > Business – Noam Scheiber and Glenn Thrush
Julie Sweet to Run Accenture, Adding a Woman to the Ranks of Corporate C.E.O.s
Her appointment raises the number of women at the helm of the most valuable U.S. public companies to 27, but that is just slightly more than 5 percent of those firms. Source: NYT > Business – David Gelles
Alvin Ailey’s Associate Artistic Director to Step Down
Masazumi Chaya will leave his post in January, and Matthew Rushing will take over. Also, Ronni Favors, an ex-Ailey member, will become rehearsal director. Source: NYT > Business – Gia Kourlas
In Firing Central Bank Chief, Turkey’s Leader Trades Credibility for Growth
The move by Recep Tayyip Erdogan dealt a new blow to the central bank’s credibility while threatening to intensify the nation’s wrenching economic crisis. Source: NYT > Business – Peter S. Goodman
Deutsche Bank Executive to Leave in Sign of Steep Cuts Ahead
The departure of Garth Ritchie, head of the investment bank, is likely a first step in a broad bid by the bank to reverse its decline. Source: NYT > Business – Jack Ewing
Trump Taps Two New Fed Nominees
The president, in a pair of tweets, said he would nominate Judy Shelton, a Fed critic, and Christopher Waller, a St. Louis Fed official, to sit on the Fed board. Source: NYT > Business – Jeanna Smialek