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Four years later, he was named chief executive of BMG North America, which included control of Arista.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

In 1987, another Republican president, Ronald Reagan, named Greenspan to serve as chair of the Federal Reserve.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

He was named chief creative officer for Sony BMG in 2008, and then kept that title at Sony Music Entertainment after a corporate restructuring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Cupps named three other companies that “really live in both thematic groups — military and space.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

A cousin named August, or second cousin, actually, on my mother’s side.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse