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80% pay raise for Cisco CEO Chambers

Posted October 2, 2013 - 3:40 pm

Cisco CEO John Chambers saw his compensation nearly double this year, topping $21 million. His salary more than tripled, and the value of his stock awards doubled.
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Chambers: Cisco will become the number 1 IT company

Posted August 8, 2013 - 6:11 pm

Think software-defined networking will change the industry? You're thinking way too small, according to Cisco CEO John Chambers.
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Cisco building an Internet of Everything router: Chambers

Posted July 19, 2013 - 4:34 pm

Cisco is building a router for the Internet of Everything, the company's initiative to connect the billions of devices – or 99% of the world – that it claims isn't already connected.
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Chambers: Cisco waited too long to address SDNs

Posted June 27, 2013 - 10:42 am

Cisco waited too long to address the software-defined networking trend now sweeping the industry, Chairman and CEO John Chambers said this week at the Cisco Live conference.
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Cisco posts higher profit and revenue in Q2

Posted February 13, 2013 - 6:00 pm

Cisco Systems posted higher revenue and profit in its fiscal second quarter as Chairman and CEO John Chambers reiterated the company's ambitious goal to become the biggest company in IT.
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Chambers: Cisco will be more of a software and services company

Posted December 9, 2012 - 4:47 pm

Cisco, the quintessential IT hardware maker, wants you to start thinking about it as software and services company.
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Cisco CEO Chambers' pay drops 9% to $11.7 million

Posted October 2, 2012 - 3:30 pm

Cisco CEO John Chambers received a $4 million cash bonus in fiscal 2012, but it wasn't enough to offset a 41% decline in stock awards. His total compensation, valued at $11.7 million, is down 9% compared to 2011, when his pay package was worth $12.9 million.
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John Chambers: We should have killed Cisco Cius earlier

Posted June 13, 2012 - 11:39 am

SAN DIEGO -- Cisco should have shuttered Cius nine months before it did, CEO John Chambers told reporters at the CiscoLive! conference here this week.
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Cisco shares climb after hours despite Q1 profit decline

Posted November 9, 2011 - 7:25 pm

The struggling networking equipment vendor reports lower first-quarter earnings, but beats consensus forecasts.
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Cisco's Chambers named most overpaid American CEO

Posted October 21, 2011 - 2:14 pm

The chief executive of stumbling router vendor Cisco Systems tops a list of most overpaid American CEOs compiled by 24/7 Wall St.
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Cisco comes out swinging after cutbacks

Posted September 13, 2011 - 9:36 pm

Cisco Systems emerged from 150 days of restructuring on Tuesday as an aggressive competitor, laying out some of the problems that led it to make changes, while saying its rivals are in even worse predicaments.
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Cisco to cut workforce by nearly 10%

Posted July 19, 2011 - 2:46 pm

Cisco Systems plans to eliminate 6,500 full-time jobs in an effort to cut $1 billion in annual operating expenses
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Cisco will be leaner, faster, more attentive, Chambers pledges

Posted July 13, 2011 - 10:54 am

Cisco CEO John Chambers briefly addressed the company's current challenges, restructuring and imminent layoffs during his keynote address at this week's Cisco Live customer conference.
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Cisco acknowledges killing Flip cam didn't solve finances; may cut 10,000 jobs

Posted July 12, 2011 - 2:12 pm

Everything in the IT industry is about networking right now. Cloud, virtualization, mobile, security, Internet, web dev -- everything. So why is the networking leader cutting 14 percent of workforce?
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Report: Cisco may cut up to 10,000 jobs

Posted July 12, 2011 - 1:53 pm

Struggling networking equipment vendor might cut 10,000 jobs through layoffs, early-retirement buyouts, Bloomberg reports.
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Nader lambastes Cisco, Chambers for lagging stock

Posted June 27, 2011 - 5:50 pm

Now even Ralph Nader is on Cisco's case -- not for any breach of consumer ethics, but instead for breach of investor return.
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Cisco shares climb after Q3 earnings, then fall following Q4 warning

Posted May 11, 2011 - 6:49 pm

Cisco Systems briefly enjoyed the benefits of exceeding Wall Street expectations for the third quarter on Wednesday as shares gained nearly 4 percent in extended trading. Then came the earnings conference call.
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Cisco's new 'streamlined' structure won't matter until it produces results

Posted May 5, 2011 - 11:46 am

Cisco Systems on Thursday announced it will dramatically change its business structure and operations.
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What would a revamped Cisco should look like?

Posted April 11, 2011 - 9:40 am

In his internal company memo this week that promised sweeping changes, Cisco CEO John Chambers asked employees, "What do you want Cisco to be?"
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John Chambers to Cisco employees: Quit messing up my brilliant strategy!

Posted April 6, 2011 - 11:51 am

Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers sent a sobering memo to company employees on Monday hinting at major changes. ITworld has uncovered the first draft of Chambers' message. (OK, not really.)
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Cisco shares take big hit on Q1 earnings report

Posted November 10, 2010 - 7:02 pm

Shares of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) plummeted more than 13 percent in after-hours trading Wednesday after the networking equipment giant reported fiscal first-quarter earnings that barely topped net income estimates and only met revenue forecasts.
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Laid-off Cisco workers undoubtedly thrilled for company's shareholders over planned dividend

Posted September 15, 2010 - 1:35 pm

Let me just start by acknowledging that public corporations clearly have a responsibility to their shareholders. No argument there; it's right in any corporation's charter. I get it.
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Cisco CEO Chambers' pay climbs 33% to $18.9 million

Posted September 13, 2010 - 10:02 am

Cisco CEO John Chambers received compensation valued at $18.9 million in fiscal 2010, compared to $14.2 million in 2009.
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Seven Questions with Cisco CEO John Chambers

Posted March 15, 2010 - 1:48 pm

Cisco CEO John Chambers talks virtualization, cloud, and the "Cisco Tax," in this installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series.
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Chambers' pay package climbs 16% while Cisco net income falls 23%

Posted September 24, 2009 - 9:20 pm

Cisco CEO John Chambers received a $2 million bonus as part of his 2009 compensation package.
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