In 2003, the Board of Directors of GDF decided to initiate a thorough search process to replace the existing CEO. GDF Corp has been a leader in the telecommunications industry with the network equipment and solutions for enterprise wide range of clients around the world. The company's activities have come under pressure during the tech bust of 2001 and 2002. Interim CEO was taken to stabilize the company, but by 2003 the Council realized that a new general manager to bring the case to the level of performance that the board and the shareholders expect. This case describes in detail the external search process used GDF. It also describes in detail the three finalists for the position. If readers are asked to decide who they would choose as the new CEO GDF author. They also sought to structure executive compensation. "Hide
by David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business 18 pages. Publication date: April 10, 2009. Prod. #: CG15-PDF-ENG
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