Obama Admires FedEx's Smith Among CEOs Tapped by Administration for Advice President Barack Obama, when asked to name a chief executive he admires, chose one with an unusual pedigree: FedEx Corp.’s Frederick Smith, who raised more than $100,000 for 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain and was George W. Bush’s fraternity brother.

GE's Immelt Differs With Paulson's Recollection of Financial Crisis Talks General Electric Co. says Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt disagrees with former Treasury secretary Henry Paulson’s recollection of discussions involving commercial paper as the financial crisis swelled in September 2008.

MySpace CEO Leaves Less Than Year After Joining News Corp.'s Internet Unit Owen Van Natta, the former Facebook Inc. executive brought in to revive News Corp.’s MySpace social networking unit, will step down after less than a year.