1.   Analysts said they were only mildly concerned about management changes at the company, particularly since it had been undergoing a program of promoting local executives.

2.   And at Bates North America, Frank Assumma, who was named chief executive earlier this month, has promoted three executives.

3.   And both are breaking a long tradition of promoting top executives from inside the tradition-bound company.

4.   As part of the changes, Bank Plus Corp. said it will promote three executives and not fill the posts they are vacating.

5.   Also, several other senior executives were promoted to partners with equity stakes in the agency.

6.   Eight months later, Goldberg was fired and yet another lower executive was promoted to the helm of Warner Brothers.

7.   He has promoted executives with military backgrounds who have been with him for decades, since his days as commander in chief of Electronic Data Systems.

8.   In company after company, purchasing executives were promoted to vice president or better.

9.   In fact, Welsh has already promoted executives to fill their positions.

10.   Roden said he planned to hire outsiders and promote Ivax executives to create a new management team.