1.   After the termination, the board named company president D. Verne Sharma to run the company as interim chief executive officer.

2.   He will continue working at Amtrak until its board names an interim successor.

3.   Miki said the board named Shohei Nozawa and Shoji Saotome, both of whom are now senior managing directors, as president and chairman, respectively.

4.   On his recommendation, the board today named former chief executive Marcel Roulet honorary president of France Telecom and named Charles Rozmaryn general manager.

5.   On Monday, the board named a task force to hold hearings.

6.   Over the weekend, the mediation board named John Schrage as lead mediator.

7.   ParcPlace-Digitalk Inc. said its board has named Eugene L. Goda as president and chief executive, replacing William Lyons, and has appointed two other new executives.

8.   Separately, the board named Charles S. Frenette and David L. Kennedy vice presidents Thursday.

9.   The board named a director to run things while it searches for a permanent replacement.

10.   The board named company founder and former CEO Stephen Gamble as interim chief executive and current board member Lynn Reitnouer as chairman of the board.