This Week's CEO Round-up

Stock prices and CEO approval ratings
The approval ratings of a CEO are apparently tied directly to the performance of a company’s stock [CNET].

On founders and CEOs
A look at the human element involved in start-up corporations and how to tell if the founder is ready to be the CEO of a rapidly growing company [A VC].

The sweet success of baseball
Peter Guber, the former CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, has reinvented himself as a minor league baseball franchise owner [Portfolio].

Customers value platform for content delivery
An assessment of Olympics viewing patterns leads Mark Cuban to believe that the platform matters as much as the content [Blog Maverick].

The cost of protecting CEOs
Fortune 500 companies are paying millions annually to protect their C-level executives, and in particular, CEOs [Forbes].

The business of politics
The business of politics is booming and these entrepreneurs intend to profit off the campaign season regardless of which political party wins [Inc.com].

Salary comparison comes online
A new website, Glassdoor.com, offers direct salary comparisons and reviews of corporations [Times Online]. 

The name domain game
A warning to CEOs, register the site URL with your name online or be prepared for critics to use that domain against you [PR Disasters].

Comings & Goings
President Kevin Mansell will succeed Larry Montgomery as CEO of Kohl’s Corp. [The Washington Post] WPP’s Group M has named Stephen Allan as CEO of MediaCom [Adweek]. Kent Brownridge is stepping down as CEO of the Alpha Media Group [Paid Content]. WebTrends has its second CEO in four months with Alex Yoder taking over the helm [Oregon Live].