NetJets still has plans to grow in Columbus, new CEO David Sokol says. It’ll just take a little longer. (The Columbus Dispatch)

November 22, 2009

David Sokol has had to make painful decisions in his first three months as chief executive of NetJets, the Columbus-based company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. Sokol laid off more than 800 employees — 495 pilots, who could be recalled as needed, and 350 others — in the face of millions of dollars in losses associated with the recession. He also disappointed local officials, who …

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NetJets still has plans to grow in Columbus, new CEO David Sokol says. It’ll just take a little longer. (The Columbus Dispatch)

November 22, 2009

David Sokol has had to make painful decisions in his first three months as chief executive of NetJets, the Columbus-based company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. Sokol laid off more than 800 employees — 495 pilots, who could be recalled as needed, and 350 others — in the face of millions of dollars in losses associated with the recession. He also disappointed local officials, who …

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