But the biggest difference is in the frequency with which executive appointments produce a fight.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company had 85 employees at the close of 2012, with the addition of a new executive appointment.

The new executive appointments come shortly after the company reorganized the three divisions that these executives will hold.

Marketspan's other executive appointments are interim and have not yet been ratified by the new board.

Between 1967 and 1977 the number of American executive appointments in which headhunters played a part quadrupled from 4000 to 16000 per year.

As Governor, 49.8 percent of his executive appointments went to women and minorities.

That seems to be more of the process used in confirming executive appointments.

In addition, there would have been checks on executive appointments.

The Legislature needs to establish a system of executive appointment after screening by a merit-selection panel.

Only one legislative body is needed to approve an executive appointment.