International Business News - Strauss http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Privately held jeans and apparel maker Levi Strauss & Co. said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit grew as sales increased in all segments. Profit rose 14 percent to $69.2 million from $60.9 million last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/levi-strauss-fiscal-3rd-quarter-earnings-rise.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:08:13 EDT Levi Strauss & Co. is putting its famous pockets behind defeating a ballot initiative that would outlaw same-sex marriage in California. The San Francisco-based jeans maker said Thursday it will co-chair with Pacific Gas & Electric a group trying to drum up opposition to Proposition 8 in the business community. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/levis-joining-to-defeat-calif-gay-marriage-ban.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:47:17 EDT Levi Strauss & Co. said Friday that its chief financial officer, Hans Ploos van Amstel, is leaving the company to pursue other career opportunities. He has agreed to serve as a financial consultant to Levi Strauss for the next several months to help transition the company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/levi-strauss-cfo-resigns.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:53:26 EDT Privately held clothing company Levi Strauss & Co. said Thursday it elected Richard Kauffman to its board, effective Oct. 1. Kauffman, 53, is the chief executive and president of Good Energies Inc., a global investor in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/levi-strauss-elects-richard-kauffman-to-board.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:56:18 EDT Jeans and apparel maker Levi Strauss & Co. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit plunged 99 percent, hurt by lower sales in the Americas and higher costs related to a new system implementation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/weak-americas-sales-hurt-levi-strauss-2q-results.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:45:46 EDT A director of medical device maker Cyberonics Inc. exercised options for 25,000 shares of common stock, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/cyberonics-director-exercises-options.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:03:23 EDT