Providian also said it would replace its chief executive.

It also said that it had replaced its chief executive for the second time in three months.

G.M. itself has replaced its chief executive and tried to change course under pressure from major shareholders.

The company was forced to replace both its chairman and its chief executive after the losses were announced.

The bank replaced its chief executive last week, after previously warning that first-half earnings would fall below expectations.

After losing $5.45 billion in 2001, the company replaced its chief executive with the chairman, William Clay Ford Jr..

Metropolitan Life said it would replace its chief executive and chief financial officer in a sweeping management shakeup.

But Mr. Bonderman stepped in quickly, replaced the company's chief executive and persuaded creditors to defer payments on their debt.

The Honda Motor Company will replace its top executive in North America at the end of June.

The county says it will come to the museum's aid, but only if it replaces its chief executive and meets a series of fiscal targets.