By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff Monday, April 19th, 2010

While one tri-county firm welcomes an old face to its executive suite, another might get some new faces.

A rival suitor to take Carpinteria-based CKE Restaurants private could lead to a bidding war and change the firm’s management. Meanwhile, the chief executive of ValueClick, the Westlake Village-based online advertising firm, has stepped down and handed the reins to the firm’s previous chief executive.

Here’s a closer look at what’s going on at each company.

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