Daily Archives: 25, February 2015

iQuest Group announces that its Advisory Board is becoming a Supervisory Board with executive power

Founder and CEO, Cornelius Brody is taking on a new role as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board entrusting Jürgen Samuel as the sole CEO, effective from 1 January 2015 FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 25-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — iQuest Group announces … Read the full press release

European Network of Transmission System Operators: some 35,000 MW of solar energy will gradually fade from Europe’s electrical system during the solar eclipse on 20 March 2015

BRUSSELS, 25-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — European transmission system operators (TSOs) have been preparing for the 20 March solar eclipse for several months. Due to the amount of solar generation involved, it was necessary to evaluate and mitigate the risk, with … Read the full press release

VimpelCom names Morten Karlsen Sørby as a member of the Company’s Supervisory Board in replacement of Jon Fredrik Baksaas

AMSTERDAM, 25-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — VimpelCom Ltd. (“VimpelCom”, “Company” or “Group”) (NASDAQ: VIP) announced today that its Supervisory Board has approved the appointment of Morten Karlsen Sørby as a member of the Company’s Supervisory Board as the replacement of Jon Fredrik Baksaas. Mr. … Read the full press release

The Republic of Korea awarded its Order of Cultural Merit, the Eungwan Medal, to Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick in Berlin

BERLIN, 25-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The government of the Republic of Korea is awarding its Order of Cultural Merit, the Eungwan Medal, to Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Berlin today, on February 23, … Read the full press release

Allied Irish Banks and Gaelic Athletic Association announced unique new partnership agreement that will unite club and county for the first time under one sponsor

Croke Park, Ireland, 25-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The GAA and AIB today announced a unique new partnership agreement that will unite club and county for the first time under one sponsor. AIB, partner of the AIB GAA Club Championships for the last … Read the full press release

wpd AG closed all the supply contracts for the Nordergründe offshore wind farm project

BREMEN, 25-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — wpd AG has closed all the supply contracts for the Nordergründe project. In addition, the Bremen wind farm developer and operator commissions the KfW IPEX Bank with the financing of the project using borrowed funds, … Read the full press release

Euler Hermes issued its first 2015 quarterly research into non-payment trends among Italian businesses

After three years of recession, Italy may see a light at the end of the tunnel: higher GDP (+0.3%) in 2015 and in 2016 (+0.8%) Trading trends continued to worsen through 2014, despite some favorable signs. Both the frequency and … Read the full press release

Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. announced agreement with global trade credit insurance leader Euler Hermes to support exporting ambitions of Irish SMEs

DUBLIN, 25-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c, (AIB) today announced an agreement with global trade credit insurance leader Euler Hermes to support the exporting ambitions of Irish Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Euler Hermes has launched a new … Read the full press release

Holcim CEO Bernard Fontana: Holcim achieved solid like-for-like performance in the financial year 2014 with a strong fourth quarter

Holcim Leadership Journey contributes CHF 748 million to operating profit in 2014; significantly exceeds overall target with total benefits of CHF 1.85 billion Improvement in like-for-like net sales and operating profit and in net income Cement volumes increase thanks to … Read the full press release

Infineon Technologies AG: more than one billion TVS diodes in the company’s bare silicon wafer level leadless (WLL) package delivered in 2014

Munich, Germany, 25-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced a shipment milestone for its ultra-small TVS diodes used to protect electronic products from electrostatic discharge (ESD). More than one billion TVS diodes in the … Read the full press release

Infineon Technologies AG announced new version of its development platform DAVE™ at the Embedded World Exhibition & Conference, February 24-26, 2015

Munich and Nuremberg, 25-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — At the Embedded World Exhibition & Conference (February 24-26, 2015), Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced the new version of its development platform DAVE™, the “Digital Application Virtual Engineer” for its … Read the full press release