(IN BRIEF) Gunnar Brock, a veteran of the Investor Board since 2009, will not be seeking re-election at the 2025 AGM, and the Nomination Committee has proposed Fred Wallenberg as his replacement. Fred, currently the Business Development and M&A Director … Read the full press release
Posted in Investment, Management, Sweden, Telecom
Tagged 2009, 2025 Annual General Meeting, AGM, BBA, Brown Brothers Harriman, Business Development, CFO, Chair, Fred Wallenberg, Georgetown University, Gunnar Brock, IMD Business School, International Business, investment manager, Investor AB, Investor Board, Leif Johansson, M&A Director, MBA, Navigare Ventures, next generation, Nomination Committee, owner engagement, Patricia Industries, Piab Group, Prorsum Capital, re-election, Temasek Holdings, Wallenberg family
(IN BRIEF) Henrik Müller-Hansen, CEO and founder of Norwegian company Gelato, has joined the Board of Directors at Patricia Industries, bringing his extensive telecom and international business expertise to the team. Chair Marcus Wallenberg highlighted the value of Henrik’s strategic … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) New research released during Credit Awareness Week reveals that British businesses face significant challenges from rising costs and economic uncertainty, with many turning to data and technology to enhance customer experience, streamline operations, and drive financial inclusion. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Ireland, Management
Tagged biometric fraud, British businesses, Credit Awareness Week, Credit Strategy, customer experience, data and technology, Data Governance, David Bates, debt consolidation, deep fakes, economic uncertainty, Experian UK&I, financial crime compliance, financial inclusion, FRAUD, GenAI, National Financial Inclusion Strategy, personalization, rising costs, synthetic ID fraud, verification assessments
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from the University of Exeter have joined forces with local boatbuilders in West Bengal to revive the traditional chhot boat, once famed for its exceptional handling in estuarine waters. Led by Professor John P. Cooper and the … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Education, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged British Museum, chhot boat, cultural preservation, Dihimandalghat, disappearing craft, Endangered Material Knowledge Programme, Indian craftsmen, maritime heritage, Mondal family, National Maritime Heritage Complex, Professor John P. Cooper, Rupnarayan River, traditional boatbuilding, University of Exeter, West Bengal
(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer has named fintech veteran Lisa Nelson as CEO of its Financial & Corporate Compliance division, effective March 31. With more than 25 years of experience in financial services and a proven track record at Equifax, FICO, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Atul Dubey, Cathy Wolfe, Cloud technology, CT Corporation, data analytics, Dean Sonderegger, Equifax, FCC Compliance Solutions, FICO, Finance Risk Regulatory Reporting, Financial & Corporate Compliance, fintech, FIS, INNOVATION, Lisa Nelson, Nancy McKinstry, regulatory compliance, transformation, Wolters Kluwer
(IN BRIEF) LANXESS has launched Lewatit MDS TP 108, a cutting-edge ion exchange resin specifically designed to remove short-chain PFAS from water. The new resin, which targets the smallest and most challenging PFAS compounds, offers nearly twice the service life … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Technology
Tagged activated carbon adsorption, cost reduction, Dr. Dirk Steinhilber, extended service life, ion exchange resin, LANXESS, Lewatit MDS TP 108, Liquid Purification Technologies, short-chain PFAS, sustainable water purification, water treatment
(IN BRIEF) BASF Coatings and NIO have signed a Letter of Intent to establish a long-term strategic partnership focused on enhancing automotive exterior coatings for NIO’s electric vehicles. The agreement outlines a framework for annual strategic dialogues, covering market development, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial
Tagged automotive coatings, BASF Coatings, carbon neutrality, color design, Digital Integration, electric vehicles, exterior coatings, global market, INNOVATION, Letter of Intent, NIO, strategic partnership, sustainability, Uta Holzenkamp
(IN BRIEF) Axiom Space has adopted Siemens Xcelerator to modernize its development of next-generation space infrastructure. The integration of this advanced software will streamline the entire process—from design and manufacturing to testing—by utilizing digital threads and twins. This shift to … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Germany, Industrial, Science, Technology
Tagged Axiom Space, Bavarian State Chancellery, commercial space station, cost reduction, cross-sector cooperation, Dave Romero, digital threads, digital transformation, Digital Twins, low-Earth orbit, Product Lifecycle Management, Siemens Xcelerator, spacesuit programs, sustainable space industry, Tejpaul Bhatia, Todd Tuthill
(NOTIZIA IN BREVE) “La Ballata del Trasimeno”, un mediometraggio che celebra il Lago Trasimeno e il suo legame con il Festival del Trasimeno Blues, vincitore di numerosi festival nazionali e internazionali, si trasforma in una mini serie. Nexis Productions, con … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Italy, Media, Society
Tagged Arianna Fiandrini, AS Capital Inc., Charles D'Alberto, culturale patrimonio, Film Festival, il cinema umbro, il Festival del Trasimeno Blues, il patrimonio culturale e naturale, il progetto della Visualcam APS, La Ballata del Trasimeno, Lago Trasimeno, Massimiliano Varrese, Mauro Magrini, mediometraggio, mini serie, naturale patrimonio, Nexis Productions, Perugia, Simona Meloni, Trasimeno, Umbria, Unione dei Comuni del Trasimeno, Visualcam APS
(IN BRIEF) The European Film Festival Integration You and Me, which claims to champion disability inclusion, recently disqualified the film Unspoken Truth—a documentary about severe chronic stuttering—on the grounds that the festival did not recognize stuttering as a disability. Despite … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Media, Netherlands, Poland
Tagged ABC, awareness, disability, diversity, Dutch, film festivals, filmmakers, inclusivity, indiefilm, Netherlands, Poland, shortfilm, social issues, stuttering, United Nations, Unspoken Truth, World Health Organization
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted €350 million to INWIT to support the expansion of digital telecommunications infrastructure across Italy, improving mobile coverage, especially in rural areas. The investment will fund the development of both macro-grid infrastructure … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Italy, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G, Diego Galli, Digital connectivity, digital innovation, EIB, European Investment Bank, Fixed wireless access, FWA, Gelsomina Vigliotti, hospitals, infrastructure investment, INWIT, macro-grid, micro-grid, mobile coverage, motorway tunnels, multi-operator DAS, museums, rural areas, shopping centres, small cells, technology, Telecommunications Infrastructure, underground metro stations
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has committed €121 million to a synthetic securitisation operation with Santander, aiming to mobilize €163 million to promote green loans in Spain’s residential real estate market. This collaboration will support energy efficiency and sustainability projects, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Investment, Real Estate, Spain
Tagged capital relief, Climate Action, climate change, CO2 emissions, COHESION, EIB, EIB Group, EIB priorities, EIF, energy efficiency, energy efficient buildings, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, green loans, Green Mortgages, near-zero emission, real estate, renovation, residential mortgages, Santander, securitisation market, Spain, sustainability, sustainable mortgages, synthetic securitisation
(IN BRIEF) The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and the European Investment Bank (EIB), with support from the European Union (EU), have launched a €100 million partnership aimed at addressing climate action and environmental sustainability challenges in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged Africa-European Union Green Energy Initiative, Ambroise Fayolle, capacity building, Climate Action, EBID, EBID Vice President Mory Soumahoro, ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development, ECOWAS region, ECOWAS Vision 2050, EIB, EIB Global, energy transition, environmental sustainability, EU, European Investment Bank, European Union, financial partnership, financing gap, Global Gateway strategy, Jozef Sikela, photovoltaic projects, poverty reduction, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, Technical Assistance, UN Sustainable Development Goals, water treatment
(IN BRIEF) Pearson has expanded its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance AI-powered learning experiences for millions of learners globally. This extended partnership focuses on using AWS’s cloud and AI technologies, including Amazon Bedrock, to improve personalized learning, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Internet & Online, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI tools, AI-powered learning, Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Web Services, aws, career development, cloud infrastructure, Credly, digital credentials, educational outcomes, GEDWorks, higher education, Lifelong Learning, Matt Garman, Omar Abbosh, Pearson, Pearson VUE, personalized learning, real-time insights, scaling education, technology-driven education, workforce skilling, workforce skills
(IN BRIEF) Pearson has promoted Sharon Hague to President of its English Language Learning (ELL) division, effective 3 March. Hague, a 25-year veteran of Pearson, will oversee the company’s expansion into key global markets and lead the development of AI-driven … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Internet & Online, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged AI-powered products, career growth, digital transformation, educator, ELL division, English language assessments, English Language Learning, Gio Giovannelli, global teams, international markets, Joint Council for Qualifications, K-12 assessments, Lifelong Learning, lifelong learning opportunities, Omar Abbosh, Operational Efficiency, Oxford, Pearson, Pearson’s UK Publishing Association, professional and personal benefits, sales growth, school qualifications, Sharon Hague, teaching background
(IN BRIEF) The PQC4eMRTD (Post-Quantum Cryptography for electronic Machine-Readable Travel Documents) project officially launched today, backed by the European Union under the Digital Europe Programme. The two-year initiative is designed to address the security challenges of quantum computing by promoting … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, France, Industrial, Security & Safety, Technology, Travel
Tagged Barcelona Supercomputing Center, collaboration, CryptoNext Security, digital identities, electronic Machine-Readable Travel Documents, eMRTDs, EU Digital Europe Programme, Eurosmart, industry experts, Infineon Technologies, Institute for Comparative Law, Ljubljana, Nathalie Gosset, Post-quantum cryptography, PQC, PQC4eMRTD, QR protocols, quantum bits, quantum computing, quantum threats, quantum-resistant cryptography, qubits, SECURITY, standardization, Thales
(IN BRIEF) The Supervisory Board of Wacker Chemie AG has re-appointed Tobias Ohler as CFO for an additional five years, extending his contract beyond its initial expiration in December 2025. Ohler, a member of the Executive Board since 2013, was … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Marketing
Tagged business administration, CFO, contract extension, controlling, Economics, Executive Board, industrial engineering, McKinsey, Peter-Alexander Wacker, professional background, Raw Materials Procurement, reappointment, Siltronic AG, Supervisory Board, Tobias Ohler, University of Oldenburg, Wacker Chemie AG
(IN BRIEF) Holcim has filed the Form 10 Registration Statement for its North American business, Amrize, with the SEC, marking a significant step in the planned spin-off of Amrize. Upon completion, Amrize will be North America’s largest building solutions company, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Investment, Management, Switzerland
Tagged $2 trillion construction industry, Adjusted EBITDA, aggregates, Amrize, building envelope, building materials, building solutions, carve-out basis, Cement, construction markets, ELEVATE, financial statements, Form 10 Registration Statement, holcim, insulation, Investor Day, Jan Jenisch, market-leading brands, New York City, North America, OneCem, pro forma financial information, production and distribution facilities, Ready-mix concrete, revenue, roofing, SEC, SEC approval, shareholder approval, spin-off, U.S. GAAP
(IN BRIEF) Infineon Technologies has supplied its advanced REAL3™ Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor technology to Roborock for the Saros Z70 robotic vacuum, which features the world’s first 5-axis robot arm. This innovative arm enables the vacuum to move obstacles and clean … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Technology
Tagged 5-axis robot arm, Andreas Kopetz, CES 2025, compact design, home cleaning, Infineon Technologies, INNOVATION, navigation, object recognition, obstacle removal, pmdtechnologies, REAL3 Time-of-Flight, Roborock, robotic vacuum cleaner, robotics, Saros Z70, sensor market, sensor technology, sensor unit and radio frequency, smart home, SURF, ToF
(IN BRIEF) Safran has announced the early redemption of all outstanding 2028 convertible bonds (OCEANEs) in accordance with the bond’s terms and conditions. The company has verified, through a calculation agent, that the conditions for early redemption have been met. … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Government, Industrial, Management
Tagged 2028 OCEANEs, Aether Financial Services, bond agreement, bond holders, calculation agent, centralizing agent, conversion option, conversion rights, convertible bonds, early redemption, Finance section, operations, prospectus, redemption, Regulated Information, Safran, Safran shares, Securities Issues, terms and conditions, Uptevia, volume-weighted average trading price
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