MUNICH, 04-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — At the Annual General Meeting of Linde AG held today, the shareholder representatives were elected in rotation for the new Supervisory Board. At the constitutive meeting of the Supervisory Board held immediately after the AGM, the … Read the full press release
MILAN, 04-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — In the context of consolidating its growth strategy in the US large infrastructure business sector, Salini Impregilo is currently evaluating several investment opportunities as well as non-core asset divestments options. To this end Salini Impregilo … Read the full press release
Kortrijk, Belgium, 03-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Bekaert and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers’) have reached an agreement in principle for the acquisition by Bekaert of Ontario Teachers’ 33% equity share in Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group. The ropes and advanced cords business, whose … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Industrial, Investment
Tagged acquisition, Bekaert, Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group, cords, equity, Matthew Taylor, Ontario Teachers, ropes
AMSTERDAM, 01-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Heineken N.V. today announces the appointment of Dolf van den Brink as President of the Asia Pacific region from 1 October 2018. Dolf van den Brink will join the Executive Team reporting to Jean-François van Boxmeer, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Netherlands
Tagged Dolf van den Brink, Etienne Strijp, Frans Eusman, Heineken, Jean-François van Boxmeer
AkzoNobel shareholders approve all resolutions at AGM Akzo Nobel N.V. (AKZA; AKZOY) AMSTERDAM, 01-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel shareholders have today voted in favor of all resolutions at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). As well as adopting the company’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Management, Netherlands
Tagged AkzoNobel, appointment, Byron Grote, leadership, Management, Nils Andersen
OSLO, 27-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — AF Gruppen and OBOS are putting up 80 million to establish this joint venture initiative in building and construction – Construct Venture AS. The first investment for Construct Venture is being made in the company … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Infrastructure & Utilities, Norway
Tagged AF Gruppen, building, Construct Venture AS, construction, Håvard Haukeland, OBOS
New Capabilities offer an Industry First—No Additional Product Purchases to Achieve Compliance PRAGUE, 27-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — ZOOM International, a leader in call recording, workforce optimization, and compliance software for the omnichannel contact center, today announced support for the European … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Czech Republic, Economy, European Union, Internet & Online, Law, Management, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Adam B. Bloom, APIs, Brian Shore, call center, call recording, compliance, compliance software, contact center, customer satisfaction, data, data protection, data protection regulation, EU, EU citizen data, EU data protection regulation, fines, Gartner, GDPR, GDPR Compliance, GDPR laws, General Data Protection Regulation, IT-Harvest, omnichannel contact center, privacy, Richard Stiennon, software, WFO vendors, workforce optimization, ZOOM 6.3 Suite, ZOOM International
However, while nearly all manufacturers are experimenting with AI, only a select few are reinventing products with AI at scale; Data quality and security remain challenges to AI adoption HANNOVER MESSE, 26-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The vast majority of manufacturers … Read the full press release
COPENHAGEN, 26-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Effective from 1 July 2018, FLSmidth’s organisation will consist of two industries – Cement and Mining – supported by a regional setup to strengthen customer focus and life-cycle solutions – combined with a new central digital … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Cement, FLSmidth, Management, mining, Thomas Schulz
AMSTERDAM, 26-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Koninklijke Philips N.V. (“Royal Philips”) (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced the successful pricing of its issue of EUR 500 million fixed rate notes due 2024 and EUR 500 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged credit_facility, Financial, investment, Koninklijke Philips N.V., notes, repayment
STOCKHOLM, 26-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska has sold the office building Laboratoriet 5 in Solna, Sweden to Atlasmuren Fastigheter AB for about SEK 200 M. The transaction will be recorded by Skanska Commercial Development Nordic in the second quarter 2018. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Real Estate, Sweden
Tagged Atlasmuren Fastigheter AB, building, Laboratoriet 5 in Solna, office, office building, office_building, Skanska, Sweden
Merck today (23 APR 2018) announced that the Chinese Patent Office has issued a notice granting Merck’s patent application for the company’s CRISPR technology used in a genomic-integration method for eukaryotic cells. Patent in China covers integration of an external … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Healthcare, Law, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged Chinese Patent Office, CRISPR technology, eukaryotic cells, eukaryotic_cells, genome, genomic-integration method, Merck, patent, science, Udit Batra
Isleworth, United Kingdom, 23-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Sky has agreed to sell its 20% stake in the online betting and gaming business, Sky Betting & Gaming (“SBG”) to The Stars Group Inc. (“The Stars Group”), a Canadian company listed on both … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Internet & Online, Investment, Media
Tagged betting, gaming, Jeremy Darroch, Sky, Sky Betting & Gaming, The Stars Group Inc.
COLOGNE, 23-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — TÜV Rheinland, a global leader in independent technical services, has extended its sustainability leadership with the recognition of its Green Product Mark by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This new inclusion of low volatile organic compounds (VOC) … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Germany
Tagged Green Product, green_buildings, leadership, LEED, sustainability, TÜV Rheinland, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC
WACKER TAKES OVER SYNCO BIO PARTNERS OF AMSTERDAM CAPACITY OF ACQUIRED FERMENTATION PLANT FOR PHARMACEUTICAL ACTIVES TOTALS SOME 2,000 LITERS – WACKER BIOTECH’S OVERALL CAPACITY DOUBLES AS A RESULT SYNCO’S EXPERTISE IN MANUFACTURING LIVE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS AND IN FILLING FINISHED … Read the full press release
Critical role appointed as part of ongoing activities to strengthen and accelerate the Pharmaceuticals pipeline LONDON, 20-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) today announced the appointment of Kevin Sin as Senior Vice President and Head of Worldwide Business Development for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Pharma & Biotech, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Dr. Hal Barron, GSK, HR, Kevin Sin, leadership, Management, pharmaceuticals
Jona, Switzerland, 20-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — LafargeHolcim has appointed Feliciano González Muñoz (54) as new Head of Human Resources, effective 1 May 2018, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Jan Jenisch. He will succeed Caroline Luscombe who has decided to pursue opportunities … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Switzerland
Tagged appointment, Feliciano González Muñoz, HR, LafargeHolcim, leadership, Management
LONDON, 20-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Savills has recruited Hinda van Galen as an Associate within its tenant representation team in the Netherlands. Hinda started her career at Rappange Makelaardij B.V. as a real estate agent. In 2013 Hinda joined Regus … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Netherlands, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Erik Beekman, Hinda van Galen, real_estate, Savills, tenant
MILAN, 19-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Rating Agency S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) has affirmed UniCredit SpA’s ‘BBB’ long- and ‘A-2’ short-term Issuer Credit Ratings. The existing stable outlook has not changed. The issue ratings have been affirmed as well. The long- … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Italy, Management
Tagged Credit Ratings, Credit_Rating, issuer, Rating Agency, S&P Global Ratings, UniCredit SpA
VERONA, 19-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (April 17, 2018) in the splendid surroundings of the Vinitaly trade fair, UniCredit organised a workshop to show market operators its Industry Book 2018 – the bank’s annual study on trends, competitive dynamics and the growth outlook in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Italy, Management, Marketing
Tagged GROWTH, trends, UNICREDIT, Verona, vine, Vinitaly trade fair, Vinitaly2018, wine, workshop
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