Ljubljana, Slovenia, 4-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard & Poor’s Rating Services improved NLB’s outlook on credit rating to stable from negative. The rating agency affirmed the long- and short-term credit rating to »BB-/B«. According to the agency, rating action followed the national … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Slovenia
Tagged credit rating, NLB, Rating Services, Standard & Poor
Company awarded ‘Construction Project of the Year’ and ‘Civil Engineering Company of the Year’ at the Plant, Construction & Quarry Awards 2015. Hillsborough, England, 3-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — GRAHAM Construction scored a notable ‘double’ at the annual Plant & Civil Engineer’s ‘Plant, … Read the full press release
Head of ContiTech’s global Industrial Fluid Systems business unit and the Industry Hose segment Gerstenberger has worked for Continental Corporation for 21 years He previously headed up the European trading companies under the ContiTrade umbrella Hanover, Germany/Fairlawn, Ohio, 2-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Creativity is not borne out of nothing. Rather it emerges from encounters between people, and between people and materials. Further, creativity is mediated through techniques and technology. For his doctorate, Björn Müller followed a contemporary dance ensemble and analysed its … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Education, Management, Science, Switzerland
Tagged Björn Müller, organizational creativity, University of St.Gallen
OXFORD, 27-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Research undertaken by Oxford University’s Careers Service shows that girls are significantly less confident about their career prospects than boys, and have very different attitudes to what they seek in a career – attitudes that significantly … Read the full press release
COLOMBES, France, 27-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In 2015 Arkema’s performance and progress in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable Development have been recognized by several extra-financial rating agencies and rewarded on a number of occasions. These awards highlight … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, France, Industrial, Management
Tagged Arkema, Corporate Social Responsibility, Heike Faulhammer, sustainable development
DERBY, 26-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce is today presenting the initial findings of Chief Executive Warren East’s review of operations including further details on the actions being taken to improve disclosure and transparency. Highlights include: Initial findings of the review of operations … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Ian Davis, Rolls-Royce, Warren East
MUNICH, 25-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — BMW Motorrad is recalling the motorcycle helmet model “BMW Sport Helmet”. Owners are asked to hand their helmet in at an authorised BMW Motorrad dealership. Regardless of the age of the helmet, the relevant model can be … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Management, Security & Safety, Sports
Tagged BMW, BMW Motorrad, BMW Sport Helmet, motorcycle helmet
CEO Matthias Müller: “We will strictly prioritize all investments and expenditures” Even greater focus on alternative drive technologies and digitalization Wolfsburg, 23-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Volkswagen Group is aligning investment activity in its Automotive Division with the current situation. … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management
Tagged Matthias Müller, Volkswagen Group
CEO Matthias Müller temporarily assumes responsibility for Human Resources Wolfsburg, 23-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft with responsibility for Human Resources, Dr. Horst Neumann (66), retires with effect from November 30, 2015. … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Management
Tagged Dr. Horst Neumann, Hans Dieter Pötsch, Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
Vorstandsvorsitzender Matthias Müller übernimmt vorübergehend Verantwortung für das Personalressort Wolfsburg, 23-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Der Personalvorstand der Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Dr. Horst Neumann (66), wechselt mit Ablauf des 30. November 2015 in den Ruhestand. Der Aufsichtsrat geht davon aus, dass er … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Management
Executive Director appointed for five-year term LONDON, 20-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Guido Rasi has taken office as Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) today. Professor Rasi was nominated as Executive Director for a five-year mandate by the … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Healthcare, Management, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged European Medicines Agency (EMA), Professor Guido Rasi
Lenzing takes advantage of megatrends Sustainability as a key innovation and growth driver Share of revenue generated by specialty fibers targeted to rise to 50% by 2020 EBITDA growth of approx. 10% p.a. until 2020 Increase in ROCE to more than … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Management
Tagged Lenzing, Stefan Doboczky
Aarhus, Denmark, 17-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The employees of Vestas Wind Systems A/S have held the ordinary election for representation in the Board of Directors according to the current Danish law on employee representation. The following members were elected for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management
Tagged Peter Lindholst, Sussie Dvinge Agerbo, Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Santiago de Chile, 13-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Enel S.p.A. (“Enel”) announces that the Boards of Directors of the Chilean subsidiaries Enersis S.A. (“Enersis”), Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A. (“Endesa Chile”) and Chilectra S.A. (“Chilectra”) have called their respective extraordinary shareholders’ meetings … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Italy, Management
Tagged Chilectra S.A., Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A., Enel: Enersis
Wolfsburg, Germany, 13-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Johann Jungwirth (42) has been appointed as Head of the Volkswagen Group’s newly-established Digitalization Strategy Department effective November 1, 2015. Jungwirth moved to the Volkswagen Group from the American IT corporation Apple and reports … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Management, Technology
HELSINKI, 12-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Sampo’s Group CEO and President Kari Stadigh has today sold 54,390 Sampo A shares. After the transaction he holds 251,795 Sampo A shares. The sold shares had been owned by Kari Stadigh for more than … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Insurance, Investment, Management
Tagged Kari Stadigh, Sampo A shares, Sampo's Group
As a response to both the short term and long term market outlook, Maersk Line is accelerating a number of already established cost and efficiency initiatives. COPENHAGEN, 9-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Maersk Line will reduce its network capacity and postpone … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Maersk Line, network capacity, Søren Skou
Telenor Board of Directors has assigned Deloitte Advokatfirma AS (Deloitte) to perform a review of Telenor’s handling and oversight of the minority ownership in VimpelCom. Fornebu, Norway, 5-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The review will focus on Telenor’s handling of its ownership … Read the full press release
Posted in Law, Management, Norway, Russia, Telecom
Tagged Deloitte Advokatfirma AS, Telenor, VimpelCom
Telenor Group notes that VimpelCom Ltd. in a press release on 3 November 2015 has announced that they will make a provision of USD 900 million in their third quarter financial statements for a resolution of the investigations into VimpelCom’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Investment, Management, Norway, Russia, Telecom
Tagged Telenor Group, VimpelCom
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