Helsinki, Finland, 13-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In 2013, NIB recorded a profit of EUR 217 million. Despite the stagnant investment climate, NIB’s new lending reached nearly EUR 2 billion and it was allocated to projects that are relevant to the competiveness and environment of the Nordic–Baltic region. … Read the full press release
Manchester, 12-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Co-operative Food has appointed Kris Nayak as Head of Business Acquisitions and Strategy: Food. Kris, a keen runner who lives in Chorlton, Manchester, with his wife and three children, has spent 20 years working in M&A, … Read the full press release
Manchester, 12-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Co-operative Group announces that Euan Sutherland has resigned as Group Chief Executive with immediate effect. Richard Pennycook, Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed as Interim Group Chief Executive. Euan Sutherland said: “It is with great sadness … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Euan Sutherland, Richard Pennycook, The Co-operative Group, Ursula Lidbetter
A building services and facilities management firm has almost doubled in size and moved to new headquarters using funding from NatWest and backed by a government guarantee. Dartford, UK, 11-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Jones FM LLP formed in 2010 following the amalgamation … Read the full press release
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has been ranked in Global Investor / ISF* magazine’s 2014 Sub-Custody Survey, obtaining Top Ranking in Croatia, Romania, Russia and Serbia. PARIS, 10-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — This annual survey gives broker-dealers and global custodians the opportunity to … Read the full press release
Posted in Croatia, Financial, France, Insurance, Management, Marketing, Media, Romania, Russia, Serbia
Tagged Global Investor, ISFmagazine, Securities, SGSS, SocieteGenerale, survey, Top Ranking for its sub-custody services
• Renommierte Auszeichnung vom Top Employers Institute für die EDEKA-Zentrale • Unternehmen überzeugt in allen geprüften Bereichen • EDEKA-Zentrale sucht laufend qualifizierte Mitarbeiter für anspruchsvolle Aufgaben HAMBURG, 8-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Die EDEKA-Zentrale ist gestern Abend in Düsseldorf vom unabhängigen Top Employers … Read the full press release
Pacheco, Argentina / Wolfsburg, Germany, 5-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr. Josef Fidelis Senn (57) has been appointed President and CEO of Volkswagen Argentina. He succeeds Emilio Saenz (51), who has become Chairman of the Board of Management and Plant Manager of Volkswagen … Read the full press release
Södertälje, Sweden, 5-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scania will launch an efficiency programme with the aim of ensuring profitability in its city bus operations, which will generate annual cost savings of SEK 70 million. Negotiations have been initiated with trade unions in order … Read the full press release
• More than €10 billion for research and development for the first time • EU new vehicle fleet better than target, at about 128 grams CO2 / km • Already 54 model variants below 100 grams CO2 / km • … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 128 grams CO2 / km, below 100 grams CO2 / km, eco-friendly vehicles, Geneva Motor Show, low-CO2 fleet, Prof. Dr. Winterkorn, the world's largest low-CO2 fleet, Volkswagen, Volkswagen eco-friendly vehicles, Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen invested record €10.2 billion in 2013
• Group to reorient “thinking and action” to new challenges • Cooperation of “best developers, production experts and strategists” planned • Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. Dr. Winterkorn: “The automobile industry must not bury its head in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Management, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged "Future Tracks" initiative, fundamental transformation, Geneva Motor Show, major automotive industry challenges, modular toolkits, people's mobility expectations, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Volkswagen Group
Underscores drive to seek new investment sources for emerging economies LONDON, 3-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti travels to New Zealand and Australia in the first week of March for high-level political and business meetings aimed at strengthening the Bank’s links … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 3-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The EESC has appointed Luis PLANAS PUCHADES as Secretary-General He takes up duty on 1 March 2014. Mr Planas was minister for agriculture, fisheries and the environment in the regional government of Andalucía (Spain) until September … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Management
Tagged appointed, EESC, Luis PLANAS PUCHADES, New Secretary-General of EESC, Secretary-General
LONDON, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — RenewableUK today announced that at its Board Meeting of 25th February 2014, Julian Brown, AREVA Wind’s Country Director for the UK, and Chairman of Norstec, was elected as Chairman, succeeding previous incumbent Andrew Jamieson. Jamieson served as Chairman … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Government, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrew Jamieson, AREVA Wind, AREVA Wind’s Country Director for UK, Chairman at RenewableUK, Chairman of Norstec, Jennifer Webber, Julian Brown, Maria McCaffery, Offshore Catapult, Offshore wind, onshore wind, renewable energy trade association, RenewableUK, Robert Norris, wave & tidal energy
Novartis announces that researchers can now request access to patient level data on newly approved innovative medicines in the United States and EU in 2014 through the Idea Point portal, and is committed to enhancing Clinical Study Report summaries for … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Management, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland
Tagged Clinical Study Reports, clinical trial data transparency, ClinicalTrials.gov, data transparency, innovative medicines, Novartis, Tim Wright, voluntarily disclosing summaries, voluntarily disclosing summaries of Clinical Study Reports
Shareholders approve 17th consecutive dividend increase to CHF 2.45 (+7%) per share for 2013, representing a payout of approximately 74% of net income from continuing operations Dr. Joerg Reinhardt confirmed by shareholders as Chairman of the Novartis Board of Directors … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Investment, Management, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged 17th consecutive dividend increase, Ann Fudge, Dr. Ing. Wendelin Wiedeking, Dr. Joerg Reinhardt, Enrico Vanni, Novartis AGM, Novartis Board of Directors' proposed resolutions, Novartis shareholders, Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Srikant Datar, Ulrich Lehner, William Brody
MOSCOW, Russia, 25-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Directors took note of the information regarding the Corporate Governance (Behavior) Code and the Corporate Ethics Code effective in Gazprom. The meeting endorsed a new version of the Corporate Ethics Code. The application of this document revealed the need to adjust some of its provisions. … Read the full press release
MOSCOW, Russia, 25-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Gazprom Board of Directors approved the Company’s efforts aimed at obtaining and protecting patents for R&D results and technologies. Gazprom pursues a purpose-oriented policy aimed at the effective intellectual property management, while constantly streamlining it in line with the best Russian and international practices. Patent … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Law, Management, Russia, Science, Technology
Tagged BIOROS biological product, economic benefit, economic benefits from patents, Gazprom Group's inventions, Gazprom Group's patents, Gazprom Group's R&D results, Gazprom Group's technologies, Gazprom Group’s 1.9 thousand patents, GCU fuel, hydrocarbon pollution, inline inspection pig, intellectual property management, methane-hydrogen mixture, OAO Gazprom, sulfur-asphalt concrete production technologies, sulfur-bitumen production technologie
Sochi, Russia, 24-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sochi hosted today the signing of a memorandum-roadmap between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Ben van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer of Shell. The document envisages the preparation of FEED documentation for the third LNG production train within the Sakhalin II project. “The … Read the full press release
Düsseldorf, Deutschland, 24-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Der Henkel AG & Co. KGaA ist heute mitgeteilt worden, dass die Familie Henkel den Aktienbindungsvertrag, in dem rund 59 Prozent der stimmberechtigten Stammaktien gebündelt sind, verlängert hat. Der auf unbefristete Zeit abgeschlossene Vertrag, der … Read the full press release
Coimbra, Portugal, 21-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — CRITICAL Software, which specialises in software engineering for critical information systems, introduces today a new corporate identity, based on its core values (Innovation, Excellence, Cooperation and Reliability), in order to meet the need to express CRITICAL … Read the full press release
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