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CCWater report: Welsh Water amongst the best in the industry in terms of the customer service

WALES, 18-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — An independent report from the water industry’s consumer body, CCWater, has confirmed that Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water saw its written customer complaints fall by nearly by nearly 19 per cent in 2014/15. The company is … Read the full press release

Erste Group Bank extended Andreas Treichl’s mandate as Chairman of the Management Board until mid-2020

VIENNA, 17-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Yesterday, the Supervisory Board of Erste Group Bank AG extended Andreas Treichl’s mandate as Chairman of the Management Board until mid-2020. Friedrich Rödler, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Erste Group, pointed out that with … Read the full press release

Eximius one of UK’s leading 500 recruiters ranked by turnover

LONDON, 17-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Eximius is delighted to announce its inclusion in the Recruitment International Top 500 report. The Report details the UK’s leading 500 recruiters ranked by turnover, with £5 million being the threshold. The Top 500 Report … Read the full press release

Jean-Baptiste Eyméoud joins Alstom Transport as Senior VP France

Levallois-Perret, France, 16-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Jean-Baptiste Eyméoud is joining Alstom Transport as Senior Vice President France at the beginning of October. In this capacity, he is also a member of the Executive Committee of Alstom Transport. In his new role, … Read the full press release

Royal DSM named among the worldwide leaders in the Materials industry group in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has been named among the worldwide leaders in the Materials industry group in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index published today. Since 2004, DSM has been named the leader in … Read the full press release

SSAB, labor unions conclude negotiations for the production units in Borlänge and Virsbo, Sweden

STOCKHOLM, 15-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SSAB and the labor unions have concluded negotiations regarding the organization at the production units in Borlänge and Virsbo, Sweden. The staffing plans that have now been completed provide for a total of approximately 270 … Read the full press release

K+S Aktiengesellschaft Signs Up to the UN Global Compact

Kassel, Germany, 11-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — With its accession to the Global Compact, K+S has underscored its support for the ten principlesin the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. In the case of K+S, these principles are already reflected … Read the full press release

ABB intends to drive $1 billion in white-collar cost savings, free up $2 billion in cash and become more active in value-creating acquisitions

Unlocking additional value through realignment of unique power & automation offering New Power Grids division brings No. 1 power & automation offering to utilities, strategic portfolio review of this division initiated New Electrification Products division combines leading low- and medium-voltage … Read the full press release

Nicolas Cudré-Mauroux appointed Group Research & Innovation General Manager Solvay

BRUSSELS, 10-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay has appointed Nicolas Cudré-Mauroux as Group Research & Innovation General Manager. Nicolas Cudré-Mauroux joins Solvay from DuPont where he began his international career in 1988 as a researcher in the United States. Subsequent positions he … Read the full press release

Niculae Cantuniar appointed CEO and Chairman of the Board of Ricoh Germany

LONDON, HANNOVER, 10-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ —  Ricoh Europe today announced it has appointed Niculae Cantuniar as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Ricoh Germany. Mr Cantuniar will lead Ricoh’s operations in Germany, reporting to David Mills, CEO Ricoh Europe. … Read the full press release

Ricoh Europe research: More than half of workers say their employers fail to meet the needs of different generations in the workplace

Businesses already struggling with Millennials face huge challenges if they fail to adopt new ways of working LONDON, 10-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — More than half of workers (52 per cent) say their employers are failing to meet the needs of different generations … Read the full press release

Accenture to extend the complete Accenture CAS software suite to the Salesforce1 Platform

Accenture Collaborates with Salesforce to Extend Its Accenture CAS Software Suite to the Cloud, Providing Consumer Goods Companies with a Single System for Trade and Marketing Operations NEW YORK, 10-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture announced today it is collaborating with … Read the full press release

Zumtobel Group revenues increased 5.9% over the previous year

Group revenues increase 5.9% over the previous year to EUR 342.4 million Continuing strong growth momentum with LED products (plus 48.0%) Higher R&D expenditures and temporary negative effects lead to decline in EBIT: adjusted EBIT: EUR 13.5 million; adjusted EBIT … Read the full press release

1,700 prominent Chinese and int’l public- and private-sector leaders to attend World Economic Forum’s 9th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, China

Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 3-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Premier Li Keqiang of China will give a special address at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions, which will take place on 9 to 11 September in Dalian, … Read the full press release

Council of Europe Development Bank’s Vice-Governor for Target Group Countries Mikołaj Dowgielewicz steps down

PARIS, 3-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Mikołaj Dowgielewicz, Vice-Governor for Target Group Countries of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), resigned his post effective 31 August 2015 to become European Investment Bank (EIB) Representative to the EU institutions and Head … Read the full press release

Jürg Weber appointed new Division CEO of SIX Payment Services and member of SIX Group Executive Board

ZURICH, 2-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Directors of SIX has appointed Jürg Weber as the new Division CEO of SIX Payment Services and thus also as a member of SIX Group Executive Board. Jürg Weber has a wealth … Read the full press release

Prof. Verl, Executive VP Technology Marketing and Business Models for Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft e.V. steps down

MUNICH, 2-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Prof. Verl, Executive Vice President Technology Marketing and Business Models for the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft e.V., is stepping down for personal reasons and by mutual agreement, effective September 1, 2015. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft wishes to thank Prof. Verl … Read the full press release

Dr. Franz Kleiner takes over as Head of the ZF Active and Passive Safety Technology division on September 01

Top management change in the division as of September 01, 2015 ZF Board member Dr. Franz Kleiner takes over responsibility for the acquired company TRW John C. Plant will remain with the company as an advisor until the end of … Read the full press release

ETNO interview: Deutsche Telekom’s Markus Lecke, Programme Manager for corporate HR-Development on future ICT skills requirements

Deutsche Telekom (DT)’s Markus Lecke, Programme Manager for corporate HR-Development, talks to ETNO about future ICT skills requirements, what his company is doing to prepare for the future expert gap and how to make the sector more attractive to women.  … Read the full press release

Jérôme Vitulo to succeed Charlotte Matringe as Secretary to the Board of Directors of Safran

PARIS, 1-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Jérôme Vitulo joined Safran on July 29, 2015 as Secretary to the Board of Directors, reporting directly to Alex Fain, Corporate Secretary. He replaces Charlotte Matringe, who has been named Vice President for Communications at Sagem. … Read the full press release