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University of Dundee announces winners of its Enterprise Challenge

(PRESS RELEASE) DUNDEE, 7-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Dundee honours some of the best business brains in its campus as the winners of its Enterprise Challenge, a bi-annual competition by an external judging panel of business experts. The University … Read the full press release

Banijay welcomes back Takis Candilis as senior advisor for high-end scripted projects in southern Europe

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 22-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — French multinational production and distribution company, Banijay announces the return of Takis Candilis to the team as it increases its investment in scripted. Scaling up to 120 production entities, the globally-renowned producer distributor … Read the full press release

Leadership changes at Erste Group Bank AG

Gerda Holzinger-Burgstaller appointed as the new CEO of Erste Bank Oesterreich Thomas Schaufler and Maurizio Poletto to join Erste Group’s Management Board Erste Group CEO Bernd Spalt sets course to accelerate digital transformation (PRESS RELEASE) VIENNA, 16-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release

French Treasury Director-General Odile Renaud-Basso to succeed Sir Suma Chakrabarti as EBRD president

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 8-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces that its Board of Governors has elected Odile Renaud-Basso of France as its next President. Currently Director-General at the French Treasury, Ms Renaud-Basso replaces Sir Suma … Read the full press release

censhare AG CEO Frank Hassler to lead the development of NEW WORK SE’s B2B segment

(PRESS RELEASE) HAMBURG, 6-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — New Work SE (ETR: NWO), the operator of the XING career-oriented social networking site, has announced it appointed Frank Hassler, 48-year-old, as its new Chief Sales Officer (CSO), effective as of 1 November … Read the full press release

Dr. Jean-Christophe Rufin to succeed Xavier Darcos as President of Sanofi Espoir Corporate Foundation

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 18-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanofi (EPA: SAN), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health, has announced it has appointed Dr. Jean-Christophe Rufin as President of the Sanofi Espoir Corporate Foundation, aimed at reducing inequalities in health … Read the full press release

Carsten Franke to succeed Jan Brockmann as Electrolux Group COO effective October 1, 2020

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 16-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Electrolux AB (STO: ELUX-B), a global leader in household appliances and appliances for professional use, has announced leadership changes to the Group Managemet. The company has appointed Carsten Franke as new Chief Operations … Read the full press release

Banijay strengthens high-quality content offering with the appointment of Lars Blomgren as Head of Scripted, EMEA

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 10-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — World’s largest independent content creation Group for television and multimedia platforms Banijay announces the appointment of Lars Blomgren as Head of Scripted, EMEA. Lars will work in partnership with the group’s hugely talented … Read the full press release

Zurich launches Global Business Platforms unit to expand digital services worldwide

Zurich accelerates development of digital services, creating a new unit to attract additional customers and meet their rapidly changing needs Jack Howell, CEO Asia Pacific (APAC), to lead the new Global Business Platforms unit focusing on digital services Ericson Chan, … Read the full press release

Aktia Life Insurance’s Director of Business Development Riikka Luukko becomes the insurer’s new CEO

(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 31-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Finnish Aktia Life Insurance, part of Aktia Bank (HEL: AKTIA), has announced it will have a new CEO beginning of 1 September, 2020. The insurer’s current Director of Business Development and Board member … Read the full press release

Kieran Doran to lead Barclays’ Aerospace & Defense Investment Banking

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 20-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — British multinational investment bank and financial services company Barclays announces the appointment of Kieran Doran as a Managing Director in Aerospace & Defense Investment Banking. Based in New York, Mr. Doran will report … Read the full press release

Huynh Buu Quang to lead Deutsche Bank’s expansion in Vietnam

(PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT, 18-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — One of the world’s leading financial service providers Deutsche Bank (ETR: DBK) has announced that Huynh Buu Quang, a respected Vietnamese banker, will be appointed as Acting Chief Country Officer (CCO) Vietnam, pending … Read the full press release

Leadership changes at Societe Generale aimed at accelerating the transformation of the businesses

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 4-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — French multinational investment bank and financial services company Societe Generale (EPA: GLE) has announced it will make leadership changes at the Societe Generale Group management team to accelerate the transformation of the businesses … Read the full press release

Jean-Francois Van Boxmeer to succeed Gerard Kleisterlee as Vodafone’s Chairman of the Board

(PRESS RELEASE) BERKSHIRE, 22-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — British multinational telecommunications company Vodafone has announced that Jean-Francois Van Boxmeer will be joining its board as a Non-Executive Director. The appointment is subject to shareholder approval on the Company’s Annual General Meeting … Read the full press release

Dr. Paula Bialski appointed Associated Professor of Sociology and digitalisation at University of St. Gallen

(PRESS RELEASE) ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, 1-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — University of St. Gallen announces the appointment of Prof. Dr. Paula Bialski as Associated Professor of Sociology and digitalisation from 1 April 2020. Prof. Dr. Paula Bialski, born on 16 April … Read the full press release

University of St. Gallen welcomes Dr Veronica Vivi Barassi as Full Professor of Media and Communication Studies

(PRESS RELEASE) ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, 1-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Prof. Dr Veronica Vivi Barassi has been appointed as Full Professor of Media and Communication Studies at the University of St. Gallen starting 1 April 2020. Born on 22 January 1981, … Read the full press release

Leadership changes at The Central Bank of Ireland

(PRESS RELEASE) DUBLIN, 16-Aug-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Central Bank of Ireland appoints Louise Dennehy as the new Chief Information Officer and Domhnall Cullinan as the new Director of Insurance Supervision. Both appointments  with effect from 1 September 2019. The … Read the full press release

Vodafone announces the appointment of David Thodey as a Non-Executive Director

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 31-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone Group Plc names David Thodey as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 September 2019. The appointment is subject to approval by shareholders at Vodafone’s annual general meeting on 23 July 2019. … Read the full press release

Eni welcomes new Chief Upstream Officer, Alessandro Puliti

(PRESS RELEASE) MILAN, 30, May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni announces the appointment of Alessandro Puliti as new Chief Upstream Officer. He will start his new role on September 1st, 2019. Puliti will replace Antonio Vella, who will leave the Company … Read the full press release

Leadership changes at Aviva plc

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 24-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva has announced that Aviva’s Group Chief Risk Officer Angela Darlington will assume the interim CEO position of UK Insurance as Andy Briggs has decided to step down as CEO UK Insurance and … Read the full press release

Sampo Group welcomes Kai Sotamaa as Chief Risk Officer

(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 2-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Sampo Group announces the appointment of Kai Sotamaa as Chief Risk Officer as of 1 April 2019. Sotamaa, 48, has previously worked as Head of Risk Management at Ilmarinen and as Financial Economist … Read the full press release

Francesco Balestrieri appointed ad-interim CEO of Sandoz reporting directly to Vas Narasimhan, CEO, Novartis

(PRESS RELEASE) BASEL, 15-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Sandoz’s current Region Head Europe Francesco Balestrieri has just been appointed ad-interim CEO of Sandoz reporting directly to Vas Narasimhan, CEO, Novartis. The change is made as the current CEO of Sandoz, a … Read the full press release

Dr. Sven Schneider of Linde AG will become the new CFO of Infineon Technologies AG

(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 14-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr. Sven Schneider, who is currently Board Spokesman, CFO and Labor Director at Linde AG, will be the next CFO of Infineon Technologies AG. His appointment has just been voted by Infineon’s Supervisory … Read the full press release

Jeanette Wong and William C. Dudley nominated for election to the Board of Directors of UBS Group AG

(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH/BASEL, 26-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Jeanette Wong and William C. Dudley have been nominated by the UBS Board of Directors for election to the Board of UBS Group AG. The election will be held at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders on 2 … Read the full press release

Beata Javorcik to succeed Sergei Guriev as new Chief Economist at EBRD

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 25-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD names Beata Javorcik to succeed Sergei Guriev as Chief Economist. She will join the Bank on 1 September 2019. Beata Javorcik is the first woman to hold a Statutory Professorship in … Read the full press release

Neste to drive successful execution of its global growth strategy in renewable products with new organizational structure

(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 19-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste Corporation redesigns its organizational structure to strengthen its global growth strategy in renewable products. Neste will divide its growing Renewable Products business area into three business units and one operational platform each … Read the full press release

Nestlé’s Board new nominees: Dick Boer to enhance the Board’s existing FMCG expertise; Dinesh Paliwal brings in-depth knowledge in AI, digital business and the cloud

(PRESS RELEASE) VEVEY, Switzerland, 14-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Dick Boer and Dinesh Paliwal have just been nominated for election to the Board of Directors of Nestlé as independent members. Dick Boer is the former President and CEO of Ahold Delhaize N.V. … Read the full press release

Alex Kazbegi becomes Chief Strategy Officer of VEON and joins its Group Executive Committee

(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 4-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Alex Kazbegi, formerly Head of EMEA Telecom, Transportation, Infrastructure and Healthcare Research at Renaissance Capital, will lead VEON’s efforts in identifying growth and business development opportunities. Hi has just been appointed Chief Strategy Officer of … Read the full press release

Elli.eco’s first product called Volkswagen Naturstrom® is now available across Germany: 100 percent CO2-free electricity from wind, solar or hydroelectric power

(PRESS RELEASE) WOLFSBURG, 30-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Elli, which stands for Electric life, is a newly established company (2018) part of Volkswagen Group that aims to be the first provider on the market to offer a seamless energy and charging experience for … Read the full press release

EY announces the appointment of Tom Loozen as EY Global Telecommunications Leader

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 23-Jan-2019— /EuropaWire/ — Based in Amsterdam, Loozen will lead teams of telecommunications professionals working across more than 150 countries, and will be responsible for driving industry growth strategy through innovative approaches across Advisory, Tax, Assurance and Transactions Advisory … Read the full press release

Clients can get involved in the assembly of their own e-Golf at Volkswagen Transparent Factory in Dresden

Follow your own vehicle during production Four stations at which the driver can assemble the car (with instructions) Arnd Meyer-Clasen, Head of Sales: “With us, not only are customers able to be there during the production of their car, but … Read the full press release

Zodiac Aerospace merger into Safran approved by Safran’s shareholders

PARIS, 30-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Safran’s (Euronext Paris: SAF) shareholders were invited to consider mainly the plan to merge Zodiac Aerospace into Safran at a meeting on November 27, 2018. All the resolutions submitted to the shareholders’ vote were approved. … Read the full press release

Ferrovial appoints Alejandro de la Joya and Ignacio Gastón as CEOs of Cintra and Ferrovial Agroman

MADRID, 01-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Directors of Ferrovial today appointed Alejandro de la Joya and Ignacio Gastón as CEOs of Cintra and Ferrovial Agroman, respectively. The two appointments are the result of Enrique Díaz-Rato stepping down as CEO … Read the full press release

Nick Cavaday and Louis Cayer appointed as Head Coach and Performance Advisor of the new Loughborough University National Tennis Academy programme

Leicestershire, UK, 16-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Lawn Tennis Association and Loughborough University have today confirmed the appointments of Nick Cavaday (Head Coach) and Louis Cayer (Performance Advisor) to lead delivery of the new Loughborough University National Tennis Academy programme. These … Read the full press release

Prudential announces the appointment of Mike Evans as Chair of M&G Prudential

LONDON, 02-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Prudential plc today announces the appointment of Mike Evans as Chair of M&G Prudential in preparation for its planned demerger. He joins the Board of M&G Prudential with immediate effect. Mr Evans has 36 years … Read the full press release

Anglo American announces changes to its Board and Committee

LONDON, 27-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Anglo American plc (“Anglo American” or “the Company”) announces a number of changes to the roles of its non-executive directors following the decisions of Sir Philip Hampton and Jack Thompson to step down from the Board … Read the full press release

Andrea Orcel to succeed José Antonio Álvarez as CEO of Banco Santander Group

Ana Botín: “We are committed to continue executing on the loyalty strategy we announced in October 2015, and accelerating on the digitalization of our businesses as we build an integrated, global and open financial services platform for our customers across … Read the full press release

Barclays launches new digital platform to boost its Corporate Banking operations in Western Europe

European footprint improved through increased investment Digital Corporate Banking platform developed to support multi-country banking More complete range of services available to institutional clients and global corporates Enhanced offering boosted by new hires in Europe LONDON, 26-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays … Read the full press release

Francois Monnet and Benjamin Cavalli to lead Private Banking Asia Pacific at Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse today announced the appointments of Francois Monnet and Benjamin Cavalli to lead Private Banking Asia Pacific. Mr. Monnet and Mr. Cavalli will continue to be based in Hong Kong and Singapore respectively, and will report to Helman Sitohang, … Read the full press release

Dr. Christina Marrongelli to lead World Congress on Pharmacology & Chemistry of Natural Compounds

Marrongelli selected for her expertise in Botanical Drug Development LONDON, 15-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — As a leading expert in her field, Dr. Christina Marrongelli, PharmD has been chosen by the World Congress on Pharmacology & Chemistry of Natural Compounds to … Read the full press release