(IN BRIEF) Vestas has appointed Jakob Wegge-Larsen as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), with his start date set for the second quarter of 2025. Wegge-Larsen brings significant experience from his current role as CFO at DB Schenker, as well … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged appointment, CFO, Chief Financial Officer, DB Schenker, executive management, financial goals, Hamburg Süd, Henrik Andersen, interim CFO, Jakob Wegge-Larsen, leadership, logistics, Maersk Group, MSC Denmark, Rasmus Gram, shipping, Vestas, Vestas CEO
(IN BRIEF) Christian Levin, CEO of Scania, has been elected as the new Chair of ACEA’s Commercial Vehicles Board for 2025. He stressed the European truck and bus sector’s leadership in technology and its importance for the region’s competitiveness and … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, Business, Industrial, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ACEA, appointment, battery-electric, Christian Levin, combustion engines, Commercial Vehicles Board, competitiveness, customers, DAF, DAF Trucks, Daimler truck, ecosystem, enabling conditions, energy providers, European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, European Regulations, European truck and bus industry, Ford Trucks, forward-thinking policies, global leader, grid operators, Harald Seidel, Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles, industry competitiveness, INNOVATION, Iveco Group, leadership, long-term incentives, MAN Truck & Bus, Member States, policymakers, Regulatory framework, Scania, skilled jobs, suppliers, sustainable society, technology, transition, visionary targets, Volvo Group, zero-emission powertrains
(IN BRIEF) Savills has appointed Joel Gazeres to its Operational Capital Markets (OCM) division, where he will focus on growing the Healthcare and Senior Living team. Gazeres joins from CBRE, bringing 20 years of expertise in healthcare real estate, including … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Industrial, Management, News, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, care homes, Caryn Donahue, CBRE, Consultancy, debt financing, development, director, equity financing, Europe, Healthcare and Senior Living, healthcare real estate, healthcare sector, Joel Gazeres, leadership, net lease transactions, OCM, Operational Capital Markets, RESEARCH, Savills, Savills Healthcare and Senior Living team, sector knowledge, Senior Housing Transactions, specialist care, strategic consultancy, supported living, transactional consultancy, transactional experience, UK, valuation
(IN BRIEF) Telenor Group has appointed Jon Omund Revhaug as Head of Telenor Asia and Sigvart Voss Eriksen as Head of Telenor Nordics, both of whom bring extensive telecommunications expertise to their new roles. Revhaug, a Telenor veteran with significant … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Norway, Technology, Telecom
Tagged appointment, Bangladesh, Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer, CEO, Chief Communications Officer, customer-facing transformations, Cybersecurity, dtac, growth strategy, Jon Omund Revhaug, leadership, Malaysia, Omny, Operational Excellence, scaling operations, Sigvart Voss Eriksen, telecommunications expertise, Telenor Asia, Telenor Group, Telenor Myanmar, Telenor Nordics, Telenor's key markets, THAILAND, Thomas Midteide, TRUE
(IN BRIEF) Holcim has announced its next steps in preparing for the spin-off of its North American business, including the designation of the new Board of Directors. The 10-member Board will become official following shareholder and regulatory approvals, expected by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 3M Company, ABB, Alstom Group, appointment, BlueLinx Holdings Inc., CH2M HILL, Chairman, construction, Cristina A. Wilbur, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Delta Air Lines, Dwight Gibson, EG&G, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Farmers Group, financial services, GEA Group AG, Genpact Limited, Gilbane Building Company, Governance, holcim, Holli Ladhani, Inc., independent directors, Industrial Operations, interface, Jan Jenisch, Jürg Oleas, Katja Roth Pellanda, leadership, Manufacturing, McDermott International, Michael E. McKelvy, Nicholas Gangestad, North American market, Novartis AG, Nucor Corporation, PerkinElmer Optoelectronics, Pritzker Private Capital, Quanta Services, regulatory approvals, Robert S. Rivkin, Roche, Rockwater Energy Solutions, Rockwell Automation, Select Energy Services, shareholder approvals, Sonoco Products Company, stakeholders, The Cato Corporation, Theresa Drew, United Airlines, Zurich Insurance, Zurich Italy Bank
(IN BRIEF) Holcim’s Board of Directors has proposed Kim Fausing as the new Chairman of the Board, following Jan Jenisch’s decision to step down after his appointment as Chairman and CEO of a new North American entity. If approved at … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Aarhus Teknikum, Annual General Meeting 2025, appointment, Audit Committee, Board of Directors, CEO, Chairman, Chief Operating Officer, Danfoss Group, Denmark, electrification, energy efficient solutions, global technology sector, Henley Business School, Hilti Group, Jan Jenisch, Kim Fausing, leadership, leadership experience, machine productivity, MBA, mechanical engineering, nomination, proposal
(IN BRIEF) On December 15, 2024, Professor Caroline Katsman was appointed as the scientific figurehead of the Dutch Climate Research Initiative (KIN). A renowned climate scientist with expertise in oceans and climate, she will collaborate with fellow figurehead Professor Derk … Read the full press release
Posted in News
Tagged 2050, appointment, climate change, climate crisis, climate research, climate science policy, climate scientist, climate-neutral society, collaboration, consultation, Delft University of Technology, Dutch Climate Research Initiative, Dutch university climate centers, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Kin, KNAW, KNMI, leadership, Michiel van den Hout, NWO, NWO Vidi grant, ocean circulation, oceans and climate, physical climate science, Professor Caroline Katsman, Professor Derk Loorbach, scientific figurehead, sea level rise, societal stakeholders, societal transformation, strategic partnerships, transition, transition science
(IN BRIEF) Evolution AB announced that Jacob Kaplan, the company’s CFO since 2016, will step down on February 18, 2025. Kaplan will continue to serve in an advisory role during the transition. Joakim Andersson, with extensive experience as a CFO … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged appointment, CFO Transition, Evolution AB, Joakim Andersson, leadership, Martin Carlesund
(IN BRIEF) Software GmbH has completed the sale of its Alfabet and Cumulocity businesses, following earlier divestments in July. This marks a strategic shift as the company refocuses on Adabas & Natural (A&N) and ARIS, now operating as standalone entities. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, Christian Lucas, divestments, leadership, Martin Biegel, Martin Clemm, Robin Colman, Sanjay Brahmawar, Software GmbH, Toktam Khatibzadeh
(IN BRIEF) Dr. Dirk Schumacher has been appointed as the new Chief Economist of KfW Group, effective 1 April 2025. With a doctorate in economics, Schumacher brings extensive experience from his previous roles at Commerzbank, Goldman Sachs, the European Central … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany
Tagged appointment, Chief Economist, Commerzbank, Dr. Dirk Schumacher, Economic Analysis, Economics, European Central Bank, European economy, Fritzi Köhler-Geib, German economy, Goldman Sachs, KfW Group, KfW Research, macroeconomic research, Natixis, Stefan Wintels
(IN BRIEF) Prudential plc has appointed Ray Farris as the Chief Economist for Eastspring Investments, its asset management arm. Farris, who brings over 30 years of experience in economics and strategy, will provide macroeconomic analysis to guide Prudential’s and Eastspring’s … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Covestro has appointed Monique Buch as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective June 1, 2025. Buch, an experienced B2B executive with a strong international background, will succeed Sucheta Govil, who has served as CCO since 2019 and … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Anglo American plc has appointed Anne Wade as a non-executive director, effective 1 January 2025. Wade will also join the Board’s Audit and Sustainability Committees. Currently chair of Man Group plc and a non-executive director at Summit Materials, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Anglo American, Anne Wade, appointment, Duncan Wanblad, Hilary Maxson, Hixonia Nyasulu, Ian Ashby, Ian Tyler, John Heasley, leadership, Magali Anderson, Marcelo Bastos, Non-Executive Director, Nonkululeko Nyembezi, Stuart Chambers, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon has appointed Thomas Harring, currently President of its Geosystems division, as Executive Vice President (EVP), effective February 1, 2025. In this role, Harring will focus on enhancing operational excellence and driving business transformation. Henning Sandfort will join … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged appointment, EVP, Geosystems Division, Henning Sandfort, Hexagon, leadership, Norbert Hanke, Ola Rollén, Thomas Harring, Thomas Harring EVP
(IN BRIEF) HOPSCOTCH Cinéma, part of the HOPSCOTCH communication group, is redefining its focus under the leadership of Aude Hesbert, supported by experts Alexis Delage-Toriel and Jérôme Lasserre. Specializing in press, communication, festival organization, and brand strategies for cinema, HOPSCOTCH … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has appointed Damien Sorrell as the new Head of its Regional Hub for the Western Balkans, succeeding Alessandro Bragonzi. Based in Belgrade, the hub supports Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, North Macedonia, Montenegro, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The University of Dublin is holding its final Seanad Éireann election to elect three Senators before merging with the National University of Ireland (NUI) constituency in 2026, where graduates will collectively elect six Senators. Ballots will be sent … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Law, Management, News, Politics
Tagged appointment, David Norris, Hazel Chu, Katherine Zappone, leadership, Lynn Ruane, Mary Robinson, Owen Sheehy-Skeffington, partership, Seanad Election, Shane Ross, Tom Clonan, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has appointed Miljan Zdrale as Regional Director for Central Europe and Head of Croatia, effective January 2025. With over 20 years of experience at the EBRD, including his current role as Regional Head of Agribusiness for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, central Europe, Charlotte Ruhe, EBRD, Head of Croatia, leadership, Mark Davis, Miljan Zdrale, Regional Director
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Harry Boyd-Carpenter as Managing Director of its Sustainable Infrastructure Group (SIG), effective January 2025. Boyd-Carpenter, a seasoned EBRD leader, has been instrumental in advancing the Bank’s green agenda … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Gasum has announced changes to its Management Team (GMT) following the retirement of Tor Husebø, Vice President of Projects & Biogas Production, effective 1 December 2024. Tommy Mattila will assume Husebø’s role, while Ville Pesonen will take over … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News
Tagged appointment, Gasum, leadership, Tommy Mattila, Tor Husebø, Ville Pesonen
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