(IN BRIEF) Professor Jane Robinson of Newcastle University has joined the Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion, a cross-party panel convened after the Southport disturbances to tackle social fragmentation in the UK. Co-chaired by Sir Sajid Javid and Jon Cruddas, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Belong, Brendan Cox, British Future, community cohesion, cross-party support, Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion, Jon Cruddas, leadership, national conversation, Newcastle University, Professor Jane Robinson, Sir Sajid Javid, social justice
(IN BRIEF) CTS EVENTIM has appointed Thorsten Schäffler as Chief Product Officer beginning 16 July 2025. Schäffler will manage all B2B and B2C product lines and advance the company’s overarching product strategy, with a strong emphasis on employing generative AI … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Entertainment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, B2B products, B2C products, Boston Consulting Group, Chief Product Officer, CTS EVENTIM, data analysis, Enpal, Flix, generative AI, Karel Dörner, leadership, live entertainment, predictive models, Product Management, Product Strategy, recommendation marketing, Reutlingen University, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Thorsten Schäffler, ticketing, Westwing, WHU Otto Beisheim
(IN BRIEF) Patrick Tiernan, CEO of Lloyd’s, has been named Vice-Chair of the Reinsurance Advisory Board (RAB), succeeding John Neal. Tiernan’s background as Lloyd’s Chief of Markets and roles at Aviva, StarStone and Zurich position him to guide the RAB … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, climate change, digital transformation, Gen Re, geopolitical risk, global risk transfer, Hannover Re, Insurance Europe, insurance-linked capital, John Neal, leadership, Lloyd’s, Munich Re, PartnerRe, Patrick Tiernan, RAB, regulatory frameworks, Reinsurance Advisory Board, SCOR, Swiss Re, Thierry Léger, traditional reinsurance, Vice-Chair
(IN BRIEF) In the final episode of Matt Baker’s British Isles airing on 24 June, Matt Baker experiences the work of South Wales overhead line engineers as they upgrade transmission pylons near Aberthaw substation. After safety training and a practice … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Aberthaw substation, appointment, ceramic insulators, Cilfynydd substation, data centres, Eakring training centre, Gareth Davies, gigafactories, Glamorgan Heritage Coast, leadership, Lee Griffiths, Matt Baker, Matt Baker’s British Isles, More4, national grid, Nottinghamshire, OHL careers, overhead electricity line engineers, partnership, polymeric insulators, Solar, South Wales, sustainability, talent community, transmission pylons, Wind, £35 billion investment
(IN BRIEF) Antonio Filosa has stepped into the role of CEO at Stellantis N.V., immediately appointing a revamped global Leadership Team that places regional product decisions at the center of its strategy. The restructured team includes familiar faces—like Doug Ostermann … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Industrial, Management, Netherlands, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alison Jones, Antonio Filosa, appointment, Arnaud Deboeuf, brand expertise, CEO, Clara Ingen-Housz, Davide Mele, Doug Ostermann, Emanuele Cappellano, Enlarged Europe, Giorgio Fossati, Jean-Philippe Imparato, leadership, M&A, Monica Genovese, Ned Curic, North America, Olivier François, Philippe de Rovira, product planning, Ralph Gilles, regional structure, Rest of World, Richard Palmer, Scott Thiele, Sébastien Jacquet, Stellantis Leadership Team, Stellantis N.V., supply chain, Xavier Chéreau
(IN BRIEF) Effective July 1, 2025, Schindler is refreshing its Group Executive Committee. Nitin Chalke—formerly Country Head for Schindler India—will step into the Asia Pacific role, succeeding Robert Seakins who is retiring after 22 years at the company. Chalke’s longstanding … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged appointment, Asia Pacific, Board of Directors, Carla De Geyseleer, Country Head India, Danilo Calabrò, Donato Carparelli, executive appointment, Group Executive Committee, Hugo Martinho, July 1 2025, leadership, leadership change, Matteo Attrovio, Meinolf Pohle, Nitin Chalke, Paolo Compagna, Patrick Hess, retirement, Robert Seakins, Schindler, Vikén Martarian
(IN BRIEF) Schroders has announced four senior leadership changes to bolster its client-first strategy. Karine Szenberg will become Executive Vice Chair, focusing on strategic alliances and maintaining her place on the Group Executive Committee. Matt Oomen joins as Global Head … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Asia leadership, Asia wealth, asset management, BNY Investments, client relationships, Country Head Hong Kong, digital transformation, Executive Vice Chair, Global Head of Client Group, Gopi Mirchandani, Group Executive Committee, Head of Client Group Asia, Jason Yu, Karine Szenberg, leadership, Matt Oomen, Richard Oldfield, Schroders
(IN BRIEF) During today’s Annual General Meeting, Wiener Börse AG elected Alexandra Wittmann and Guido Jestädt to its Supervisory Board. Wittmann, CFO of EVN AG since September 2024, replaces Stefan Szyszkowitz, who served more than ten years. Jestädt, Chief Administrative … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Alexandra Wittmann, Angelika Sommer-Hemetsberger, Annual General Meeting, appointment, Austrian capital market, BAWAG Group AG, board succession, Egbert Fleischer, EVN AG, Guido Jestädt, Heimo Scheuch, leadership, shareholder representatives, Stefan Szyszkowitz, Supervisory Board election, Wiener Börse AG, Works Council delegates
(IN BRIEF) Gard will restructure its organisation on 1 September 2025, replacing traditional silos with five client-centric syndicates—Nordics; Asia; Europe; Greece, Americas & London; and Specialty—each combining underwriting and claims expertise under seasoned executives. Christen Guddal and Bjørnar Andresen will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged André Kroneberg, appointment, Audun Pettersen, Bjørnar Andresen, CFO, Chief Legal Officer, Christen Guddal, Christian Prichard-Davies, claims, client focus, complex claims, ENERGY, Gard, industry impact, Ingvild Høgenes Nilsen, investments, Kristian Dalane, Lars Lislegard-Bækken, leadership, Line Dahle, marine, market-aligned, organisational restructuring, P&I, People Strategy, reinsurance, Rolf Thore Roppestad, Supervisory Board, syndicates, Torunn Biller White, underwriting
(IN BRIEF) Thomas Dannenfeldt will step down as Chairman of CECONOMY AG’s Supervisory Board at the end of July 2025. Christoph Vilanek, a long-standing board member and former CEO of freenet AG, has been chosen as his successor. The Executive … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged appointment, board election, CECONOMY AG, Christoph Vilanek, corporate governance, Düsseldorf, executive leadership, freenet AG, Kai-Ulrich Deissner, leadership, resignation, strategic growth, succession, Supervisory Board, Thomas Dannenfeldt
(IN BRIEF) CACEIS Ireland appointed Eamonn O’Callaghan as ETF Group Product Manager on 9 June 2025. Eamonn brings 25 years of ETF experience—most recently as Head of European ETF Product at Brown Brothers Harriman—and academic credentials in IT for Strategic … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, News, Technology
Tagged active and passive ETFs, appointment, BNY Mellon, Brown Brothers Harriman, CACEIS Ireland, Citi, dealing portal, dedicated ETF business line, Eamonn O’Callaghan, ETF assets €125 billion, ETF domiciliation, ETF Group Product Manager, fund lifecycle support, HSBC, Irish financial services, leaderhip, primary-market services
(IN BRIEF) SCHOTT Pharma’s Supervisory Board has prolonged CEO Andreas Reisse’s mandate until April 2026, reflecting his pivotal role in driving the company’s emergence as a world-leading manufacturer of pharmaceutical containment and delivery systems. CFO Dr. Almuth Steinkühler will step … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged Almuth Steinkühler, Andreas Reisse, appointment, capital market, CEO extension, CFO Transition, corporate finance, delivery systems, executive leadership, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Getinge, Hansgrohe, industrial engineering, IPO readiness, ledership, Nilfisk, Peter Goldschmidt, pharmaceutical containment solutions, process digitisation, Reinhard Mayer, SCHOTT Pharma, Supervisory Board, sustainable growth
(IN BRIEF) NatWest has named Dr. Maja Pantic as its first Chief AI Research Officer to spearhead the bank’s AI-driven transformation and simplification strategy. Dr. Pantic, formerly Professor of Affective & Behavioural Computing at Imperial College London and a leader … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 'Cora', AI Research, AI Transformation, appointment, AskArchie+, automation, bank-wide simplification, Chief AI Research Officer, customer satisfaction, deepfake detection, GenAI platform, generative AI, Imperial College London, ledership, Maja Pantic, Meta London, multimodal AI, NatWest, OpenAI partnership, Responsible AI, Samsung AI Research Centre, Scott Marcar, virtual assistants
(IN BRIEF) Egis has appointed Gurminder Sagoo as Chief Commercial Officer for the MESA region and transitioned Markos Apostolides into the role of Regional Director for Consulting & Operations. These leadership changes are designed to accelerate Egis’ growth across the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged advisory services, appointment, Aviation, Chief Commercial Officer, commercial growth, consulting, digital transformation, Egis, Frederico Justus, Gurminder Sagoo, Infrastructure Development, leadership appointments, ledership, Markos Apostolides, MESA region, Middle East, Operations and Maintenance, Regional Director, South Asia
(IN BRIEF) BAE Systems, Inc. has appointed Tara Olivet as its new senior vice president of Finance, effective June 7. With a career spanning 20 years at BAE Systems, Olivet brings extensive leadership experience to her new role overseeing U.S. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 2024 BAE sales, aerospace and defense, Aircraft Carrier Alliance, appointment, BAE Systems Inc, Certified Public Accountant, controller, Dan Sallet, executive appointment, finance leadership, financial operations, Georgetown University, Internal Audit, Ithaca College, ledership, Platforms and Services sector, Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers, senior vice president of Finance, Tara Olivet, Tom Arseneault, U.S. defense industry
(IN BRIEF) Neste Corporation has appointed Maija Strandberg (Prime Minister’s Office of Finland) as Chair of its Shareholders’ Nomination Board, alongside members Timo Sallinen (Varma) and Annika Ekman (Ilmarinen). Pasi Laine, Chair of Neste’s Board of Directors, will serve as … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Annika Ekman, Annual General Meeting, appointment, board appointments, corporate governance, Governance, Hanna Maula, Ilmarinen, leadership, Maija Strandberg, Nasdaq Helsinki, Neste AGM 2026, Neste Corporation, Pasi Laine, Prime Minister’s Office Finland, renewable fuels, shareholder representation, Shareholders' Nomination Board, sustainability, Timo Sallinen, Varma
(IN BRIEF) Bertelsmann Stiftung has announced a restructuring of its Executive Board, with Hannes Ametsreiter stepping down as Chairman and Brigitte Mohn assuming the interim leadership role. Daniela Schwarzer will remain on the Board, and Wilfried Uhr will join as … Read the full press release
Posted in Berlin, Business, Industrial, Management, Media, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, Bertelsmann, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Brigitte Mohn, Corporate Leadership, Daniela Schwarzer, Executive Board, Foundation, Germany, Governance, Hannes Ametsreiter, leadership, nonprofit initiatives, Reinhard Mohn, Social Progress, Wilfried Uhr
(IN BRIEF) Matthias Unbescheiden has been appointed as the new director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD. With nearly 30 years of experience at the institute, Unbescheiden aims to strengthen the institute’s research in visual computing and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged appointment, Computer Science, Darmstadt, Dieter Fellner, digital transformation, executive MBA, Fraunhofer IGD, Fraunhofer Institute, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, High-Tech Gründerfonds, interdisciplinary research, leadership, Matthias Unbescheiden, research and industry collaboration, RWTH Aachen University, spin-offs, technology management, technology transfer, visual computing
(IN BRIEF) Kuehne+Nagel International AG has appointed Marcus Claesson to its Management Board, effective September 1, 2025, where he will oversee global information technology. Claesson, with over 25 years of IT leadership experience, joins Kuehne+Nagel from Daimler Truck AG, where … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged appointment, Board of Directors, CIO, Daimler Truck AG, digital transformation, digitalisation, Dr. Joerg Wolle, Electrolux, Germany, global logistics, information technology, IT leadership, Kuehne+Nagel, leadership, Linde AG, Management Board, Marcus Claesson, Martin Kolbe, retirement, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has appointed Yusuf Demiral as the Global Head of Wealth & Retail Banking (WRB) Data, Analytics & AI, a newly created position aimed at enhancing the client journey through data and AI. With over 25 years … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Analytics & AI, appointment, banking experience, client experience, client journey, CRM, data, Digital-First, Hong Kong, HSBC, INNOVATION, leadership, Samir Subberwal, Standard Chartered, Wealth & Retail Banking, Yusuf Demiral
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