(IN BRIEF) MAPFRE has appointed Alberto Matellán as the general manager of La Financière Responsable (LFR), a move that aligns with its strategy to enhance its asset management footprint. The appointment will help implement LFR’s new Strategic Plan, which focuses … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Alberto Matellán, appointment, asset management, ESG, financial markets, global investment strategy, IESE, impact investing, investment strategy, Juan Bernal, La Financière Responsable, leadership, MAPFRE, MAPFRE AM Capital Responsible Fund, MAPFRE Inversión, Paris, Social Innovation Economics, Socially Responsible Investment, SRI, Strategic Plan 2025-2027, sustainable funds, Thierry Chesneau
(IN BRIEF) At an extraordinary meeting, the Board of Directors of Indra Group accepted Marc Murtra’s resignation as Director and Executive Chairman, following his new role at Telefónica. Ángel Escribano has been appointed as his successor, taking on the position … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Ángel Escribano, Ángel Escribano Ruiz, appointment, Appointment and Corporate Governance Committee, Board of Directors, business transformation, Defense Systems, EM&E Group, Executive Chairman, Indra Group, Jose Vicente de los Mozos, leadership, Marc Murtra, Mecanizados Escribano, operational leadership, Remuneration Committee, SMS, Spanish Companies Act, Strategic Plan 2024-2026, Telefonica, TESS DEFENCE
(IN BRIEF) Barclays has appointed Paul Johnson as the new Head of Equities for Asia Pacific, where he will lead the bank’s equities business in the region, focusing on Equity Derivatives, Equity-linked Financing, Electronic Trading, and Prime Services. Johnson will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged APAC, APAC Co-Head of Equity Derivatives, APAC growth, appointment, Asia Pacific, Bank of America, Barclays, CEEMEA, CEO of Barclays Asia Pacific, client-first approach, electronic trading, equities and derivatives, Equity derivatives, Equity-linked Financing, Exotics Equity Derivatives Trading, FXO trading, Global Head of Equities, global markets, Goldman Sachs, Head of Equities, Head of Markets, Hong Kong, Industry expertise, Jaideep Khanna, Latin America, leadership, MENA, Paul Johnson, Prime Services, Scott McDavid
(IN BRIEF) Anders Svensson has been appointed as Hexagon’s new President and CEO, set to take office by July 2025. He will succeed Norbert Hanke, who will continue as interim President and CEO until then. Svensson brings a wealth of … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Industrial, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AI applications, Anders Svensson, appointment, autonomy, Board of Directors, CEO, Chairman, chemical engineering, company culture, customer-centricity, Digital Twins, GROWTH, Hexagon, Hexagon’s market positions, INNOVATION, interim President, Konecranes, leadership, leadership experience, Master's Degree, material handling solutions, Nasdaq Helsinki, Norbert Hanke, Ola Rollén, President, profitability, robotics, Sandvik, Swedish citizen
(IN BRIEF) Ann-Sofie Østberg Bjergby has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at NIRAS, effective March 1, 2025. With significant experience in finance, accounting, and M&A, including her previous role as CFO at AKF, Ann-Sofie brings a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 2025, accounting, AKF, Ann-Sofie Østberg Bjergby, appointment, Carsten Toft Boesen, CEO, CFO, Chief Financial Officer, digital, finance, financial expertise, GROWTH, HR, international growth, IT, leadership, leadership team, M&A, March 1, mergers and acquisitions, NIRAS, NIRAS strategy, professional development, project development, property development, strategic mindset, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) DNV has announced that Elizabeth Kaiga, Chief Commercial Officer for Energy Systems North America, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Kaiga, with over 20 years of industry experience, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged ACORE, American Council on Renewable Energy, appointment, Board of Directors, certification, Chief Commercial Officer, clean energy economy, collaboration, commercial activities, customer experience, decarbonization, digital solutions, DNV, DNV Energy Systems, Elizabeth Kaiga, energy deployment, Energy Systems North America, energy transition, equitable access, finance, leadership, market insights, North America, policy, President and CEO, Ray Long, renewable energy, Risk Reduction, sustainable energy, technology, U.S. energy industry
(IN BRIEF) Pier Luigi Colizzi, Chairman of EMEA M&A at Barclays, has been appointed as a Global Chairman of Investment Banking and joins the Global Chairman Group (GCG). The GCG, formed in 2021, focuses on managing key client relationships and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged advisory and M&A operations, advisory services, appointment, Barclays, BZW, Chairman of EMEA M&A, Citi, Co-Head of GCG, corporate banking, corporate clients, Credit Suisse First Boston, European markets, financial sponsors, GCG, Global Chairman Group, Ingrid Hengster, Investment Banking, IPOs, leadership, M&A, Mark Zanoli, Pier Luigi Colizzi, Smith Barney, strategic client relationships, strategic initiatives
(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
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