(IN BRIEF) Saab has appointed Johan Andersson as its new Head of Investor Relations, effective September 15, 2025. Andersson, who brings over 15 years of experience and previously led investor relations at Husqvarna Group, will be based in Stockholm and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology
Tagged appointment, Corporate Communications, Elekta, Husqvarna Group, Investor Relations, Johan Andersson, leadership, leadership change, long-term value creation, M&A team, Merton Kaplan, Saab, SCA, Securitas Systems, Stockholm
(IN BRIEF) VINCI has appointed Ludovic Demierre as Vice-President, Human Resources, and member of its Executive Committee, succeeding Jocelyne Vassoille. Demierre, a graduate of ENTPE, has been with VINCI since 1995 and has held several senior HR leadership roles, most … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, appointments, corporate governance, diversity, ENTPE, Eurovia, Executive Committee, global workforce, HR development, HR leadership, Jocelyne Vassoille, leadership, Ludovic Demierre, Vice-President Human Resources, VINCI, VINCI Construction
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon AB has appointed Norbert Hanke as interim CFO following the departure of David Mills, who steps down for personal reasons but will remain as Financial Advisor until February 2026. Hanke, a Hexagon veteran since 2001 with extensive … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Anders Svensson, appointment, Brown & Sharpe, Chief Financial Officer, corporate governance, David Mills, finance leadership, financial performance, Hexagon AB, interim CFO, leadership, leadership transition, Manufacturing Intelligence, Norbert Hanke
(IN BRIEF) ABL has promoted Carmela Friedman to Director of Renewables for England, where she will lead the growth and delivery of the company’s MWS and engineering consultancy services for offshore wind, interconnector, and subsea cabling projects across England and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged ABL, ABL Group, appointment, asset integrity, Carmela Friedman, Director of Renewables, energy transition, interconnector projects, James Anderson, leadership, marine advisory, marine consultancy, Marine Warranty Survey, Mike McLachlan, MWS, North Sea, Offshore wind, renewable energy, subsea cabling
(IN BRIEF) Eneco has appointed Martijn Hagens as its next CEO, effective 1 March 2026, with Kees Jan Rameau continuing as interim CEO until then. Hagens, currently Senior Vice-President and Head of Business Area Markets at Vattenfall and CEO of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, CEO Appointment, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eneco, energy transition, Industrial Engineering and Management Science, Kees-Jan Rameau, leadership, leadership change, Martijn Hagens, Mel Kroon, Nuon, renewable energy sector, Supervisory Board, sustainability, sustainable energy, Vattenfall, Vattenfall NV
(IN BRIEF) The University of East Anglia (UEA) has appointed Professor Claire Pike as its new Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Student Experience and Education, starting this autumn. She joins from Anglia Ruskin University, where she was Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education Enhancement) and played a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Advance HE, Anglia Ruskin University, appointment, Claire Pike, Education, Equity Diversity and Inclusion, higher education, Innovate Cambridge, leadership, National Teaching Fellow, Office for Students, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Quality Assurance Agency, Royal Society of Biology, Skills England, student experience, TEF Gold, UEA, University Alliance, University of East Anglia
(IN BRIEF) Covestro has appointed Annie Chen as the new Managing Director of Covestro Taiwan, effective 1 September 2025. Currently Head of Supply Chain and Logistics for Taiwan, Korea, New Zealand, and Australia, Chen succeeds Dr. Carsten Wildebrand, who will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Annie Chen, appointment, Asia Pacific, Bayer MaterialScience Taiwan, Bayer Taiwan, Carsten Wildebrand, Chemical Industry, Covestro, Covestro Taiwan, INNOVATION, leadership, leadership transition, logistics, management appointment, materials science, partnership, supply chain, sustainability strategy, Taiwan business
(IN BRIEF) DNV has appointed Annika Nevaste as CEO of DNV Cyber, its fast-growing cybersecurity services business formed in 2024 from the merger of Nixu, Applied Risk, and DNV. Nevaste joins from Google Cloud, where she led the Nordic Digital … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Annika Nevaste, Applied Risk, appointment, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, Critical Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, detection and response, digital transformation, DNV, DNV Cyber, Google Cloud, Governance, Helsinki, IBM, IT-OT convergence, leadership, Liv Hovem, Nixu, operational technology, risk management, Supply Chain Security
(IN BRIEF) Permobil has named Todd Walling as President of Permobil Americas, adding to his current responsibilities as Senior Vice President of Sales and bringing him onto the global leadership team. With nearly 20 years at Permobil, Walling has played … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged appointment, assistive technology, Chuck Witkowski, Comfort Company, disability innovation, leadership, leadership appointment, Mobility Solutions, Nashville, partnership, Permobil, Permobil Americas, rehabilitation technology, ROHO, The MED Group, TiLite, Todd Walling
(IN BRIEF) Barclays’ Chief Executive of Private Bank and Wealth Management, Sasha Wiggins, has been named Chair of the UK’s new multi-year retail investment campaign, launched under the Leeds Reforms to boost retail investing and make the UK a top … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Barclays, capital markets, FCA, financial education, financial inclusion, G7 investing trends, HM Treasury, Investment Association, investor confidence, leadership, Leeds Reforms, LifeSkills programme, Money and Pensions Service, National Numeracy, retail investment campaign, Sasha Wiggins, share ownership decline, UK investing culture, UK savings
(IN BRIEF) DNB has named Rasmus Figenschou as its next CFO, effective 24 October, succeeding Ida Lerner, who is leaving for a role outside the Nordic region. Figenschou will be replaced as Group Executive Vice President of Corporate Banking Norway … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged appointment, Bergen, CFO appointment, Corporate Banking Norway, Corporate customers, DNB, executive leadership, financial services, Ida Lerner, internal promotions, Kjerstin Braathen, leadership, management changes, Marianne Wik Sætre, Nordic banking, Norway, Personal Banking, Rasmus Figenschou
(IN BRIEF) Slovenská sporiteľňa has appointed Michaela Bauer as its next CEO, effective 1 March 2026, pending regulatory approval. Bauer brings over two decades of leadership experience from ČSOB and KBC Group, with expertise in banking operations, innovation, and digital … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, CEO Appointment, corporate banking, ČSOB, digital transformation, Erste Group, financial literacy, innovation in banking, KBC Group, leadership, leadership transition, Michaela Bauer, Peter Krutil, Retail Banking, Slovakia banking sector, Slovenská sporiteľňa, sustainable banking, University of Economics Prague, University of St. Gallen, women in technology
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank has named Michael Diederich as Global Co-Head of its Corporate Bank, starting October, to work alongside David Lynne. With over 20 years of experience in corporate and investment banking, including senior leadership roles at UniCredit and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, Corporate Bank, corporate banking, David Lynne, Deutsche Bank, Economic Transformation, Fabrizio Campelli, FC Bayern München, financial services, Frankfurt, German industry, Germany, Global Co-Head, Global Hausbank, Investment Banking, leadership, leadership appointment, Michael Diederich, UNICREDIT
(IN BRIEF) Continental Tires EMEA has merged its internal and external communications teams to create an integrated structure for its tire replacement business in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Alena Bauer, who has 15 years of international communications experience … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Alena Bauer, appointment, brand consistency, communications integration, Continental Tires EMEA, corporate communications strategy, Egemen Atış, Europe Middle East Africa, international communications experience, leadership, PR and internal communications, stakeholder engagement, tire replacement business
(IN BRIEF) Jakob Schwiedrzik has been appointed head of Empa’s Laboratory for High-Performance Ceramics, bringing interdisciplinary expertise in mechanical engineering, biomechanics, and materials science. A long-time Empa researcher and leader of the Architectured Materials group, Schwiedrzik focuses on improving ceramic … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 3D printing of ceramics, appointment, Architectured Materials, biomaterials, biomedical implants, bone micromechanics, catalysis, ceramic microstructure, ceramics research, CO2 capture, ductility in ceramics, Empa, energy storage, environmental technology, EPFL, ETH Zurich, Jakob Schwiedrzik, Laboratory for High-Performance Ceramics, leadership, mechanical engineering, Thomas Graule, University of Bern
(IN BRIEF) Savills York has appointed Georgina Watson—a RICS Member and CAAV Fellow—as director in its Rural Management team. Georgina brings over 15 years of experience serving landed estates, farms, and charitable landholders in Yorkshire, with specialties in landlord-tenant relations, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, Marketing, News, Real Estate, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, business succession, CAAV, CAAV examiner, charity landholdings, East Riding of Yorkshire Agricultural Valuers, family farm Wetherby, farm businesses, Georgina Watson, landed estates, landlord and tenant, leadership, Matthew Watson, RICS, Rural Management, rural planning, Savills York, Tockwith & District Agricultural Society, valuation, Yorkshire
(IN BRIEF) Alfred Watzl, Management Board member for STRABAG SE’s South + East segment, has resigned by mutual agreement to explore new professional avenues. After 26 years with STRABAG (six on the Management Board), Watzl will support a careful transition … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Construction, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Alfred Watzl, appointment, career transition, Kerstin Gelbmann, leadership, Management Board, Presidential and Nomination Committee, resignation, South + East segment, STRABAG SE, succession, Supervisory Board
(IN BRIEF) PUMA has tapped Archie McEachern, a seasoned sports-industry executive with prior roles at Nike, VF Corporation, and start-up leadership at 360 Hoops, as Vice President of Basketball, beginning August 18, 2025. Based in Boston and reporting to CPO … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Spain, Technology
Tagged 360 Hoops, All-Pro, appointment, Archie McEachern, basketball business unit, Boston, Breanna Stewart, LaMelo Ball, leadership, Maria Valdes, Max Staiger, MB series, Nike, NITRO™ foam, Product Development, PUMA, sports industry expertise, Tyrese Haliburton, VF Corporation, Vice President Basketball
(IN BRIEF) MTU Aero Engines AG has named Dr. Ottmar Pfänder as Chief Program Officer, effective January 1, 2026, on a three-year mandate. Dr. Pfänder, a 25-year MTU veteran currently in charge of commercial engine programs, will succeed Michael Schreyögg, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 2026 appointment, appointment, aviation industry, Chief Program Officer, commercial engine programs, DAX-listed, Dr. Ottmar Pfänder, Executive Board, Germany, Gordon Riske, internal succession, Lars Wagner, leadership, maintenance business, Michael Schreyögg, military engine programs, MTU Aero Engines AG, Supervisory Board, three-year term
(IN BRIEF) NORMA Group’s Supervisory Board has named Birgit Seeger—currently Senior Vice President of Comfort Actuators at Bosch and a Konecranes board member—as its next CEO and Management Board Chair, effective November 1, 2025. Seeger’s extensive leadership experience in industrial … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, Birgit Seeger, CEO Appointment, Comfort Actuators, industrial applications, Kerstin Müller-Kirchhofs, Konecranes Oyj, leadership, Management Board, Mark Wilhelms, Norma Group, Robert Bosch GmbH, Supervisory Board, sustainable growth, transformation, University of Tübingen, vehicle solutions, Water Management divestment
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