(IN BRIEF) BASF has announced key personnel changes within its leadership team, including Marcelo R. Lu taking on the role of President for the Division South & East Asia, ASEAN & ANZ, effective February 1, 2024. Klaus Welsch will retire … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Management, News
Tagged appointment, BASF, Haryono Lim, Klaus Welsch, Marcelo R. Lu, Personnel changes, Senior Leadership
(IN BRIEF) Societe Generale has announced the appointment of François Bloch as the new Head of International Retail Banking for the Africa, Mediterranean Basin, and Overseas region, effective from November 1, 2023. François Bloch, who has been with the Group … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Enno Straten has been named as the new head of Continental’s Automotive Aftermarket business segment, effective November 1, 2023. This segment deals with replacement and wear parts for passenger cars, including brakes, electronic components, service equipment, and batteries. … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Management
Tagged appointment, automotive aftermarket, Continental, Enno Straten, Ismail Dagli, leadership, Leibniz University Hanover, Peter Wagner, Pirelli
(IN BRIEF) Outokumpu has appointed Michael Tecza as Project Director and Hugh Embrey as Technical Project Director to lead an ongoing feasibility study in the Americas. The study aims to increase cold-rolling capacity and explore options for hot-rolling arrangements in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, News
Tagged Americas, appointment, feasibility study, Hugh Embrey, leadership, Michael Tecza, Outokumpu, Stefan Erdmann
(IN BRIEF) Terna, an Italian electricity transmission system operator, has appointed Danilo Del Gaizo as its new Group Corporate Affairs Director. Del Gaizo, who has extensive experience in various legal fields, including constitutional, European, and international law, as well as … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Italy, Management, News
Tagged appointment, Danilo Del Gaizo, Group Corporate Affairs Director, leadership, Terna
(IN BRIEF) Bertrand Meunier is stepping down as Chairman and Director of the Board at Atos, leading to changes in the company’s leadership. The Nominations and Governance Committee, with Elizabeth Tinkham as its Chair, conducted a rigorous selection process and … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Dr. Anne-Beatrice Kihara has officially assumed the role of President of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), marking a historic moment as she becomes the organization’s first-ever President from sub-Saharan Africa. The inauguration took place at … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Industrial, Management, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Dr. Anne-Beatrice Kihara, FIGO, First Sub-Saharan African, leadership, President, Women’s Health
(IN BRIEF) Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) has initiated the selection procedure for the positions of Director for its Digital Society research center and the newly established Augmented Intelligence Center. The Digital Society research center focuses on the challenges presented by … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Suresh Balaji as its Chief Marketing Officer, effective from October 16. In his new role, Balaji will oversee the Brand, Marketing, and Experience function for the group. He will be responsible for developing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Marketing, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, GSK, leadership, Lloyds Banking Group, marketing, Standard Chartered Bank, Suresh Balaji, United Breweries, WPP
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson has made changes to its Executive Team, appointing Chris Houghton as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Åsa Tamsons as Head of Business Area Enterprise Wireless Solutions. These appointments signal Ericsson’s commitment to accelerating its business transformation. Houghton, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged appointment, Åsa Tamsons, Börje Ekholm, Business, Chris Houghton, Ericsson, Executive Team, George Mulhern, leadership, Nunzio Mirtillo, transformation
(IN BRIEF) BMT, a leading maritime services company, has appointed Andrew Bell as their new Senior Business Development Manager for Maritime Surveys in the UK and Europe. Bell, with over 35 years of maritime experience, will play a key role … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Martijn Hagens has been appointed as the new Senior Vice President and Head of Business Area Markets at Vattenfall, a major European energy company. He will succeed Anna-Karin Stenberg, who is leaving the company later this year. Martijn … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, Sweden
Tagged Accenture, Anna Borg, Anna-Karin Stenberg, appointment, leadership, Martijn Hagens, Vattenfall
(IN BRIEF) Amundi, a prominent asset management firm, has announced key leadership changes slated for November 1, 2023. Aurélia Lecourtier, a former adviser to the Prime Minister and member of the Cour des Comptes, will assume the role of Chief … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News
Tagged Amundi, Amundi Italy, appointment, Aurélia Lecourtier, CFO, Credit Agricole, Deputy CEO, Domenico Aiello, leadership
(IN BRIEF) Staffan Bohman, who has served as Chairman of the Board of AB Electrolux since 2018, has announced that he will not stand for re-election at the company’s Annual General Meeting in 2024. In addition to his role as … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AB Electrolux, appointment, Chairman Staffan Bohman, leadership
(IN BRIEF) Continental Engineering Services (CES) has appointed Jean-Michel Verdier as its new Managing Director, effective from September 1, 2023. Verdier, an engineering professional with extensive experience in the automotive industry, takes over from Dr. Christoph Falk-Gierlinger, who served in … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Atos’s Board of Directors has named Yves Bernaert as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Atos Group, effective immediately. Bernaert’s appointment comes as the company completes its internal operational separation into two separate entities. He brings … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, Atos, Bertrand Meunier, CEO, Diane Galbe, digital transformation, leadership, Nourdine Bihmane, Paul Saleh, Philippe Oliva, Yves Bernaert
(IN BRIEF) Effective from October 1, 2023, Felix Haar has assumed the role of Regional Director for Salzburg, responsible for UniCredit Bank Austria’s corporate banking business in the region. He succeeds Hartmut Staltner, who will transition to working on strategic … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged appointment, Corporate Banking Business, Dieter Hengl, Felix Haar, Hartmut Staltner, leadership, Salzburg, UniCredit Bank Austria
(IN BRIEF) Markus Dehn has been named Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of EVBox, effective October 1st. With a decade of experience in the electric mobility industry, including roles at P3 Automotive and Innogy SE, Dehn has spent the last two … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Industrial, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, Charging Technology, CTO, electric vehicle, EVBox, leadership, Markus Dehn, Maurice van Riek, Remco Samuels
(IN BRIEF) Frank Sommer, who has been responsible for finances in the CLAAS Business Unit Grain for five years, has assumed the role of Senior Vice President Global Purchasing, effective October 1, 2023. This change is part of organizational adjustments … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Generali, a leading insurance company, has announced the appointment of Giulio Terzariol as CEO Insurance, a newly established role responsible for overseeing all of the company’s Insurance Business Units. Terzariol, with over two decades of experience in management … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Italy, Management, News
Tagged appointment, CEO Insurance, Generali, Giulio Terzariol, leadership, Philippe Donnet
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