(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
(IN BRIEF) Societe Generale will elevate Jerome Niddam to CEO of its Asia Pacific business on 1 September 2025, subject to regulatory clearance. Reporting to Co-Heads Anne-Christine Champion and Alexandre Fleury, Niddam joins the Group’s Management Committee and follows Cecile … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Alexandre Fleury, Anne-Christine Champion, appointment, Asia Pacific, Cécile Bartenieff, Chief Executive Officer, Cross Asset Solutions, Equity derivatives, financial engineering, Global Banking and Investor Solutions, global markets, Jerome Niddam, leadership, management committee, partnership, regulatory approval, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
(IN BRIEF) Kevin Devlin will become Chairman of Encavis’s Supervisory Board on 1 August 2025, succeeding Dr. Johannes Teyssen, who oversaw the company’s transition after its acquisition by a KKR-led consortium and will now serve as Deputy Chairman. Devlin’s election, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Abacon, Annual General Meeting, appointment, CEO, Deputy Chairman, Encavis, Hamburg court, Johannes Teyssen, Kevin Devlin, KKR consortium, leadership, Mario Schirru, renewable energy, squeeze-out, strategic partnership, Supervisory Board Chairman, take-private process, Viessmann
(IN BRIEF) On 1 August 2025, Daniel Wood succeeds Paul Martin as Managing Director, Maritime for Europe & West Africa at ABL. With over 30 years’ experience—20 years at sea on naval and cruise vessels, a decade managing ports and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged ABL Group, appointment, Client Engagement, Daniel Wood, decarbonisation, energy consultancy, Europe, leadership, Managing Director Maritime, marine consultancy, Paul Martin, port operations, ports and harbours, regulatory compliance, retirement, strategic expansion, vessel governance, West Africa
(IN BRIEF) Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring’s board has named Didier Reboul as its new CEO, effective September 1, 2025, under the supervision of Stéphane Priami of Crédit Agricole S.A. He will also join Crédit Agricole S.A.’s Management Committee. Reboul takes over from … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Alliance Bara Research Institute, ALM coordination, Alpes Provence Regional Bank, appointment, Chief Executive Officer, Corporate and Investment Bank, Crédit Agricole Anjou Maine, Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring, Crédit Agricole S.A., Didier Reboul, Emporiki Bank, ESC Toulouse, French Society of Financial Analysts, Georgia State University, Guadeloupe Regional Bank, Hervé Varillon, Indosuez Asset Management, leadership, management committee, MBA Finance, Midcaps Division, Midi Regional Bank, Regional Bank of Aquitaine, Segespar, Stéphane Priami, Sud Rhône Alpes Regional Bank
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank is appointing Simone Kämpfer as its new General Counsel, effective September 15, 2025, replacing Friederike Rotsch, who will leave to pursue other opportunities. Kämpfer, a Freshfields partner and former public prosecutor, will join the Group Management Committee … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Law, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AFC EMEA, Anti‑Financial Crime, appointment, Christian Sewing, compliance, Deutsche Bank, Droege Group, Frankfurt, Freshfields, Friederike Rotsch, General Counsel, Global Head of Regions and Standards, Group Anti‑Money Laundering Officer, Group Management Committee, Laura Padovani, leadership, leadership change, Legal & Group Governance, Nita Patel, Ralph Nash, regulatory investigations, risk management, Simone Kämpfer, Simone Kämpfer appointment, White‑Collar Defence
(IN BRIEF) PATRIZIA has appointed real estate veteran Ker Gilchrist as Head of Investment Management UK. Gilchrist will manage PATRIZIA’s £5 billion+ UK portfolio, set investment strategy and lead deal sourcing. With over 30 years’ experience—including directing the Welput office fund at … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Real Estate, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, BentallGreenOak, ESG, Head of Investment Management UK, Investment Property Forum, investment strategy, James Muir, JLL, Ker Gilchrist, Knight Frank, leadership, London, PATRIZIA, Quintain, Real Assets, Savills, sustainability, UK real estate, Welput, Westminster Property Association
(IN BRIEF) Amlan Bora has been named Chief Representative for India and South Asia by the Port of Rotterdam Authority through Dhanoni Advisory LLP. Stationed in Ahmedabad, he will forge stronger, more resilient supply chains linking India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh with … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Ahmedabad, Amlan Bora, appointment, Bangladesh, critical raw materials, Dhanoni Advisory LLP, Diageo, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Education, future‑proof hub, Gujarat, hydrogen carriers, INDIA, industrial complex, leadership, maritime logistics, NBSO, Netherlands Business Support Offices, partnership, Philips, Port of Rotterdam Authority, Rotterdam, Siemens, social upliftment, South Asia, Sri Lanka, supply chains, sustainable development, vessel traffic, Western Europe
(IN BRIEF) 10N Collective, Egis Group’s architecture network, has appointed Tim Martin as Managing Principal for the Middle East and South Asia to coordinate its member studios and spearhead business development. Martin brings over two decades of global experience and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 10N Collective, 10 Design, appointment, Business Development, Colin Hutchison, cultural resonance, design strategy, Egis Group, environmental intelligence, FIA, global architecture, integrated delivery, Jacques Khoriaty, leadership, Managing Principal, Middle East, Omrania, partnership, South Asia, sustainable urbanism, SvN, Tim Martin, U+A, WWP
(IN BRIEF) John Wood Group PLC has appointed Paul O’Donnell as a Non-Executive Director, effective 28 July 2025. A Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland, Paul brings over 25 years of experience in M&A, business transformation, and board governance, having served … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Blackstone Advisory Partners, board appointment, board composition, business transformation, Chartered Accountants Ireland, corporate governance, EnerMech, John Wood Group, leadership, Leadership changes, M&A, National University of Ireland Galway, Non-Executive Director, Nordic Aviation Capital, Paul O’Donnell, Roy Franklin, TalkTalk, The Very Group, UK Listing Rule 6.4.8, University College Dublin, Wood
(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval has appointed long-time executive Martijn Bergink as President of its Marine Division, effective 1 September 2025. Bergink, who joined the company in 1998 and currently leads the Business Unit Pumping Systems and serves as Managing Director … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Alfa Laval, appointment, decarbonization, digitalization, energy efficiency, environmental regulations compliance, Framo, leadership, leadership transition, Marine Division, marine industry dynamics, Martijn Bergink, merchant fleet, pumping systems, Sameer Kalra retirement, Singapore, Tom Erixon
(IN BRIEF) ABL has named Richard Grant as Country Manager for Singapore, effective immediately. A naval architect with more than 15 years’ experience, Grant joined ABL in 2011 and has worked across the UK, Australia, the USA and Singapore, where … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ABL, ABL Group ASA, ABL Singapore, appointment, Asia Pacific, Asset Integrity Management, casualty response, design and engineering consultancy, Emek Ersin Takmaz, engineering consultancy, leadership, Longitude, loss prevention, marine assurance, marine casualty management, marine consultancy, Marine Warranty Survey, maritime industry hub, MWS, Naval Architect, offshore energy, offshore specialist, ports and harbours consulting, quality safety innovation, Richard Grant, technical due diligence
(IN BRIEF) Karl Nehammer, Austria’s former Chancellor (2021–2025), has been appointed Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, joining its Management Committee on 1 September 2025. Nominated by Austria and approved by the 27 EU finance ministers, he replaces Sweden’s Thomas … Read the full press release
Posted in Albania, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged agriculture and bioeconomy, appointment, Austria nomination, Capital Markets Union, Climate Action, Climate Bank Roadmap, Cohesion Regions, digitalisation, EIB Management Committee, energy security investment, EU Finance Ministers, EU policy goals, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund (EIF), investment in Austria, Karl Nehammer, leadership, media photos available, Nadia Calviño, Paris Climate Agreement alignment, security and defence, social infrastructure, strategic autonomy, Thomas Östros, Vice-President appointment, Wilhelm Molterer
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