(IN BRIEF) George Bates, the current Head Coach of Loughborough Lightning Wheelchair Basketball, has been appointed as the Team UK Head Coach for Wheelchair Basketball at the upcoming Invictus Games. The Invictus Games is a multi-sport international competition for wounded, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Vivendi has held its annual general meeting of shareholders in Paris, where all 32 resolutions presented to the AGM were approved. Sébastien Bolloré was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board and Cyrille Bolloré’s term of office … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, France, Media, News
Tagged AGM, appointment, Cyrille Bolloré, leadership, Sébastien Bolloré, shareholders, Vivendi
(IN BRIEF) AkzoNobel held its Annual General Meeting today, where all resolutions were voted in favor by shareholders. This includes adopting the company’s 2022 financial statements, agreeing on a dividend policy and total dividend per share of €1.98 for 2022, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) John Williamson has been appointed as the interim chairman of the London Metal Exchange (LME), effective from April 28, 2023. Williamson will replace Gay Huey Evans, who will be stepping down at the end of April. Williamson is … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Crédit Agricole CIB, a global financial services company, has announced the opening of a new branch in Copenhagen, Denmark, as part of its strategic plan to strengthen its position in Europe and expand into new markets. With an … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Denmark, Financial, France, Management
Tagged appointment, Blake Wright, Copenhagen, Crédit Agricole CIB, CSR, Denmark, Frédéric Beaujean, Sustainable Finance
(IN BRIEF) Holger Peters, the current Supervisory Board Chairman of Europcar Mobility Group and Chief Representative of Volkswagen Bank, will join Škoda Auto’s Management Board as a member responsible for Finance and IT from June 1, 2023. Peters will succeed … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Sanofi has appointed Elisabeth Moreno, former French Minister for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities, to its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Board for the next three years. The advisory council was created in 2022 to support Sanofi’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Management, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged appointment, Caroline Casey, DE&I Board, Dell, diversity, Dr. Rohini Anand, Elisabeth Moreno, Emmanuel Macron, Equal opportunities, fight discrimination, France Télécom, gender equality, Hewlett Packard, human rights, Lenovo, Paul Hudson, Sanofi
(IN BRIEF) Alan Jope, the CEO of Unilever, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Accenture, effective immediately. Mr. Jope, who will serve on the Nominating, Governance & Sustainability Committee, is a dynamic leader with vast expertise in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Ireland, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Alan Jope, appointment, Board member, Julie Sweet, leadership, Unilever
(IN BRIEF) Caroline Chanavas is set to join EDF as Executive Vice-President of Human Resources on April 17, 2023, to succeed Christophe Carval, who will retire in the coming months. Chanavas, who is currently the Executive Vice-President of Human Resources … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions, announced the appointment of Madlen Nicolaus as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), effective from April 24, 2023. Nicolaus is a marketing expert who has previously led enterprise and consumer … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged appointment, Chief Marketing Officer, Hexagon, Kristin Christensen, leadership, Madlen Nicolaus, Ola Rollén, Paolo Guglielmini
(IN BRIEF) Laurent Martinez has been appointed as the Executive Director of Finance, Performance and Development for Orange Group starting from September 1, 2023. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Alstom and has played a key role in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Industrial, Management, News, Telecom
Tagged appointment, Christel Heydemann, Executive Director, Jean-Michel Thibaud, Laurent Martinez, leadership, Orange
(IN BRIEF) Maxime Pech de Pluvinel has been appointed as the new Head of Communications for Groupe BPCE, succeeding Elisabeth de Gaulle who held the position for 14 years. Pech de Pluvinel is a graduate of France’s École Nationale d’Administration … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has announced the appointment of Stein Ivar Hellestad as the new Business Unit President for Skanska Norway. Hellestad, who has been with Skanska Norway for over 13 years and has served as the Chief Financial Officer for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged Anders Danielsson, appointment, Business Unit President, leadership, Norway, Skanska, Ståle Rød, Stein Ivar Hellestad
(IN BRIEF) Mark Hastings has joined Nucleus as the new leader of the finance team’s day-to-day operations, including financial planning and analysis, financial control, and treasury. This is a newly created role, and he will report to Mike Regan, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, financial services, leadership, Mark Hastings, Mike Regan, nucleus
(IN BRIEF) Zurich Insurance Group’s shareholders have confirmed Michel M. Liès as Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting. All the other current Board members have also been elected. The Board comprises 12 members, with equal … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged appointment, Barry Stowe, board, Catherine Bessant, Christoph Franz, Dame Alison Carnwath, Joan Amble, Kishore Mahbubani, leadership, Mario Greco, Michael Halbherr, Michel M. Liès, Monica Mächler, Peter Maurer Jasmin Staiblin, re-election, Sabine Keller-Busse, Zurich Insurance Group
(IN BRIEF) Dominique von Orelli has been appointed as CEO of Hillebrand Gori, a DHL company, with immediate effect, succeeding Tim Scharwath, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, who has been leading the integration of Hillebrand Gori since its acquisition … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, has appointed Peter Feld as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Feld succeeds Peter Boone, who is stepping down for personal reasons. Feld has … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged appointment, Barry Callebaut Group, CEO, leadership, Patrick de Maeseneire, Peter Boone, Peter Feld
(IN BRIEF) Continental has appointed Teck Seng Chew as the new product manager for the port operation business in Continental Specialty Tires. Chew will be responsible for developing the strategic plan of the port operation business and will report to … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Industrial, Management
Tagged appointment, Continental, Continental Specialty Tires, Federico Jimenez, Martijn Oosterbaan, Teck Seng Chew
(IN BRIEF) The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has announced the appointment of Professor Lisa Diedrich and Dr Laura Kemmer to the Walter Gropius Professorship at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina and the Martius Professorship at the University … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) BASF has announced personnel changes, with Tobias Dratt, President of North America for BASF Corporation, taking on the role of the Division Global Business Services. The position will be effective from May 1, 2023. Marc Ehrhardt, the current … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Management, News
Tagged appointment, BASF, leadership, Marc Ehrhardt, Tobias Dratt
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