(IN BRIEF) The University of St.Gallen has appointed Dr. Matthias Ammann as its new Secretary General, beginning 1 January 2026. Currently Managing Legal Counsel at the Swiss National Bank, Ammann brings broad expertise in law, business, and legal technology to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged appointment, Bär & Karrer, Copenhagen Business School, David Schneeberger, HSG, HSG names Dr. Matthias Ammann Secretary General and member of the President’s Board, leadership, leadership transition, Legal and business expert Matthias Ammann to take over as Secretary General at University of St.Gallen, legal operations, Legal tech, Manuel Ammann, Matthias Ammann, President’s Board, Secretary-General, SNB, Stephanie Bernet, Swiss National Bank, Switzerland, University of Basel, University of St.Gallen, University of St.Gallen strengthens leadership team with appointment of Matthias Ammann as Secretary General, Vischer
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has entered the global top ten of Time magazine’s World’s Best Companies 2025 ranking, placing eighth overall and climbing 37 spots from last year. It was also recognized as Spain’s leading bank and the second-best financial institution … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Awards, banking sector, BBVA, BBVA climbs 37 places to eighth in Time’s 2025 ranking of the world’s top companies, BBVA recognized as second-best financial institution globally and Spain’s top bank in Time World’s Best Companies list, BBVA strengthens global standing with top-ten position in Time’s World’s Best Companies 2025, employee satisfaction, ESG, financial growth, Global Finance, global rankings, leadership, Paul G. Tobin, Spain, Statista, sustainability transparency, The Banker’s Technology Award, TIME Magazine, Top Employer certification, World’s Best Companies 2025
(IN BRIEF) The Otto Group has appointed long-serving logistics specialist Martin Umland as its new Group Vice President Supply Chain Management, effective October 1, 2025. Umland, who has been with the company since 2006 and most recently led Bonprix Group’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AI robotics, appointment, Bonprix Group, Boston Dynamics, corporate services, Covariant, Hamburg, Hermes Fulfilment, Kay Schiebur, leadership, leadership transition, logistics strategy, Martin Umland, Otto Group, Otto Group announces leadership transition as Martin Umland takes over supply chain management responsibilities, Otto Group names Martin Umland as new Group Vice President Supply Chain Management starting October 2025, Otto Group strengthens logistics leadership with appointment of Martin Umland as Group Vice President Supply Chain Management, Raphael Adrian Maier, Supply Chain Management, Switzerland
(IN BRIEF) Ernst & Young LLP has launched EY Growth Platforms, a new enterprise solution built on neurosymbolic AI that blends machine learning with symbolic reasoning to help organizations unlock major growth opportunities and reinvent their business models. The system … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI-powered growth engine, business transformation, consumer products, Digital Disruption, enterprise technology, Ernst & Young, EY, EY Growth Platforms, EY Growth Platforms combines generative and neurosymbolic AI to unlock large-scale business growth, EY unveils enterprise AI system aimed at redefining commercial models and accelerating revenue expansion, EY-Parthenon, EYGP, financial services, generative AI, Growth Protocol, industrial products, Jeff Schumacher, Jeff Schumacher appointed to lead EY Growth Platforms as AI-driven solution launches globally, leadership, Mitch Berlin, neurosymbolic AI, revenue growth
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone has announced that Leanne Wood will step down as Chief Human Resources Officer and as a member of its Group Executive Committee on 1 January 2026. Wood, who has served as CHRO since 2019, will continue her … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Chief Human Resources Officer, corporate governance, executive transition, HR leadership, leadership, leadership succession, Leanne Wood, Leanne Wood to conclude executive career at Vodafone, Margherita Della Valle, organisational transformation, portfolio career, remaining on Vodacom and Vantage Towers boards, Vantage Towers AG, Vodacom Group Limited, vodafone, Vodafone Group Executive Committee, Vodafone to appoint new Chief HR Officer as Leanne Wood steps down after seven years of leadership
(IN BRIEF) Czech Deputy Finance Minister Marek Mora has been appointed Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, effective 20 October 2025. Nominated by the Czech government and approved by the EIB’s Board of Governors, Mora will replace Kyriacos Kakouris of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, Czech Ministry of Finance, Czech National Bank, economic resilience, EIB, EIB appoints Czech Republic’s Marek Mora as Vice-President, EIB Management Committee, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, European Union, first Czech national since 2007, Green Energy, Ivan Pilip, Kyriacos Kakouris, leadership, Marek Mora, Marek Mora appointed EIB Vice-President, Nadia Calviño, partnership, SMEs, succeeding Kyriacos Kakouris this October, sustainable development, transport infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) SGS has been featured in the Verdantix Buyer’s Guide: ESG & Sustainability Due Diligence Services (2025), which recognizes leading providers supporting businesses in sustainability and ESG risk management. Verdantix commended SGS for its global reach across 115 countries, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Awards, Business Resilience, C-MORE, Circularity, Climate, compliance, Diginex, due diligence, ESG, ESG assurance, global expertise, Governance, IMPACT NOW, leadership, local expertise, nature, SGS, SGS earns recognition for sustainability due diligence capabilities in Verdantix Buyer’s Guide 2025, SGS recognized in Verdantix 2025 Buyer’s Guide for ESG and Sustainability Due Diligence Services, supply chain risk, sustainability, sustainability reporting, testing inspection certification, Verdantix, Worldly
(IN BRIEF) Capgemini has been positioned as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide IT and Engineering Services for Software Defined Vehicles 2025, recognizing its expertise in delivering end-to-end services for the software-defined mobility sector. IDC praised Capgemini’s dedicated SDV … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Awards, Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Abhishek Mukherjee, automotive software, automotive transformation, Awards, Capgemini, Connected Vehicles, digital mobility, IDC MarketScape, IT and engineering services, Laurence Noël, leadership, R&D services, SDV, software-defined vehicles
(IN BRIEF) Experian has been ranked 6th in the 2025 IDC FinTech Rankings: Top 100, moving up one position from last year and remaining in the global top 10 for the fourth year in a row. The recognition highlights Experian’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Advanced Analytics, AI decisioning, Alex Lintner, Awards, digital transformation, Experian, Experian Ascend Platform, Experian Assistant for Model Risk Management, Experian Technology & Software, financial inclusion, financial services technology, fintech innovation, fraud prevention, global top 10 FinTech, IDC FinTech Rankings 2025, leadership, Marc DeCastro
(IN BRIEF) Five University of Glasgow social scientists have been elected Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences, joining 63 new Fellows across the UK. Graeme Roy, Nicola McEwen, Sotiria Grek, Hervé Moulin and Anja Neundorf were recognised for their … Read the full press release
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Tagged academic recognition, Academy of Social Sciences, Anja Neundorf, appointment, Economics, Graeme Roy, Hervé Moulin, higher education, leadership, Nicola McEwen, Politics, public policy, research impact, Sara Carter, Sarah Davidson, social sciences, Sotiria Grek, University of Glasgow, UofG, Will Hutton
(IN BRIEF) The University of St.Gallen has once again secured the top position in the Financial Times 2025 Masters in Management ranking, with its Master in Strategy and International Management (SIM-HSG) programme claiming the number one spot for a record … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged alumni network, Awards, business school ranking, Financial Times Masters in Management ranking, FT 2025 ranking, global leadership, HEC Paris, HSG, INSEAD, interdisciplinary programme, international management education, Joachim Stonig, leadership, Master in Strategy and International Management, SIM-HSG, University of St.Gallen
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group has named María Romano as the new Head of its Madrid Office, where she will lead institutional relations and coordinate support for major projects in Spain. Romano, who succeeds Fernando Torija, has extensive … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged appointment, Arcano Partners, digital transition, economic competitiveness, EIB Group, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Fernando Torija, finance, green transition, institutional relations, investment, leadership, Madrid Office, María Romano, Mid-Caps, Nadia Calviño, SMEs, Spain, venture capital
(IN BRIEF) Nokia has received a prestigious IEEE Milestone Award for its groundbreaking role in developing and deploying ADSL technology in the 1990s, a breakthrough that connected nearly one billion people and ushered in the broadband era. Introduced in Antwerp, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Belgium, Business, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 100G PON, 10G PON, 25G PON, ADSL, Antwerp Belgium, Awards, broadband, broadband innovation, Digital connectivity, fiber broadband, Geert Heyninck, IEEE, IEEE Milestone Award, Kathleen Kramer, leadership, Nokia, telecommunications history, VDSL
(IN BRIEF) Three researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)—Max Birk, Yali Tang, and Tommaso Ristori—have each been awarded an ERC Starting Grant of €1.5 million to advance pioneering projects in gaming, sustainable industry, and healthcare. Birk will develop AI-driven … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged agentic AI, Awards, biomedical engineering, cardiac regeneration, decarbonisation, EcoIron, Eindhoven University of Technology, ERC Starting Grants, European Research Council, European research funding, GAMECHAR, gameplay analysis, green ironmaking, industrial engineering, leadership, Max Birk, mechanical engineering, metal electrodeposition, myocardial infarction, Prima™, Regenerative medicine, renewable electricity, sustainability, Tommaso Ristori, TU/e, Yali Tang
(IN BRIEF) Alstom has named Gustavo Mateos as Managing Director of its Signalling, Infrastructure, and Railway Safety Unit for Spain and Portugal, while also appointing him to the Executive Committee of Alstom Spain and Portugal. Based at the company’s Center … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Portugal, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ADIF, Alstom, Alstom Spain and Portugal, appointment, Barcelona metro, Barcelona tram, Cairo monorail, Center of Excellence Madrid, Cybersecurity, digital mobility, electrification, Executive Committee, Gustavo Mateos, IE Business School, infrastructure maintenance, Istanbul metro, leadership, Madrid Metro Line 6 automation, Málaga Metro, Porto metro, railway safety, Sao Paulo Metro, Saudi Arabia high-speed trains, Signalling Infrastructure and Railway Safety Unit, Tren Maya Mexico, Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICAI
(IN BRIEF) Beiersdorf Group has appointed Tennille Kopiasz as Chief Executive Officer of Chantecaille, effective September 3. Based in New York, she succeeds Emily Coleman and will report to Beiersdorf Executive Board Member Oswald Barckhahn. Kopiasz has over 25 years … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, Bastide, Beiersdorf Group, Blue Mistral, botanical cosmetics, Chantecaille, China expansion, Coty, Dior, Emily Coleman, Fashion Institute of Technology, FEKKAI, female leadership, FIT, Fresh, Global Growth, leadership, luxury skincare, LVMH, L’Oréal USA, New York headquarters, Oswald Barckhahn, philanthropy, prestige beauty, Tennille Kopiasz
(IN BRIEF) ESET has been named a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Managed Detection and Response Services in Europe, Q3 2025, reflecting the company’s strength in regional threat intelligence, compliance-focused operations, and hands-on support. Powered by the ESET PROTECT … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Technology
Tagged Awards, cyber insurance, Cybersecurity, data sovereignty, DORA, endpoint security, ESET, ESET PROTECT platform, EU compliance, Europe, Forrester Wave, leadership, managed detection and response, MDR, Michal Jankech, NIS2, resilience, Threat Intelligence, transparency, XDR
(IN BRIEF) AMOLF’s Jeroen van Zon has been named professor of Quantitative Developmental Biology at Leiden University, effective 1 September. While continuing to lead his AMOLF research group, he will also broaden collaborations in developmental biology, particularly with Leiden’s Institute … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged academic appointment, advanced microscopy, AMOLF, appointment, C. elegans, developmental biology, IBL, Institute of Biology Leiden, Jeroen van Zon, leadership, Leiden University, Mathematical Models, neural networks, organoids, partnership, physics and biology integration, Quantitative Developmental Biology
(IN BRIEF) Beiersdorf has appointed Pierre Kröning as its new Chief Information Officer and Managing Director of Beiersdorf IT within Beiersdorf Shared Services, effective September 1, 2025. With more than 20 years at Beiersdorf, Kröning has extensive experience in IT, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Annette Hamann, appointment, Astrid Hermann, automation, Beiersdorf, Beiersdorf AG, Beiersdorf IT, Beiersdorf Shared Services, BSS, Chief Information Officer, CIO, Cybersecurity, data analytics, digital transformation, IT strategy, leadership, Managing Director, Pierre Kröning, Win with Care
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has appointed Aimilia Pistrika as Head of its Nicosia Office, effective September 1. She succeeds Antonis Papageorgiou, who had served on an interim basis since the office’s inauguration in November by President … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Cyprus, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Aimilia Pistrika, Antonis Papageorgiou, appointment, blue economy, civil engineering, climate finance, climate resilience, Cyprus, EIB Group, energy security, European Investment Bank, Kyriacos Kakouris, leadership, Nadia Calviño, Nicosia Office, partnership, public-sector modernization, sustainable infrastructure, water management
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