(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) Bilfinger has been awarded a major FEED contract by KNPC to replace aging oil piers at the Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery with a new North Oil Pier and upgraded onshore facilities. This modernization will secure uninterrupted exports of … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Bilfinger, Christian Rugland, detailed engineering, Engineering & Maintenance Middle East, environmental standards, feasibility studies, FEED, front-end engineering design, KNPC, Kuwait National Petroleum Company, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, leadership, marine infrastructure, Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery, North Oil Pier, oil-and-gas engineering, partnership, petroleum exports, site surveys, sustainable practices, wards
(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) Arvato Systems has attained the AWS Digital Sovereignty Competency, recognizing its proficiency in crafting cloud solutions that ensure clients retain control over data residency, access, and infrastructure resilience. The company’s multicloud approach allows customers to decide whether their … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Access Control, Arvato Systems, Awards, AWS Digital Sovereignty Competency, AWS Partner Network, Bertelsmann, BSI, C5 Attestation, data residency, digital sovereignty, DORA directive, German data centers, Google, Johanna Bode, Kevin Christopher Fechtel, KRITIS, leadership, Microsoft, Multicloud, partnership, Philipp Hellmich, resilience, SAP, Sebastian Kespohl, self-sufficiency, survivability, Virtual Private Cloud, Volker auf der Landwehr
(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) Tetra Pak has been awarded EcoVadis’s highest Platinum rating, ranking it in the top 1 percent of over 130,000 evaluated companies. The accolade affirms the strength of Tetra Pak’s sustainability management across environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and procurement. Anchored … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Awards, Circularity, Climate, EcoVadis, Emissions Reduction, Environment, ethics, Food Systems, Join Us in Protecting the Planet, Labour and Human Rights, Lars Holmquist, leadership, nature, Platinum medal, science‑based targets, social sustainability, Supplier Code of Conduct, sustainability, Sustainability Excellence team, sustainability management, sustainable procurement, Tetra Pak, top 1 percent, transparency, value chain
(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) Stagecoach has once again led the global rankings in GreenRoad’s Fleet Elite safety and efficiency programme, with 4,602 of its UK bus drivers achieving Fleet Elite status in 2024—the highest of any organisation worldwide. Nearly 700 drivers received … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 500‑hour minimum, acceleration events, Awards, carbon footprint, driver safety, Fleet Elite, fuel efficiency, Grand Master Fleet Elite, GreenRoad, harsh braking, in‑cab feedback, leadership, LED dashboard, Master Fleet Elite, professional driver training, Sharon Vye‑Parminter, Stagecoach, sustainability, telematics, UK bus operator, zero‑event score, Zohar Elhanani
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