BIRMINGHAM, 23-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Birmingham is delighted to announce that Professor Laura Green OBE has been appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Life and Environmental Sciences. Professor Green, who will join the University … Read the full press release
Third nomination following first place in 2012 and final round in 2016 Jury honors systematic integration of forward-looking sustainability elements Holzminden, Germany, 20-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Having already received the award in 2012 and made it into the final round … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Environment, Germany, Management
Tagged Award, environmental, Management, sustainability, sustainable
WOLFSBURG/HANOVER, 12-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr. Thomas Sedran, General Secretary and Senior Vice President Group Strategy at Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, has been appointed CEO of the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand effective September 1, 2018. In this function, he takes over from Dr. Eckhard … Read the full press release
WOLFSBURG, 12-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft has appointed Dr. Stefan Sommer (55) as the Board Member with responsibility for Procurement effective latest January 1, 2019. Sommer was Chief Executive Officer of ZF Friedrichshafen AG until the end of … Read the full press release
La Défense, France, 10-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A little more than 2 years ago, a new management team was put in place to carry through ENGIE’s transformation plan, with the ambition of making the Group a pioneer and precursor of a … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Management
Tagged decarbonised, decentralised, digitised, ENGIE, leadership, Management, Paulo Almirante
Dirk Arnold (52) is to take over the position on July 1 Toni Melfi is to take on a different activity within AUDI AG INGOLSTADT, 02-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Dirk Arnold has been appointed Head of Communications at AUDI AG effective July … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Management
Tagged Audi, Communications, Dirk Arnold, leadership, Management, marketing, PR, Toni Melfi
STOCKHOLM, 25-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Carolina Dybeck Happe, CFO and Executive Vice President of ASSA ABLOY has decided to leave the company for a position outside the Group. She will be leaving at the end of December 2018 and the process … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Management, Security & Safety, Sweden
Tagged ASSA ABLOY, Carolina Dybeck Happe, CFO, leadership, Management, Nico Delvaux
VANTAA, 13-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Mari Puoskari, President of Pöyry Environment, has left Pöyry and is moving to new challenges outside the company. She joined Pöyry in February 2017. “I want to thank Mari for her active and energetic take on … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Finland, Management, Technology
Tagged appointment, Environment, Kaisa Vähänen, leadership, Management, Mari Puoskari, Markku Oksanen, Pöyry Environment
ROTTERDAM, 11-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Eneco Group has started a change process with the aim to achieve further growth in three strategic areas: sustainable energy, energy supply and innovative services. This process will continue until the end of 2019 and includes … Read the full press release
PARIS, 07-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — On June 1, 2018, Carole Ferrand joined Capgemini as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In her capacity as Group CFO, Carole becomes a member of the Group Executive Board and reports to Paul Hermelin, Chairman and CEO. She replaces Aiman … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Management, Technology
Tagged appointment, Capgemini, Carole Ferrand, leadership, Management, Paul Hermelin
Knut Haanaes becomes Dean of the World Economic Forum’s newly established Global Leadership Institute Previously, Haanaes was a Senior Partner at BCG and taught at IMD Business School in Switzerland, Stanford University, BI Norwegian Business School and in the private … Read the full press release
HONG KONG, 10-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays today announces the appointment of Matt Pecot as Head of Equities Asia Pacific. Mr. Pecot is based in Hong Kong and is responsible for leading the Equities franchise in Asia Pacific, a region that … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Asia-Pacific, Barclays, EFS_Solutions, equities, Equity_Financing, leadership, Management, Matt Pecot, Stephen Dainton
PARIS, 10-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Paul de Leusse has been appointed Deputy CEO for mobile financial services on the Orange Executive Committee. With his extensive experience in the banking and financial sector, he will be responsible for mobile financial services, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, France, Management, Telecom
Tagged appointment, BANKING, Financial, leadership, Management, Mobile, Mobile Financial Services, Orange, Paul de Leusse
MUNICH, 04-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — At the Annual General Meeting of Linde AG held today, the shareholder representatives were elected in rotation for the new Supervisory Board. At the constitutive meeting of the Supervisory Board held immediately after the AGM, the … Read the full press release
LONDON, 03-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), the leading provider of specialist and corporate insurance, has appointed Anna McNamara as group chief operating officer (COO) with effect from 26 April. As Group COO Anna will lead the strategy and … Read the full press release
Posted in Insurance, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Anna McNamara, appointment, Charles Franks, COO, corporate_insurance, insurance, leadership, Management, TMK, Tokio Marine Kiln
AkzoNobel shareholders approve all resolutions at AGM Akzo Nobel N.V. (AKZA; AKZOY) AMSTERDAM, 01-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel shareholders have today voted in favor of all resolutions at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). As well as adopting the company’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Management, Netherlands
Tagged AkzoNobel, appointment, Byron Grote, leadership, Management, Nils Andersen
COPENHAGEN, 26-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Effective from 1 July 2018, FLSmidth’s organisation will consist of two industries – Cement and Mining – supported by a regional setup to strengthen customer focus and life-cycle solutions – combined with a new central digital … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Cement, FLSmidth, Management, mining, Thomas Schulz
Portland, Oregon, USA / Herzogenaurach, Germany, 25-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — adidas has appointed Zion Armstrong (43, New Zealander) as President of adidas North America effective July 1, 2018. Armstrong succeeds Mark King, who has decided to step down from his … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Germany, Management, Sports
Tagged adidas, appointment, leadership, Management, Mark King, Roland Auschel, Zion Armstrong
PARIS, 25-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Elias Zerhouni, M.D., Head of Global Research and Development will retire from Sanofi on June 30th, 2018, after more than 9 years of distinguished service with the company. He will be succeeded in the post … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Healthcare, Management, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged appointment, biopharmaceutical, Elias Zerhouni M.D., John C. Reed M.D. Ph.D., leadership, Management, Sanofi
Critical role appointed as part of ongoing activities to strengthen and accelerate the Pharmaceuticals pipeline LONDON, 20-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) today announced the appointment of Kevin Sin as Senior Vice President and Head of Worldwide Business Development for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Pharma & Biotech, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Dr. Hal Barron, GSK, HR, Kevin Sin, leadership, Management, pharmaceuticals
Jona, Switzerland, 20-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — LafargeHolcim has appointed Feliciano González Muñoz (54) as new Head of Human Resources, effective 1 May 2018, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Jan Jenisch. He will succeed Caroline Luscombe who has decided to pursue opportunities … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Switzerland
Tagged appointment, Feliciano González Muñoz, HR, LafargeHolcim, leadership, Management
MILAN, 19-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Pirelli announces that at the Board of Directors meeting scheduled for May 14th 2018, the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO, Marco Tronchetti Provera, will propose the development of the organization to support the Integrated Business Model, as … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Italy, Management
Tagged Andrea Casaluci, corporate, leadership, Management, Marco Tronchetti Provera, Pirelli
Arendal, Norway, 11-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Svein Buvik was elected Chair of the Nordic Association of Marine Insurers (Cefor) at the Cefor Annual General Meeting held in Oslo on Thursday, 5 April 2018. Svein, Chief External Affairs Officer in Gard, … Read the full press release
Posted in Insurance, Management, Norway
Tagged Bjørnar Andresen, Cefor, Gard, insurers, leadership, Management, marine, Nordic Association of Marine Insurers, Svein Buvik, Sven Henrik Svensen, underwriters
HEERLEN, 30-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Marloes Sengers (36) has been appointed Human Resources Director by APG’s Executive Board from April 1, 2018. In this position, she is responsible for the company-wide HR policy of APG, fulfilling a crucial role in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Netherlands
Tagged APG, Gerard van Olphen, HR, leadership, Management, Marloes Sengers, pensions
Xavier Dedullen is appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Head of Group Function Legal Affairs & Compliance, and member of Ericsson’s Executive Team, effective April 1, 2018 Erik Ekudden, Chief Technology Officer, is appointed Senior Vice President, Chief … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Law, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged appointment, Börje Ekholm, compliance, Ericsson, Erik Ekudden, law, leadership, legal, Management, Nina Macpherson, Xavier Dedullen
Tacke underscored the company’s commitment to Spain and, specifically, the Basque region, home to Siemens Gamesa’s headquarters “The rationale of our merger brings us a great competitive advantage, unlocking our size and scale; our unmatched business and geographic diversification; our … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, Spain
Tagged ENERGY, Financial, Management, Markus Tacke, MERGER, Rosa García, share holders, Siemens Gamesa
Derby, United Kingdom, 26-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is pleased to announce that as of May 1 2018, Martin Fritsches will assume the role of Vice President of Sales for the Americas region. In his new role, Mr. Fritsches will be responsible … Read the full press release
Vanves, France, 23-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — On 16th April 2018, Mehdi Mohammedi will join Hachette Livre as Senior Vice President, Information Technology Transformation France, reporting to Arnaud NOURRY, CEO of group Hachette Livre. Mehdi Mohammedi will be a member of the … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Management, Media, Travel
Tagged appointment, Hachette Livre, Lagardère Publishing, leadership, Management, Mehdi Mohammedi, publisher, publishing
PARIS, 21-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — CACEIS’s specialised Private Equity division has experienced massive growth over the past few years due to the group’s strategy of heavy investment in market-leading software, highly-attractive services such as bridge financing facilities, and its skilled … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Investment, Management
Tagged appointment, Arnaud Garel-Galais, CACEIS, funds, Joe Saliba, leadership, Management, private equity, privatedebt, privateequity
George Sartorel has decided to retire in 2019; effective April 2018, he will become Chairman of the Allianz Asia Advisory Council MUNICH/ SINGAPORE, 06-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Solmaz Altin (44), currently the Chief Digital Officer of Allianz, will join the Allianz Asia … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Insurance, Management
Tagged Executive Board, George Sartorel, leadership, Management, Sergio Balbinot, Solmaz Altin
BASEL, 05-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. (SIX: BSLN) announced today that Adesh Kaul will join Basilea’s Management Committee as Chief Corporate Development Officer effective March 01, 2018. He will continue to be responsible for strategic planning, business development & … Read the full press release
Posted in Pharma & Biotech, Switzerland
Tagged Adesh Kaul, Basilea Pharmaceutica, leadership, Management, pharma, Ronald Scott
The Board of Directors of NV Bekaert SA is proud to announce the nomination of Mr Colin Smith for appointment by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of 9 May 2018. He will replace Mr Alan Begg whose term of … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Alan Begg, Coating, Colin Smith, director, leadership, Management, NV Bekaert SA, STEEL, wire
Viby J, Denmark, 01-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Markus Mühleisen will become Arla Foods’ new Head of Germany as of March 1st 2018. As Managing Director and Group Vice-President Germany, he will be responsible for Arla Foods’ business in Germany and Austria. … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Food & Beverage, Germany, Management
Tagged appointment, Arla Foods, FOOD, food service, leadership, Management, Markus Mühleisen, Peter Giørtz-Carlsen, Winfried Meier
WOLFSBURG, 13-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft is to receive a competent addition in the person of manager Marianne Heiß (45). A corresponding proposal will be submitted to the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting in Berlin … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Management
Tagged Annika Falkengren, leadership, Management, Marianne Heiß
STUTTGART, 12-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Ruth Schimanowski took over management of the German Centre Beijing, a member of LBBW group. The German Centre has been supporting German companies in China with offices, advice and networks since 1999. She is the … Read the full press release
Existing leadership team to remain in place and CHEP Aerospace Solutions to be rebranded to have its own unique identity EQT Infrastructure committed to actively support the development of CHEP Aerospace Solutions through an industrial board of directors including senior … Read the full press release
London, UK, 7-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Commenting on reports about university leaders’ pay, Dr Wendy Piatt, Director General of the Russell Group, said: “The salaries of Vice-Chancellors and other senior staff at our universities reflect their roles leading extremely complex, international … Read the full press release
Paris, France, 7-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Pour accélérer le développement de son pôle d’expertise en investissement responsable, Natixis Asset Management annonce la création de la société de gestion Mirova¹. Mirova a pour ambition de devenir, dans les cinq prochaines années, un des leaders de l’Investissement … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Investment, Management
Tagged banks, Business, Financial, France, investissement responsable, investment, Management, Mirova, Natixis Asset Management, Pascal Voisin, Philippe Zaouati
Paris, France, 7-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In order to accelerate the development of its responsible investment activities, Natixis Asset Management announces the creation of the management company Mirova¹. It is Mirova’s ambition to become an international leader in Responsible Investment within the next five years. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Investment, Management
Tagged Andrea Pucnik, banks, bonds, Business, Financial, France, impact investing, investment, investments in infrastructure, listed equities, Management, management company, Mirova, Natixis Asset Management, Pascal Voisin, Philippe Zaouati, responsible investment, Stéphanie Mallet
Creation of shareholder value, ability to raise funds on the markets and diversification of activities were among the main criteria. Madrid, Spain, 7-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The chief executive of Bankinter, María Dolores Dancausa, has been selected by Forbes Magazine as the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Media, Spain
Tagged Bankinter, Bankinter CEO, banks, best Ibex CEO, Business, CEO, Financial, Forbes Magazine, investment, Management, María Dolores Dancausa, Media, Spain
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