(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) Novartis has appointed Mukul Mehta as CFO and Executive Committee member effective March 16, 2026. He will replace long‑time CFO Harry Kirsch, who retires on March 15, 2026, after 22 years at the company. Kirsch oversaw major strategic … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 22-year career, Alcon spinoff, appointment, business planning and analysis, CFO appointment, digital finance, ECN, Executive Committee, focused medicines strategy, global finance leadership, GSK divestiture, Harry Kirsch, INSEAD, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, leadership, March 16 2026, Mukul Mehta, Novartis, retirement, Roche divestiture, Sandoz spinoff, TAX, Vas Narasimhan
(IN BRIEF) Birgit Hiller will become Head of Group Communications and Public Affairs at RWE Group on 1 October 2025, bringing with her experience leading Communications & Public Affairs at Continental AG since 2021 and over 18 years in communications roles at BMW Group. She … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, Birgit Hiller, BMW Group, carbon‑neutral, Continental AG, energy transition, Group Communications, leadership, Markus Krebber, Public Affairs, retirement, RWE Group, Stephanie Schunck, strategic communications
(IN BRIEF) FrieslandCampina Ingredients President Herman Ermens will retire on 1 October 2025 after a 42-year career marked by innovation, quality improvements, and team building. Anne Peter Lindeboom, currently Managing Director Innovation for the Ingredients group, will assume the presidency. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Anne Peter Lindeboom, appointment, commercial roles, corporate culture, DFE Pharma, executive appointment, FrieslandCampina Ingredients, Herman Ermens, INNOVATION, Jan Derck van Karnebeek, lactose excipients, leadership, member milk valorisation, retirement, science-based solutions, succession, supply chain
(IN BRIEF) Roche has revealed that Dr. Hans Clevers, Head of Pharma Research and Early Development and board member since 2019, will retire from his pRED role at the end of August, though he will continue leading the Institute of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged appointment, Barbara Schädler, Board of Directors, corporate executive committee, COVID-19, Group Communications, Hans Clevers, Institute of Human Biology, Johannes Clevers, ledership, Pharma Research and Early Development, pRED, retirement, Roche, succession planning, Thomas Schinecker
(IN BRIEF) Effective July 1, 2025, Schindler is refreshing its Group Executive Committee. Nitin Chalke—formerly Country Head for Schindler India—will step into the Asia Pacific role, succeeding Robert Seakins who is retiring after 22 years at the company. Chalke’s longstanding … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged appointment, Asia Pacific, Board of Directors, Carla De Geyseleer, Country Head India, Danilo Calabrò, Donato Carparelli, executive appointment, Group Executive Committee, Hugo Martinho, July 1 2025, leadership, leadership change, Matteo Attrovio, Meinolf Pohle, Nitin Chalke, Paolo Compagna, Patrick Hess, retirement, Robert Seakins, Schindler, Vikén Martarian
(IN BRIEF) Kuehne+Nagel International AG has appointed Marcus Claesson to its Management Board, effective September 1, 2025, where he will oversee global information technology. Claesson, with over 25 years of IT leadership experience, joins Kuehne+Nagel from Daimler Truck AG, where … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged appointment, Board of Directors, CIO, Daimler Truck AG, digital transformation, digitalisation, Dr. Joerg Wolle, Electrolux, Germany, global logistics, information technology, IT leadership, Kuehne+Nagel, leadership, Linde AG, Management Board, Marcus Claesson, Martin Kolbe, retirement, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has appointed Stefan Mecha as the new Chairman of the Board of Management, effective July 1, 2025. Mecha succeeds Prof. Dr. Carsten Intra, who is retiring after leading the brand through a period of growth, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged appointment, automotive leadership, Board of Management, Carsten Intra, China region, ID. Buzz, leadership, retirement, Stefan Mecha, Thomas Schäfer, Volkswagen brand, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Volkswagen Group, VWN
(IN BRIEF) Maylis Çarçabal has been appointed as the new Chief Communications Officer for the Bouygues group, effective 1 April 2025, marking a significant transition as she succeeds Pierre Auberger, who has retired after an impressive 20-year tenure in corporate … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News
Tagged appointment, Bouygues group, brands, career transition, Chief Communications Officer, Communication, Corporate Communications, external stakeholders, internal stakeholders, interpersonal skills, leadership, Maylis CARCABAL, Media, Olivier Roussat, Pierre Auberger, retirement, strategic communications, TF1 Group
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Group Plc has restructured its board following the 2025 AGM, appointing Anne-Françoise Nesmes as a Non-Executive Director who will join the Audit and Risk and ESG Committees. In addition, long-serving board member David Nish will retire after … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Anne-Françoise Nesmes, appointment, Audit and Risk Committee, board restructuring, Chair, Christine Ramon, David Nish, Delphine Ernotte Cunci, ESG Committee, Jean-François van Boxmeer, leadership, Margherita, Michel Demaré, nine years service, Nominations and Governance Committee, Non-Executive Director, Remuneration Committee, retirement, Senior Independent Director, shareholder approval, Simon Dingemans, Simon Segars, strategic appointments, UK Listing Rules, Vodafone Group Plc
(IN BRIEF) AkzoNobel has nominated Dr. Hans-Joachim Müller for a Supervisory Board seat, with the decision pending shareholder approval at the AGM on April 25, 2025. Praised by Chair Ben Noteboom for his extensive scientific expertise and industry experience, Dr. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Industrial, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged AkzoNobel, Annual General Meeting, appointment, April 25 2025, Ben Noteboom, Byron Grote, chemicals industry, Dick Sluimers, Dr. Hans-Joachim Müller, Lanxess AG, leadership, leadership transition, long-term value, nomination, Patrick Thomas, retirement, shareholder approval, Supervisory Board, TIB Chemicals AG, transformation
(IN BRIEF) Sandoz has announced the retirement of Francisco Ballester, President of Region International, after 34 years of service, effective March 1, 2025. Francisco has been instrumental in expanding business growth and patient access in markets outside North America and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged appointment, biosimilars, Business Growth, Chief Executive Officer, commercial strategy, Country President, Francisco Ballester, generics, Global Platform Head, Health Management and Policy Advisory Council, leadership, M&A, Miami Herbert Business School, patient access, Peter Stenico, Pro Generika, Region International, retirement, Richard Saynor, Sandoz, Sandoz Austria, Sandoz Executive Committee
(IN BRIEF) Hilde Kjelsberg, the Chief Risk Officer at the Nordic Investment Bank, will retire after nearly two decades of service. She has been instrumental in modernizing the bank’s risk and compliance functions. NIB has begun the process of finding … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged André Küüsvek, appointment, Chief Risk Officer, Hilde Kjelsberg, leadership, Nordic Investment Bank, retirement
(IN BRIEF) Atlas Copco has announced that Geert Follens, Senior Executive Vice President and Business Area President for Vacuum Technique, will retire at the end of 2024. Follens has been with Atlas Copco since 1995 and a key member of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged appointment, Atlas Copco, Geert Follens, leadership, retirement, Vagner Rego
(IN BRIEF) Prudential plc has announced that Lilian Ng, Managing Director of the Strategic Business Group, will retire at the end of the year after 30 years with the company. She will be succeeded by Angel Ng, formerly of Citi, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Angel Ng, Anil Wadhwani, appointment, Greater China, leadership, Lilian Ng, Prudential, Regional CEO, retirement
(IN BRIEF) Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) reveals the retirement of James Sabry, the Head of Roche Pharma Partnering, after fourteen years of service. Effective 1 July 2024, Boris Zaïtra, currently Head of Group Business Development, will take on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged appointment, Boris Zaïtra, James Sabry, leadership, retirement, Roche, Thomas Schinecker
(IN BRIEF) Aviva has successfully finalized a £140 million bulk purchase annuity full scheme buy-in transaction with the Trustee of the Guilbert UK Retirement Benefits Plan, sponsored by Office Depot UK Pension Sponsor Limited. This transaction covers around 1,500 members … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, Bulk Annuity Deal, Emma Thomas, Financial, investment, Jani Singh, Member Benefits, Michelle Doman, Mike Roberts, Niamh Hamlyn, pension, retirement
(IN BRIEF) Nucleus Foundation has partnered with the Verve Foundation to sponsor and assist 10 women in the We Are Change program, which offers training and qualifications for those aspiring to enter the financial advice field. This initiative aims to … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has announced the appointment of Katy Dowding as the new Business Unit President for Skanska UK, taking up her position from May 2, 2023. Dowding has been with the company for over 20 years, holding a variety … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged Anders Danielsson, appointment, Gregor Craig, Katy Dowding, leadership, President, retirement, Skanska, UK
(IN BRIEF) The Andritz Group has announced changes in its Executive Board with two long-serving members retiring after successful careers with the company. Wolfgang Semper, a member of the Executive Board since 2011, responsible for the Hydro business area, Group … Read the full press release
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