(IN BRIEF) KfW’s latest SME Panel analysis shows a persistent investment gap between younger and older business owners in Germany: from 2004 to 2023, firms led by under‑40 entrepreneurs reinvested 58 percent on average, compared to 38 percent for over‑60 owners. Driven … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged construction industry, Demographic Change, Dirk Schumacher, eastern Germany, investment gap, investment per employee, KfW SME Panel, knowledge‑intensive services, older entrepreneurs, policy recommendations, small and medium‑sized enterprises, SMEs, succession planning, Western Germany
(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) National Grid plc has announced the appointment of Zoë Yujnovich as its new Chief Executive, effective 17 November 2025. She will succeed John Pettigrew, who is retiring after nearly 10 years in the role. Zoë joins from Shell … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Board of Directors, Chief Executive, energy networks, energy sector, John Pettigrew, leadership, leadership transition, national grid, Paula Reynolds, Rio Tinto, Shell, strategic transformation, succession planning, Tony Langley, Unilever, Zoe Yujnovich
(IN BRIEF) CVC has announced the appointment of John Kelleher as its new Managing Partner, effective early Q3 2025, with his base in New York. John brings extensive experience in private equity and operational leadership from his nine years at … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, Brookfield Asset Management, CEO, CVC, Global Head of Operations, Goldman Sachs, Jean-Remy Roussel, John Kelleher, leadership, leadership transition, Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company, McKinsey Transformation, New York, Operational Excellence, operational leadership, Portfolio Companies, private equity, private equity-backed companies, Rob Lucas, Senior Adviser, succession planning, value creation
(IN BRIEF) Wienerberger has appointed Dagmar Steinert as its new CFO, effective March 1, 2025. She succeeds Gerhard Hanke, who will transition to the role of COO for Central and Eastern Europe. Steinert brings decades of financial leadership experience and … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, corporate transformation, Dagmar Steinert, Executive Board, Financial Leadership, Gerhard Hanke, Heimo Scheuch, leadership, leadership transition, Peter Steiner, succession planning, value-driven growth, Wienerberger AG
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