On Monday. Danone’s board of directors, is set to approve former Barry Callebaut CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique’s nomination as its CEO. On April 22, De Saint-Affrique had announced that he was stepping down from Barry Callebaut, a Swiss chocolate maker, at the… Read More ›
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Governance advisor Pensions & Investment Research Consultants recommends voting against Chevron Corp’s CEO
Pensions & Investment Research Consultants (PIRC), a governance advisor, has recommended Chevron Corp’s shareholders to vote against the company’s CEO Michael Wirth at the upcoming shareholder meeting. PIRC’s recommendation is such since Wirth is the company’s CEO as well as… Read More ›
BioNTech expands vaccine manufacturing network to Singapore
On Monday BioNTech issued a statement saying it plans on setting up a regional headquarters in Singapore where it will also build its new manufacturing site for vaccines based on messenger RNA technology (mRNA). The development sees the company expanding… Read More ›
Michel Doukeris to replace Carlos Brito as CEO: AN InBev
In a significant development, Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Carlos Brito is set to step down from the company in July; he will be replaced by the head of the company’s North America division. The development comes at a time when AB InBev,… Read More ›
CVC Capital Partners’ take private offer unsolicitated: Chairman Toshiba Corp
On Friday, the chairman of Toshiba Corp issued a statement stating CVC Capital Partners’ recent offer to take the company private, was unsolicited and would require various antitrust approvals and financing. “This initial proposal by CVC was completely unsolicited and… Read More ›
Amsterdam-based Otrium raises $120M in series c funding round, ahead of US launch
On Wednesday, online fashion brands outlet store Otrium said it had raised $120 million from investors. The development comes ahead of its U.S. launch. Amsterdam-based Otrium said in 2020 its revenues had tripled and that its registered members topped 3… Read More ›
2021 revenues and pre-tax profits off to a good start: Daimler AG
On Wednesday, German carmaker Daimler AG said, its revenues in 2021 have got off to a good start. This is despite a global shortage of semiconductors plaguing the automobile industry. Daimler now plans on speeding up the shift towards electric… Read More ›
Group of 90 investors seek $1.2 billion in damages from Vivendi
On Tuesday, a group of investors are set to ask a French court to back its $1.2 billion (1 billion euros) claim in damages from Vivendi, alleging that the media giant made false financial statements during a merger deal twenty… Read More ›
AT&T sells minority stake to buyout firm TPG Capital, trims debt
In a statement AT&T Inc said, it plans on selling nearly a third of its stake in DirecTV to buyout firm TPG Capital in a deal that values the business at $16.25 billion. Less than 6 years ago it had… Read More ›
Activist investors want Kohl’s to optimize inventory levels, and asset holdings, nominate 9 directors to board
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, a group of activist investors who have a stake of around 9.5% in Kohl’s Corp is attempting to take control of the department store chain’s board. The activist investors include Ancora… Read More ›