Meng Wanzhou’s extradition to the United States has clearly touched a nerve for Beijing. Although Huawei keeps chanting the mantra that it is not tied to the Chinese government, Beijing’s violent reactions however are indicative otherwise. Canada’s Foreign Minister Chrystia… Read More ›
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Volkswagen sets aside $6.16 billion for contingent liabilities arising out of emission scandal
The diesel emission cheating scandal has so far cost Volkswagen 30 billion euros. Volkswagen’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) disclosed, the carmaker has provisioned $6.16 billion (5.5 billion euros) in contingent liabilities in order to cover the cost of potential liabilities… Read More ›
HSBC’s internal investigation uncovers Huawei’s financial ties to Iran and Syria
This is the first time HSBC’s internal probe has been made publicly available. As per an internal probe by HSBC Holdings PLC into Huawei Technologies’ dealings with a suspected front company in Iran found that China’s Huawei maintained close financial… Read More ›
Lloyds Bank hires Morgan Stanley’s banker William Chalmers as its CFO
William Chalmers will be replacing outgoing CFO George Culmer, scheduled to leave in June. On Friday, Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Lloyds Banking Group stated, it has has hired William Chalmers, a senior banker at Morgan Stanley, as its new chief… Read More ›
Activision Blizzard Inc appoints Dennis Durkin as its CFO
In the coming days, Netflix is likely to announce Spencer Neumann as its CFO. The top level change at Activision Blizzard Inc could be because of Netflix’s poaching. Gaming giant Activision Blizzard Inc has appointed Dennis Durkin as its chief… Read More ›
Thyssenkrupp names Johannes Dietsch as its CFO
Johannes Dietsch played a pivotal role in Bayer, as its CFO, in arranging the funding for the $63 billion takeover of Monsanto. On Friday, Germany’s Thyssenkrupp stated, it would propose to name former Bayer finance chief Johannes Dietsch as its… Read More ›
Lockheed Martin Corp names Kenneth Possenriede as its CFO
Kenneth Possenriede will be replacing Bruce Tanner who is set to retire in mid-2019. U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp has announced, Kenneth Possenriede will be replacing Bruce Tanner as its chief financial officer. Tanner is likely to retire in… Read More ›
Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou, founder’s daughter and CFO, arrested in Canada
The arrest and the subsequent extradition to the United States is one of several headwinds facing Huawei. Countries across the world are taking steps to bar the usage of Huawei’s equipment from their core existing and future mobile operations. In… Read More ›
AIG names Mark Lyons as its Chief Financial Officer
Mark Lyons replaces Sid Sankaran who joined AIG in 2010. Sankaran will remain at AIG as an adviser through the year-end reporting process for fiscal year 2018. The American International Group Inc (AIG) stated, Mark Lyons will replace Sid Sankaran… Read More ›
Airbus appoints new CFO and new COO
Airbus is continuing to overhaul its top management. On Wednesday, in efforts aimed at stabilizing its financial and operational pillars, Airbus named Dominik Asam as its next chief financial officer (CFO). Asam will replace Harald Wihelm, who has plans on… Read More ›