Keith Block, the CEO of Salesforce.com Inc has stepped down from his office on Tuesday making Marc Benioff the sole CEO of the business software company. With the news reaching the market, shares of Salesforce fell by around 3% in… Read More ›
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Samsung Electronics names Bahk Jae-wan as its chairman
On Friday, Samsung Electronics named Bahk Jae-wan, its former finance minister as the new chairman of its board after his predecessor was jailed for union-busting activities. Since March 2016, Bahk, 65, served as an independent director on Samsung’s board. He… Read More ›
China’s BYD Co Ltd appoints former GM China President, Kevin Wale, as senior adviser
On Monday, Warren Buffett-backed BYD Co Ltd stated, it has appointed former General Motors China President, Kevin Wale, as a senior adviser to its chairman. In a statement China’s BYD stated, Wale will provide consulting services to BYD’s automotive business,… Read More ›
Chairman of Samsung Electronics sentenced to jail on union-busting charge
A south Korean court has jailed Lee Sang-hoon, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd board Chairman following a sentence of up to 1-1/2 years in jail. Lee Sang-hoon has been charged for sabotaging legitimate union activities, said the South Korean court. Along… Read More ›
Measure of effectiveness of U.S. trade tariffs against China
In a development that underscores the measure of effectiveness of U.S sanctions on China’s economy, a Chinese newspaper the Global Times has reported citing sources with direct knowledge of the trade talks that Beijing’s top priority in the phase one… Read More ›
Bernard J. Tyson, chairman and CEO of health insurer Kaiser Permanente passes away at 60
Bernard J. Tyson, chairman and chief executive officer of not-for-profit health insurer Kaiser Permanente, died in his sleep aged 60, said the company in a statement. Tyson, who rose to the top job since 2013, was the company’s first black… Read More ›
Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot set to merge to create world’s 4th largest automaker
The boards of both companies hve agreed to the merger and a binding MOU is set to be signed in the coming weeks. On Thursday, in a joint statement, Peugeot’s owner PSA and Fiat Chrysler stated, they would merge by… Read More ›
Lazard appoints Louis Girodolle as CEO of Lazard Investment Banking in France
Louis Girodolle has his job cut out given the challenging market environments as well as the need to retain clients in the wake of Matthieu Pigasse’s resignation as the bank’s CEO and chairman. In a statement 171-year-old bank Lazard said,… Read More ›
Mark Gifford appointed as chairman at British department store group Debenhams
Celine Jersey Topco is the parent of British department store group Debenhams. According to a statement from British department store group Debenhams, Mark Gifford, a former chief financial officer (CFO) at House of Fraser, has been appointed as the chairman… Read More ›
Italy’s biggest bank will need to take extraordinary measures to boost share performance
Fondazione Cariverona, UniCredit’s biggest Italian shareholder with a stake of 1.8% has called upon UniCredit to take measures to boost the share’s performance. On Friday, the head of a leading shareholder in UniCredit, he hoped Italy’s biggest bank would take… Read More ›
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