Ulrich Spiesshofer, ABB’s CEO since 2013, has agreed with the board to step down. On Wednesday, ABB stated, it has appointed its Chairman Peter Voser as its interim chief executive following the stepping down of its CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer. In… Read More ›
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Creditors for South Korea’s Asiana Airlines mull support plan
Creditors for debt-laden South Korean airlines will come up with a financial support plan either by late April or early May. On Tuesday, as per a statement from the Korea Development Bank, the principle creditor of Asiana Airlines, creditors are… Read More ›
PG&E Corp appoints Nora Mead Brownell as its chairman
Along with Nora Mead Brownell’s appointment, PG&E Corp added several others to its board. These new addition to its board come in the wake of an ongoing battle with shareholder BlueMountain Capital Management LLC as well as crushing liabilities from… Read More ›
Nissan likely to pushback on having the same chairman as Renault: FT
Given Renault’s stake in Nissan, Jean-Dominique Senard, Renault’s chairman, will be joining Nissan’s board. On Wednesday, the Financial Times reported citing sources with knowledge of the discussions at hand, Nissan Motor Co Ltd’s independent committee on governance is likely to… Read More ›
Ken Hitchner, Goldman Sachs’ Asia Pacific CEO, to retire mid-2019
Goldman Sachs is yet to disclose who will be replacing Ken Hitchner as the chairman and chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc for the Asia-Pacific region excluding Japan. A Bloomberg report citing sources familiar with the knowledge at… Read More ›
Renault’s chairman to meet Nissan’s CEO in Japan later this week
The planned meeting is aimed at renewing and strengthening the bonds of the alliance. On Tuesday, Japanese automaker Nissan stated, Renault’s chairman is slated to meet its CEO later this week in Japan. The development comes as both automakers are… Read More ›
Mark Tucker appointed as chairman of TheCityUk
The development assumes significance since the lobby group has been one of the main channels through the UK’s financial services firms lobbied the British government for a favorable outcome vis-a-vis Brexit. On Monday, TheCityUk, a British financial industry lobby group,… Read More ›
Bill Gates co-founded TerraPower LLC looking for new partners pursuing nuclear energy
TerraPower aim to use depleted uranium as the fuel for its nuclear reactors. As per a report from the Wall Street Journal, a nuclear energy venture co-founded and chaired by Bill Gates is looking for a new partner for early… Read More ›
Nissan’s former director Greg Kelly examined at Japanese hospital
Although Nissan’s board fired Ghosn as its chairman as well as Kelly as its representative director; technically both are still board members and can be only removed by shareholders. On Wednesday, Nissan’s former director Greg Kelly was examined at a… Read More ›
Time to bet big on India: Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman
Macro and micro economic conditions makes investment opportunities in India a lucrative option. In an interview published by the Economic Times on Friday, Blackstone’s chairman Stephen Schwarzman stated, given India’s current scenario, this is the best time to invest in… Read More ›