In a statement Activision Blizzard Inc said, it had fired more than 20 employees following allegations of discrimination and sexual harassment at the workplace; 20 more individuals are also facing some forms of disciplinary action. In a letter to employees, Activision… Read More ›
In a statement Amazon.com Inc said, it plans to hire at least 150,000 seasonal workers in the U.S. during the holiday period. The development marks the world’s largest online shopping giant preparing for the upcoming shopping season which is typically… Read More ›
Michael Linhart, Austria’s ambassador to France, has been appointed as the country’s foreign minister. He will succeed Alexander Schallenberg, who has been designated to become Austrian chancellor, as per a statement released on Monday. Linhart, a career diplomat who served… Read More ›
In a statement the White House said, President Joe Biden will nominate Georgetown University law professor, a privacy advocate, to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. “It is the honor of my life to be nominated to serve on the FTC…. Read More ›
On Monday, in a statement BlackRock Japan said, it was in the process of hiring former Bank of Japan policymaker Takako Masai as an external board member, effective from Tuesday. Masai served as the sole female member of the central… Read More ›
In a statement Binance said, it had appointed former U.S. Treasury criminal investigator Greg Monahan as its global money laundering reporting officer, in an effort to reinvent itself as a regulated financial firm from being one of the world’s largest… Read More ›
On Thursday Barclays said, it has appointed Ingrid Hengster as the CEO for Germany; the bank also appointed her as its global chairman for investment banking. Hengster joins from KfW Bankengruppe. The move in a series of appointments sees Barclays… Read More ›
On Thursday, in a statement Netflix Inc said, it has hired a former Facebook executive to lead its video games unit. The development comes at a time when the company is ramping up its efforts to grow beyond its traditional… Read More ›
In a statement Boeing Co said, it has tapped former General Electric executive Brian West as its chief financial officer. The development comes two months after the surprise retirement of finance chief Greg Smith. West is scheduled to take charge on August… Read More ›
In a statement, Boeing Co said, veteran lobbyist and political strategist Tim Keating, who helped navigate the company through its worst-ever crisis following the fatal 737 MAX crashes, has left the company. An internal memo from Boeing’s CEO Dave Calhoun to… Read More ›
