He will be replaced by Michael Heuer, Roche’s regional head of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, until a permanent replacement is found. On Tuesday, Roche disclosed, Roland Diggelmann the head of its diagnostics division will be leaving… Read More ›
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Beijing appoints Zhu Hexin as the vice governor of the PBOC
The appointment comes at a time when the Chinese economy is cooling with record low retail sales, and is showing signs of stress from U.S. sanctions. On Tuesday, in a strategic move China has appointed Zhu Hexin as the vice… Read More ›
Lori Ryerkerk steps down as Royal Dutch Shell’s refining head
Lori Ryerkerk played an instrumental role in consolidating Royal Dutch Shell’s refining operations. She will now be succeeded by Robin Mooldijk. As per an internal memo from Royal Dutch Shell, Lori Ryerkerk, who was instrumental for a significant overhaul of… Read More ›
Ramon Laguarta to be PepsiCo’s CEO, Indra Nooyi its Chairman
Of the 24 years Indra Nooyi has was with PepsiCo, she served 12 years as its CEO. Under her PepsiCo’s shares rose by 78%. On Monday, PepsiCo Inc disclosed that its Chief Executive Indra Nooyi would be stepping down from… Read More ›
Ralf Brandstaetter to be named as VW’s Chief Operating Officer
Ralf Brandstaetter will assume the new role in addition to his existing responsibilities. On Tuesday, German daily Bild reported citing a source familiar with the matter at hand as saying, Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest carmaker, is likely to name Ralf Brandstaetter… Read More ›
Stacey Cunningham appointed first female CEO of the New York Stock Exchange
The development is significant in two ways: Cunningham’s appointment as NYSE’s first CEO and Thomas Farley’s departure from NYSE to head Far Point, a SPAC, that has the backing of Third Point LLC. In a first of its kind, the… Read More ›
Cost to recruit global talent could rise by nearly 300% in UK
Falling back to the Tier 2 visa system, in the event of Britain failing to secure a bilateral agreement with the EU on the movement of people, is likely to be a costly affair given that Tier 2 visa applicants… Read More ›
Alphabet’s Waymo hires Tesla’s chief technical contact with U.S. safety investigators
The hiring is likely to boost safety issues in Waymo’s self-driving cars. Waymo, Alphabet Inc’s self-driving unit stated, it has hired Matthew Schwall. Schwall was Tesla’s main technical contact with U.S. safety investigators. Schwall now joins Waymo’s safety team led… Read More ›
Akira Marumoto to replace Masamichi Kogai as Mazda Motor Corp’s CEO
Masamichi Kogai will now become Mazda Motor’s chairman. On Friday, Mazda Motor Corp stated, Masamichi Kogai, its CEO and president, would be stepping down from office. Akira Marumoto, who currently serves as the company’s vice president and overseas its operations… Read More ›
Uber Technologies wants VMWare’s Zane Rowe as its CFO
Uber needs to fill the post of the CFO before it launches its IPO in 2019. As per a Bloomberg report, Uber Technologies Inc has selected VMware Inc’s Zane Rowe as its top candidate for the post of chief financial… Read More ›