On Monday, Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche stated, it has hired a professor from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as its new head of its U.S. research arm which was responsible for some of it’s best-selling medicines in the last… Read More ›
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Fiserv Inc announces Frank Bisignano as its CEO
In a statement, payments giant Fiserv Inc stated, from July 1, Frank Bisignano will become its chief executive. He will be replacing Jeffery Yabuki, who will remain with the company as its chairman until the end of his term in… Read More ›
Mark Barnett promoted to president of Mastercard International’s European business
On Monday, Mastercard stated it has promoted Mark Barnett to the role of president of its European business; he will be responsible for the payment giant’s strategy and operations across 53 countries. Barnett, previously headed Mastercard’s UK, Ireland, Baltics and… Read More ›
IG Group appoints Charlie Rozes as its CFO
On Monday, the IG Group stated it has appointed Charlie Rozes, the former finance director of Jardine Lloyd Thompson, as its Chief Financial Officer. His appointment at the online trading group comes at a time when the sector is benefiting… Read More ›
Man GLG hires former head of equities from BlackRock
On Thursday, Man GLG, the discretionary investment arm of asset manager Man Group stated, it has hired Andrew Swan from BlackRock to lead its ex-Japan equities business. Swan will join the company in Sydney during the third quarter. He will… Read More ›
Will not layoff employees because of coronavirus pandemic: BlackRock
In a statement, Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock Inc, the world’s largest asset manager, said it will not layoff any of its employees during the year because of the coronavirus outbreak. BlackRock will pay full-time wages to support staff,… Read More ›
Saudi Aramco appoint Mark Weinberger to its board
In a statement, Saudi Aramco said, it has appointed Mark Weinberger to its board of directors as an independent director. Weinberger will replace Andrew Gould, said the company in a statement. Weinberger was the global Chairman and CEO of EY (previously… Read More ›
James Monsees to step down from e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc
E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc stated, its co-founder James Monsees plans on stepping down from the company as an adviser and member of its board. In an internal memo, Monsees, who had previously been the company’s chief product officer, said… Read More ›
Pekka Lundmark to replace Rajeev Suri as Nokia’s CEO after September
On Monday, in a statement, Nokia said, its Chief Executive Rajeev Suri will be stepping down in September and will be replaced by Pekka Lundmark, who until now has been the CEO of Fortum. Suri will be stepping down after… Read More ›
Bob Chapek takes the helm at Walt Disney
In a statement Walt Disney Co stated, its chief exectuive Robert Iger will be stepping down and Bob Chapek, Disney’s Parks head will take over the reins of the company. Disney went on to dd, Iger will continue to keep… Read More ›