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 ›
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Sandeep Mathrani to head WeWork from February 18, 2020
In a statement WeWork said, it has named real estate industry veteran Sandeep Mathrani as its new chief executive. Mathrani is set to join WeWork as the CEO from February 18, 2020 and will report to Marcelo Claure, who will… Read More ›
Jaguar Land Rover’s CEO Ralf Speth to step down in September 2020
In a report, the Financial Times said citing sources, Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover’s Chief Executive Officer is scheduled to step down later this year in September when his contract ends; he will continue to remain in the company at… Read More ›
JPMorgan Chase & Co plans on cutting 1% of workforce from its consumer division
Bloomberg has reported citing sources briefed on the matter as saying, JPMorgan Chase & Co plans on cutting hundreds of jobs across its consumer division. Bloomberg’s report did not mention the exact number of jobs JPMorgan plans on cutting but… Read More ›
Bernard Looney to be BP’s CFO
In a statement, BP stated, Brian Gilvary, its finance chief who will be stepping down in June 2020 after eight years of service in the company, will be replaced by Bernard Looney, who incidentally will become the company’s chief executive… Read More ›
PSA names Beatrice Foucher and Vincent Cobee to its global executive committee
On Wednesday, French carmaker PSA stated, it has appointed two executives that it had recently recruited from the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance to head its DS and Citroen brands. Both executives have been named to its global executive committee. PSA said Beatrice… Read More ›
Renault hires PSA’s former R&D chief Le Borgne
On Monday, French car marker Renault stated, it has hired Le Borgne, the former chief of research and development at PSA. Le Borgne will be a member of Renault’s executive committee and will report to interim CEO Clotilde Delbos. The… Read More ›
Mark Suzman to replace Sue Desmond-Hellmann as CEO at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
In a statement the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation stated, its Chief Executive Sue Desmond-Hellmann will be stepping down after more than five years, and Mark Suzman will be replacing her. Desmond-Hellmann stated, she was stepping down from the Gates… Read More ›
Larry Page and Sergey Brin step down from Alphabet Inc, Sundar Pichai takes the helm
Google Inc’s Chief Executive Sundar Pichai is set to replace Larry Page as Alphabet Inc’s CEO. Page and Sergey Brin will continue to distance themselves from playing an active role in the management of the company they co-founded 21 years… Read More ›
Daimler AG to cut 10K jobs
Daimler will cut at least 10,000 jobs worldwide over the next three years, said the carmaker in a statement. The move follows job cuts by carmakers in the industry as they deepen their commitments towards electric vehicles, while grappling with… Read More ›