Britain’s Vodafone has hired Jean-Francois Van Boxmeer, the current CEO of Heineken, as its chairman. He will succeed Gerard Kleisterlee from November 2020. Van Boxmeer, a Belgian, will join Vodafone as a non-executive director on July 28. Since 2005, Boxmeer… Read More ›
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 ›
In a statement NBCUniversal announced a management reshuffle which saw the entertainment and sports division consolidate under Mark Lazarus, chairman of TV and streaming at NBCUniversal. As part of the management shuffle, Andy Lack who headed the news division will… Read More ›
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 ›
On Friday, Europe’s biggest low cost carrier Ryanair announced, it will be grounding more than 99% of its flights until July. It has also commenced negotiations with Boeing for cutting the number of aircraft deliveries over the next 24 months…. Read More ›
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 ›
On Monday, Finablr said, Ernst & Young LLP has resigned as its auditor following the company not being able to accommodate some of the changes requested by it on time. This includes “changes to the composition of the payments group’s… Read More ›
With many consumers turning to the web to meet their needs during the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in the United States, web giant Amazon.com Inc stated, it will be hiring 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal… Read More ›
Microsoft Corp’s co-founder Bill Gates, who made the software giant one of the world’s most valuable technology companies, has stepped down from the board on Friday. He will now focus on philanthropic works related to climate change, global health and… Read More ›
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 ›
