Tesco is reported to be close to appointing a chief executive for its UK division, with its COO in the country, Chris Bush, said to be a frontrunner. The role has been vacant since Richard Brasher stepped down in March, which Tesco said ...
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Security software vendor Symantec said Wednesday that Enrique Salem, its president and CEO, had stepped down effective immediately, after the company reported that its revenue for the quarter ended June 29 grew just 1% year-over-year to ...
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Yahoo's new CEO, Marissa Mayer, was absent from the company's quarterly earnings call on Tuesday, disappointing any analysts who might have been hoping for an early clue about the direction she will chart for the company. Yahoo CFO Tim ...
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Microsoft has sold 40 million licenses of the Windows 8 OS since its launch a month ago. “We believe Windows 8 is shaping up is as one of the company’s most successful products,” said Tami Reller, Microsoft’s chief ...
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Mr Pankaj Gautam has been appointed as joint managing director & CEO of Visa Steel. Prior to joining Visa Steel, Mr Gautam was CEO of Bhilai Steel Plant. Mr Vishal Agarwal, currently managing director of Visa Steel has been appointed as ...
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The CEO of Russian retailer X5 Retail Group Andrei Gusev has quit after just one year in the role. Gusev's departure is effective immediately, X5 said today (13 July), but he will remain with Russia's largest retailer by sales in an ...
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Forget cheap shoes.China is leaping up the technology ladder at a rate that has caught its competitors off guard,not least in renewable energy. The pace of the country's progress was on full display last week at an energy conference in ...
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The appointment of former Tesco UK chief Richard Brasher as Pick n Pay's new CEO last week may not be enough to turn around the fortunes of the South African supermarket operator, some analysts have suggested. Brasher, who will relocate ...
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Genworth Financial, a life and mortgage insurer, has agreed to pay a sum of $2.25m to its former chief executive Michael Fraizer, as part of an separation agreement. Fraizer, who has been associated with the firm since 2004, stepped down ...
GreenWood International Insurance Services (GWI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pan-American Insurance, has named Joseph Sullivan as its chief executive officer. Sullivan will succeed Daniel Boisvert, who has stepped down after floating a ...
SUN VALLEY, IDAHO (BRAIN)—Terry Duran has stepped down as the national sales manager for Scott Sports' U.S. bicycle division. It's a role Duran had held since it was created in January 2011. He had worked for Scott in various sales ...
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British Insurance firm Aviva's chief executive officer Andrew Moss has stepped down from his position with immediate effect after shareholder revolt over pay. The board has requested chairman designate John McFarlane to become ...
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The IT underpinning the government's flagship £2.2bn Universal Credit programme is again being called into question, with reports that the project is now a year behind schedule and £100m over budget due to software issues. The ...
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Marks and Spencer Group plc (M&S) announces two new appointments to its General Merchandise management team that complete the new team structure recently outlined by John Dixon. The new structure realigns responsibilities, ensures greater ...
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Malcolm Whitehouse, programme director for the government's £2.2bn Cinitiative, has stepped down from the role. Whitehouse is to be replaced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits director Hilary Reynolds and will ...
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