The firm is continuing its plans for international growth with new product and business development across new markets. Educational construction toy firm, Engino Toy Systems has appointed a new vice president of international in the form ...
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The UK Government is investing £35m in an expanded automotive business zone in Whitley, near Coventry. The move is expectd to create about 3,000 engineering and advanced manufacturing jobs. The investment will also improve ...
Cargill has appointed Chuck Gitkin as chief marketing officer (CMO) for North America protein business. He will also be a member of the Cargill Protein Group’s leadership team. Previously, Gitkin was senior vice president of ...
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Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has appointed Denise Haylor to its board of directors and as chair of the board's Compensation Committee during an "important ...
DENSO Corp has signed technical advisory contract with Carnegie Mellon University professor Takeo Kanade to advance its knowledge in artificial intelligence. Through this contract, DENSO is looking to advance its artificial intelligence ...
Steinhoff UK Bedding, manufacturer of beds and mattresses under the Relyon, Dunlopillo, Myers and Slumberland brands, plans to bolster its sales functions to support its growth in the independent retail sector. Paul Little, head of the ...
The show continues to gain momentum across Europe, a territory in which ITV believes it has the potential to become one of the most popular boys's properties. ITV Studios Global Entertainment has detailed its plans to launch Thunderbirds ...
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One of Great Britain’s most established and innovative bed makers, Harrison Spinks, has appointed a finance and business expert as head of business change, in order to drive the company forward and achieve its vision to double its ...
Grundfos has appointed Thomas Morrison as executive vice president of the company’s US Water Utility business. Reporting directly to Jonathan Hamp-Adams, the recently appointed general manager of Grundfos USA, Morrison will have ...
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The Retail Food Group (RFG) has confirmed it is not currently engaged in any discussions to acquire Eagle Boys Pizza after its head office entered into voluntary administration late last week. SV Partners were appointed as the ...
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Volkswagen is planning to build electric vehicles in North America by 2020, in a bid to regain its lost image following the diesel emission scandal. The announcement was made by newly appointed Volkswagen America head Hinrich Woebcken ...
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“With 25 years of experience in the gift industry and a passion for art and craft products, Cuckoo is the most natural and perfect fit for Skinny Sketcher,” said founder and director Gillian Logan. Skinny Sketcher has ...
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McDonald’s global turnaround is coming to fruition. The global re-vitalisation is being driven by the new management headquartered in Chicago. There are numerous lessons that can be learnt on how big companies can successfully ...
For fiscal third-quarter 2016 (to end-May), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $2.38m (slightly below the expected $2.4-3m), down 18% on $2.92m last quarter and down 47% on $3.5m a year ...
Kering chairman and chief executive Franis-Henri Pinault told the Financial Times that Puma was not for sale for the time being. He further said the company, which also owns a number of luxury brands including Gucci, Bottega Veneta and ...
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