Markus Tacke has been appointed CEO of Siemens Energy Sector's Wind Power Division. The 48-year-old Tacke (in photo) will take the helm August 1, 2013. He succeeds Felix Ferlemann who, at 53, is leaving the company by mutual agreement to ...
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The Bentley Continental GT3 race car will make its official debut at next week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed ahead of the marque’s long-awaited return to racing later this year. Previewed by the Bentley Continental GT3 concept ...
The hardcore Peugeot 208 T16 has completed its first official practice session at Pikes Peak ahead of the Colorado hill climb’s competitive start on June 30. With nine-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb at the helm, the ...
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Europe will see no new companies with the power of Apple or Facebook for some while yet, Parallels virtualisation platform founder Serguei Beloussov (pictured) has said, amid a grim outlook for the existing crop of technology giants. ...
Yahoo has concluded a $1.1bn (£725m) deal to acquire Tumblr, the microblogging and social networking website, which achieved revenues of just $13m (£8.56m) in its last financial year. The deal is the largest undertaken by ...
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Aston Martin Chief Executive, Dr Ulrich Bez, is expected to step down at the end of the year after 13 years at the helm, according to the Sunday Times. Bez, who turns 70 this year, will reportedly move into an ambassadorial role with the ...
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ABB Chief Executive Officer Joe Hogan has decided to leave ABB for private reasons. A date for his departure has not yet been decided. Hogan will continue to lead ABB until a successor is announced. He is committed to a smooth transition. ...
May 10, 2013 - Citing private reasons, ABB CEO Joe Hogan (in photo) is leaving the company. His departure date has not been set, says ABB, and he will continue to lead the company until a successor is found. “This has been a ...
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More and more banks in Germany are facing declining returns and weak growth. Against the backdrop of the euro crisis, the eleven largest German banks saw their year-on-year earnings before tax drop by one third during the first half of 2012 ...
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Huawei's CEO hasn't spoken to the press in 26 years After 26 years at the helm of Huawei, the company's CEO and Founder Mr. Ren Zhengfei, has given his first ever press briefing outlining Huawei's business ambitions including addressing ...
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Taiwan 2.0 is taking shape on this industrious island with a generation of factory founders nearing retirement, clearing the way for their children to assume new leadership roles. It's a transition phase that is natural, given the fact ...
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The chairman of Yahoo's board of directors has stepped down from that position and will leave the board entirely later this year, Yahoo said Thursday. Fred Amoroso won't be seeking reelection when shareholders vote for board members at ...
Lehmbruck-Museum Opened in 1964, this museum in Duisburg is dedicated to one of the great sons of the city - the sculptor Wilhelm Lehmbruck. Optec LED spotlights in the ...
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Head ten minutes south of LAX on the 405, exit at El Segundo and you'll blunder upon a 200,000-square-foot concrete bunker lurking among the strip malls in this seedy bit of Los Angeles County. The low-slung structure, surrounded by a black ...
Even though PC shipments were down 14% last quarter, Microsoft's Windows division yesterday posted revenue about the same as the last year, making up for slumping sales to OEMs with impressive growth in long-term licensing agreements sold ...
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