The Volkswagen Polo R WRC car will make its World Rally Championship (WRC) debut at round one of the 2013 season in France at the Rallye Monte-Carlo marking the German brand’s first ever foray into the FIA series. With two ...
The CEO of Iglo Group, Martin Glenn, has announced his intention to step down after six years at the helm. jGlenn, who has led the business since the Permira-backed buyout in 2006, will remain as an investor in the business and stay on ...
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Putting behind the gloom of 2012 Chinese economy and industry seems to be warming up for an auspicious entry into 2013 at long last. Q4 has seen sudden turn of events kindling hopes of revival in Chinese steel industry backed by impressive ...
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The chairman and CEO of US retailer Safeway Inc, Steve Burd, has announced his intention to retire. Burd, who joined Safeway in 1992 as president, will step down at the company's annual stockholders meeting on 14 May. The group said it ...
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Revolutionary vehicle designer Peter Schreyer has been elevated to the position of president at Kia Motors Corporation. German-born Schreyer is the first foreigner to assume the role at the South Korean company, and becomes one of three ...
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The Ford Focus ST has blown onto the hot-hatch scene. Will it cause a hurricane to rip through the rock-solid Volkswagen Golf GTI and Renault Megane RS265? Words: Jez Spinks. Photos: Chris Brasher. Hands up if you still think you can only ...
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IDG News Service-Intel CEO Paul Otellini will retire as an officer and director of the company in May,ending a four-decade career with the company.Otellini is to retire during a stockholders meeting within six months,making sure the ...
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Network World - Cisco CEO John Chambers says he may retire in two to four years and named several executives who could succeed him, according to Bloomberg. There are as many as 10 candidates to assumed leadership of Cisco when Chambers ...
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On June 28,Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins announced the company's latest financials in a particularly grim earnings call.Heins reported a first-quarter loss of$518 million,or 99 cents a share.Overall sales for the period were$2.8 ...
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IDG News Service - Hewlett-Packard's bombshell revelation that it would take a $8.8 billion non-cash writedown after allegedly discovering major accounting fraud related to its Autonomy business unit has rocked the tech world. But the ...
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Computerworld - With Intel CEO Paul Otellini looking to retire next May, the company's board of directors is already on the hunt for his successor. Now the question is who will make the chip maker's short list to take the helm. Intel's ...
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Woodland, the leading Adventure Outdoor gear brand formally announced the launch of its initiative 'Leave No Trace' in Goa while partnering with Asia’s most awaited music & dance festival - Sunburn Goa 2012. Mr. Harkirat Singh, ...
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Taipei, Dec. 27, 2012 (CENS)--Following the passing away of Jeffery Koo sr., late chairman of Chinatrust Financial Holding, the company has formed a new top management team, as its board of directors resolved yesterday (Dec. 26) to appoint ...
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Research into the UK outsourcing sector in 2010 found that 7.4% of the UK’s total production came from outsourcing, and about a third of that – some 38.7bn – was IT outsourcing. It is a sector that adapts to market ...
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Andorran mountain bike brand Commencal is back in the U.S. market after a two-year hiatus, this time with a plan to sell directly to consumers online. A new subsidiary, Commencal America, is up and running in Las Vegas with JM Gagne ...
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