Did Microchip Technology get ahead of itself last week by suggesting that its downward revenue forecast was a negative bellwether for the whole semiconductor market? Or is there a macro-economic weakness, foreshadowed by Microchip, that ...
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B&G Foods has appointed Robert Cantwell as its next president and chief executive officer, effective 1 January 2015. Cantwell, 57, who currently serves as the company's executive vice president of finance and chief financial officer, will ...
Maroon Group has announced the addition of Brian Wilson as Chief Financial Officer. Wilson brings with him to Maroon financial expertise with multi-billion dollar Fortune 500 and private-equity owned companies. Prior to joining Maroon ...
Mondelez International, an American multinational confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate, has named Brian Gladden, 49, as their new chief financial officer. Gladden, a former CFO of Dell, will be assuming office from December 1. ...
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Electronics manufacturer AVX Corp. will pay $1.2 million to the owners of 42 properties in Myrtle Beach where groundwater contaminated by the toxic degreaser trichloroethylene was discovered, according to a preliminary settlement approved ...
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Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) says that Raja Parvez has stepped down as CEO and as a member of the board of ...
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Mexican steelmaker Industrias CH (ICH) expects to increase its steel production in line with new energy reform and growth in the automotive sector. Sergio González, chief financial officer of the company, said that the installed ...
REI promoted Eric Artz, chief financial officer, to the additional role of chief operating officer, and Susan Viscon, vice president of merchandising, to senior vice president of merchandising. Artz and Viscon are part of the company's ...
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Martin Brandt, board member and COO of Zumtobel Group, has terminated his management board contract, which was scheduled to run until 30 April 2015, with effect from 31 July 2014. The resignation follows a period of upheaval for the Group ...
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For its fiscal first-quarter 2015 (to 28 June 2014), RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA has reported record revenue of $316.3m, up 23.6% on $256m last quarter and up 8% on $293m a year ago (and well above the $305m forecast at the ...
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For fiscal third-quarter 2014 (ended 27 June), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $587m, up 22% on $481m last quarter and 34.6% on $436.1m a year ...
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AVX Corporation (NYSE: AVX) today reported preliminary unaudited results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2014. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John Gilbertson, stated, “We saw improved first quarter operating results ...
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Specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has signed a new US$125m senior secured multi-currency revolving syndicated credit facility that will replace its existing US$100m senior secured ...
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The first Tire Choice stores opened for business in May 2004. Monro Muffler Brake Inc. has signed a definitive agreement with Hennelly Tire & Auto Inc.to acquire 35 The Tire Choice & Total Car Care stores in Florida, a new state for ...
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Trico Products Corp. has signed a definitive agreement under which Crowne Group LLC will acquire the company from funds managed by Kohlberg & Co. L.L.C. Trico will maintain its headquarters in Rochester Hills, Mich., and the current ...
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