Nestle executive Stuart Irvine is to become CEO of Australian dairy-to-beer group Lion next year. Irvine will replace Rob Murray in January. Lion announced in February that Murray, himself a former Nestle executive, would leave the Pura ...
The new bluetooth low energy application software includes a master-slave feature that enables a CC254x SoC to support both master and slave modes at different times Wireless connectivity applications provider Texas Instruments (TI) has ...
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UK retailer The Co-operative Group has added to its food management team with the appointment of executives from Tesco and Asda. Matt Hood will join the Co-op next month as head of commercial trading for dairy, chilled prepared foods and ...
Chiquita Brands International has appointed a CEO to replace Fernando Aguirre who announced his decision to step down amid a company revamp in August. Edward Lonergan, most recently CEO of hygiene solutions firm Diversey Inc, will take up ...
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US produce giant Chiquita Brands International has appointed CFO Brian Kocher to the newly-created position of COO as it looks to restructure the business. In line with its new strategic direction, the company said it is consolidating ...
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US egg firm Cal-Maine Foods has given its chairman Fred Adams emeritus status following his decision to step down from the role for health reasons. Cal-Maine said Adams will be named chairman emeritus in recognition of his long service ...
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Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has reaffirmed its mid-term guidance, depsite booking a drop in full-year profit. In the 12 months to the end of August, the company reported a net profit of CHF142.6m (US$151.7m), down from CHF178.6m ...
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The Metropolitan Police Service's IT director talks to Computer Weekly about the Olympian challenges facing IT transformation at the Met now the London 2012 Games are over. Steve Whatson(pictured),director of ICT for the Olympics and ...
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Almost seven years since Tesco first announced its plan to enter the US, the UK retailer has today (5 December) said it is "likely" to quit the market. Tesco said it would take too long for its Fresh & Easy chain to reach the "scale and ...
HMRC has admitted running over budget on its Real Time Information(RTI)development,the PAYE system crucial to the roll-out of Universal Credit next year. Some 124m euros had originally been earmarked for the project in 2010,said David ...
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Legal & General, a UK based provider of risk, savings and investment management products has appointed its chief financial officer Nigel Wilson to succeed Tim Breedon as the new chief executive of the company from 30 June 2012. According ...
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Max Ritchie has announced his resignation as general manager of Office Choice, effective 12 September. "This was not a decision that I have come to lightly but after 14 years with the group and over seven of those as general manager, the ...
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Packaging materials, systems and equipment maker Sealed Air said that its chief executive officer William V. Hickey will retire in March 2013. Hickey will continue to serve as CEO of the company but will relinquish the title of president. ...
Indo Rama Synthetics (India) Limited, India's largest dedicated polyester manufacturer, announced its un-audited results for Q2 and H1 ended September 30, 2012. Net sales for Q2 2012-13 stood at Rs 734.50 crore as against Rs 771.71 crore ...
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ING has appointment Delfin Rueda and Dorothee van Vredenburch as members of the Management Board Insurance EurAsia (MBE), effective from 1 November 2012. As a chief financial officer (CFO) within the MBE, Rueda will be responsible for all ...
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