Sue Desmond-Hellmann follows in Sheryl Sandberg’s footsteps and joins the board of Facebook. Sue Desmond-Hellman is currently the Chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco and also services on the board of directors ...
Oerlikon Group reports full year and fourth quarter 2012 results. -Oerlikon increased profitability to EBIT margin of 14.5 % -EBIT up by 32.4 % to CHF 421 million; EBIT margin at 14.5 % -Strong margin improvement in Textile, Drive ...
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The relationship between Ferrari and tech giant Apple is set to expand, with the Italian supercar maker’s CEO hinting at future endeavours during the Geneva motor show. Bloomberg reports Ferrari CEO Luca di Montezemolo confirmed the ...
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M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes analog semiconductors, components and subassemblies for RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications) says that Mark Edelstone will join its board of directors as an ...
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Despite a clear market slowdown in Europe, Georg Fischer generated a turnover of CHF 3.6 billion in 2012, 3 percent above the 2011 figure. On a like-for-like basis, sales reached the same level as in 2011. All three divisions both ...
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Global steelmaker ArcelorMittal has announced the approval by its board of directors of phase two of the company's mining operations in Liberia. The second phase of the project will bring the annual capacity of the iron ore mine from 4 ...
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Marg Webb, IGMA - At the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance’s (IGMA) 2013 Annual Conference, held February 5-8 in New Orleans, Louisiana, many of IGMA’s task groups and committees held meetings. These groups met to discuss ...
Checkpoint Systems, Inc. announced the appointment of Marc T. Giles to its board of directors, effective immediately. Mr. Giles spent most of his career with industrial technology companies beginning in sales and marketing before ...
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Checkpoint Systems, Inc. announced the Company’s intention to sell its U.S. and Canadian CheckView business. Following an extensive review of Checkpoint’s portfolio in 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that ...
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Advanced Photonix Inc of Ann Arbor, MI, USA (which designs and makes APD, PIN, and FILTRODE photodetectors, HSOR high-speed optical receivers, and T-Ray terahertz instrumentation) has acquired certain assets of Silonex Inc of Montreal, ...
Tags: Photonix, FILTRODE photodetectors, optoelectronic devices
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker and LED chip packager Lextar Electronics on March 4 released its financial report for the fourth quarter of 2012, with the 2012 business operation swinging from a net loss of NT$138 million in ...
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US-based Private equity firm Genstar Capital has purchased a retail insurance brokerage organization Acrisure, in an undisclosed deal. Acrisure co-founder and CEO Greg Williams said that the deal will offer extra resources and precious ...
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OPEL Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada – which develops III-V semiconductor devices and processes through US affiliate OPEL Defense Integrated Systems (ODIS Inc) of Storrs, CT – says that its board of directors has ...
Cherokee Inc. a global marketer of style-focused lifestyle brands, announced that Mark DiSiena has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company in order to pursue other career opportunities, effective February 25, 2013. Commenting ...
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RAK Ceramics, the world’s largest manufacturer of ceramic and porcelain tiles, has gone live with software solutions from SAP in a bid to markedly improve process efficiency and drive sustainable business growth. Phase one of the ...
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