Online grocer Ocado’s appointment of former Marks & Spencer (M&S) boss Sir Stuart Rose has been welcomed by City analyst Shore Capital, while acknowledging the challenges he faces. Knight shift: Sir Stuart Rose faces tough online ...
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The current managing director of Wesfarmers Insurance, Rob Scott, will become finance director of Coles in February. Wesfarmers’ managing director Richard Goyder said Mr Scott has performed extremely well in significantly improving ...
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Global insurer RSA has appointed Mark Walker as the new chief executive of its Hong Kong business, who will report to the company’s Asia head Chris Colahan. Mark has spent three years managing RSA's operations in the Dutch Caribbean ...
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ISIS Innovation, the technology transfer company of the University of Oxford, is expanding Down Under with the appointment of Helen Ujvary as Australian representative for the Isis Enterprise consultancy business. Ujvary was previously ...
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The Board of Directors of Novozymes has appointed Peder Holk Nielsen as President and Chief Executive Officer with effect from April 1, 2013. “I am pleased to announce that Peder Holk Nielsen will succeed Steen Riisgaard as ...
A pair of toy industry specialists have formed a new company: Maad Toys. Directors David Kupse (left) and Alan Smith (right) have set up the Manchester-based initiative, which already has "strong financial backing" and several licences ...
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ToyNews publisher Intent Media has appointed Tony Fane as sales executive. Fane will work across ToyNews and Licensing.biz with sales manager Jodie Holdway. ToyNews publisher Lisa Carter said: "We're delighted to have bolstered the ...
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Woodley Laboratory Diagnostics has recently been appointed as the exclusive distributor for the Arkray Spotchem range of clinical chemistry products in the Middle East. This appointment follows recent negotiations with the Japanese based ...
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The UK Government has announced that Christine Tacon, ex-head of the Co-operative Group's farming business, will be its first Groceries Code Adjudicator. In her new role, Tacon will have the power to launch investigations into suspected ...
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The sharemarket rose yesterday after US housing data suggested economic growth in the world's biggest economy was likely to continue, and above-consensus GDP data from China showed that an economic recovery in Australia's biggest trading ...
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The Australian sharemarket rose after US housing data suggested economic growth in the world's biggest economy was likely to continue, and above-consensus GDP data from China showed that an economic recovery in Australia's biggest trading ...
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John Smedley has received the first Royal Warrant in its 229 year history. Her Majesty The Queen, through her household, has been purchasing fine knitwear directly from John Smedley for several years. The Royal Warrant of Appointment is ...
Redd&Whyte, the specialist developer of enabling liquid handling technology, has announced a further senior appointment as part of a significant restructuring programme, in order to expand Redd&Whyte's customer base across Europe and north ...
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Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. (KMS) has appointed Bill Musiak as commercial director, Water and Wastewater for North America. Musiak will focus on growing the customer base for KMS and providing leadership to the company’s water and ...
When you think of office furniture, you probably think of pretty standard stuff: burlap office cubicles, black mesh ergonomic chairs, and long conference tables made of laminate, plastic, or wood. And while those things are the vanilla ice ...
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