Category: names

  • Veuve Clicquot names 2025 Bold Woman Award finalists, celebrating the next generation of female leaders

    Veuve Clickquot has announced the brief list of her bold woman and her future bold awards for 2025, to honor six entrepreneurs and leaders who reshape their industries through innovation, design and social influence. Now in its 53rd year, the award is the longest international prize of its kind, providing…

  • Veuve Clicquot names 2025 Bold Woman Award finalists, celebrating the next generation of female leaders

    Veuve Clickquot has announced the brief list of her bold woman and her future bold awards for 2025, to honor six entrepreneurs and leaders who reshape their industries through innovation, design and social influence. Now in its 53rd year, the award is the longest international prize of its kind, providing…

  • Trump Names Mark Uyeda Acting Chairman

    United States President Donald Trump, in a successive move, appoints Mark Ueda is acting president To the US Securities and Exchange Commission after his predecessor, Gary Gensler, resigned at a very difficult time due to growing tensions over its approach to regulating cryptocurrencies. The White House statement revealed it Appointment…

  • Stonehage Fleming names group CEO

    Stonehage Fleming, a multifamily office, has appointed Stuart Parkinson as group chief executive. Parkinson, who joins from Lombard International Group, brings to his role extensive experience in international banking and finance. At Lombard, Parkinson will serve as group CEO, overseeing the significant growth and eventual sale of the company. He…

  • Israel receives names of three hostages to be freed today

    The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed that it has obtained the names of the three Israeli hostages that Hamas is scheduled to release today under the temporary ceasefire agreement reached last week that took effect this morning. Shahav Gonen, the sister of Romi Gonen (24 years old), who was kidnapped in…

  • Wells Fargo names Citi ‘dominant pick’, predicts stock to double in three years

    Written by Manya Saini (Reuters) – Citigroup shares could double in value over the next three years as the Wall Street lender’s profits rise, Wells Fargo analysts wrote in a note to clients on Friday, calling it a top brokerage pick in the big-bank sector. Chief Executive Jane Fraser has…

  • Australia Names Fry-McKibbin, Baker to RBA’s Monetary Board

    Breadcrumb links BMN Business Australia has appointed Rene Fry McKibben, who was involved in the review of the central bank, and former Bendigo and Adelaide Bank chief executive Marnie Baker to the Reserve Bank’s new monetary policy committee. Article writer: Bloomberg News Swati Pandey and Ben Westcott Posted on December…

  • Pixellot names Doron Gerstel CEO

    Gerstle takes over from Alun Werber, who has led the sports broadcasting technology company for nearly a decade. Former Perion Network (TASE: PERI, Nasdaq: PERI) CEO Doron Gerstel has been named CEO of pixellota privately held company providing AI-based solutions for sports broadcast production and video training technology. Gerstle will…

  • X names Brazil legal representative as it fights ban in the country By Reuters

    BRASILIA (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s social media company X has appointed a legal representative in Brazil, lawyers for the company said on Friday, a move that would address one of the demands imposed by Brazil’s Supreme Court to allow the company to operate in the country. Andre Zonaro and Sergio…

  • Nike names former executive Elliott Hill as CEO

    Nike Inc. (NKE) announced a new chief executive on Thursday, sending its shares up about 10% in after-hours trading as the company tries to revive sluggish sales growth amid increased competition. Elliott Hill, a former Nike executive who retired in 2020, will return to the company as CEO and president…

  • Amazon names veteran Samir Kumar as new India head By Reuters

    Written by Sai Ishwarbharat B and Varun Vyas Heppalalu (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc appointed Sameer Kumar as its new India chief on Wednesday, handing the reins to a 25-year veteran as the e-commerce giant faces stiff competition and regulatory pressure in the country. Kumar was part of the team that…

  • NICE Systems names new CEO, beats analysts on Q2

    Nice Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: nice – good; level:nice – goodNICE has appointed Scott Russell, a former senior executive at SAP, as its new CEO. He replaces Barak Elam, who announced he would step down at the end of the year when NICE published its first-quarter financial results three months ago,…

  • Customers Bancorp names veteran Allen Love its chief compliance officer By Reuters

    (Reuters) – Customers Bancorp (NYSE:CBM) on Friday named industry veteran Allen Love as its chief compliance and anti-money laundering officer. The announcement comes a day after the US Federal Reserve imposed enforcement action on the bank, which manages $22 billion in assets, over “significant deficiencies” in its risk management and…

  • Walmart is in the spotlight as investors eye defensive names amid market turmoil

    Various photography/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Walmart (New York:WMT) barely moved in early trading Monday, despite a global selloff that rattled investors. The carnage began in Japan, where the Nikkei 225 index plunged 13.2% in its worst session since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown. Adding to the concerns The Bank…

  • Swiss bank Julius Baer names Goldman Sachs executive as new CEO By Reuters

    By John Revell ZURICH (Reuters) – Julius Baer said on Tuesday it had appointed Goldman Sachs partner Stefan Bollinger as its new chief executive, as the Swiss private bank looks to move on from the Signa debacle that cost it millions of dollars and damaged its reputation. The appointment ends…

  • ADM names 3M’s Patolawala as its CFO amid US government investigation By Reuters

    Manufacturing giant 3M said Wednesday that Chief Financial Officer Monish Batulawalla will leave the company at the end of this month, before moving to Archer Daniels Midland as the grain trading company’s new chief financial officer. The company said on Wednesday that Batolawala’s appointment as CEO will take effect on…

  • Sun Valley Conference 2024: The biggest names attending, and notably absent

    Every year, a group of billionaire CEOs, investors, university leaders and politicians gather at Allen & Co.’s Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, for what many have called “summer camp for billionaires.” private An event closed to the press since its inception in 1983, the deals made inside this…

  • Japan names new FX diplomat as yen hits 38-year low By Reuters

    Written by Makiko Yamazaki and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan appointed a new diplomat in charge of foreign exchange on Friday as the yen fell to a 38-year low against the dollar, raising expectations of imminent market intervention by Tokyo to support the battered currency. Atsushi Mimura, a veteran…

  • Citi Trends names Ken Seipel as interim CEO, releases Q1 results By Investing.com

    SAVANNAH, GA – Citi Trends, Inc. announced… (NASDAQ: CTRN), a value-added retailer of apparel, accessories and home trends, announced the appointment of Ken Sippel as interim CEO, effective June 2, 2024. David McQueen has resigned as CEO and member of the Board of Directors but will serve as a senior…

  • Saxo Bank Names Casper Solbakken as the Global Head of Commercial Offering and Experience

    Saxo Bank has appointed Casper Andreas Solbakken as Global Head of Commercial Offerings and Experiences. Solbakken has worked with the online trading and investing company for over 18 years in various positions. Since July last year, he has been Global Head of Products, Pricing and Platforms. 18 years at Saxo…