 BAMBOOHR APPOINTS BRAD RENCHER AS CEO TO ADVANCE MISSION AND DRIVE GROWTH BambooHR, the industry's leading cloud-hosted software provider dedicated to powering the strategic evolution of human resources, today announced Brad Rencher as CEO. Co-founders Ben Peterson and Ryan Sanders will focus on strategic oversight and direction as co-chairmen of the BambooHR board of directors. With 500 employees, 15,000 customers and over a million users worldwide, BambooHR is a leading and innovative platform for Human Resources in the SMB market. CHRISTIAN KOHLPAINTNER TO BECOME NEW CEO OF BRENNTAG AG The Supervisory Board of Brenntag AG appointed Christian Kohlpaintner as the company's next CEO and Member of the Management Board effective January 1st, 2020. Over the last two decades, Christian Kohlpaintner has held various management positions in leading international companies. He joins from Clariant International Ltd. where he was Member of the Executive Committee. Christian Kohlpaintner will succeed the current CEO, Steven Holland, who will leave the company at the same time. Brenntag is the global market leader in chemical and ingredients distribution. Brenntag operates a global network with more than 580 locations in 76 countries. With its global workforce of more than 16,600 employees, the company generated sales of EUR 12.6 billion (USD 13.3 billion) in 2018. SOTHEBY'S NAMES CHARLES F. STEWART AS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Sotheby's has announced the appointment of Charles F. Stewart as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.Mr. Stewart joins Sotheby's from Altice USA, where he has served as Co-President and Chief Financial Officer since 2016. He assumed the role at Altice USA following more than two decades of operations, financial and corporate leadership experience in the U.S., Latin America and Europe, most recently as CEO of Itau BBA International plc. Prior to that, he spent 19 years at Morgan Stanley as an investment banker in various leadership and client-facing roles, based in New York, Brazil and London. MICHAEL KÖNIG APPOINTED NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF ELKEM ASA AND ACQUIRES CHINA'S POLYSIL Current chairman of the board of Elkem ASA, Michael König has assumed the position of CEO of Elkem ASA. Previous CEO, Helge Aasen, will step down after more than ten years in the position and will become a member of the board of directors of Elkem ASA. Hao Zhigang, current member of the board of Elkem, will assume the position of chairman of the board. Founded in 1904, Elkem is one of the world's leading suppliers of silicon-based advanced materials with operations throughout the value chain from quartz to specialty silicones, as well as attractive market positions in specialty ferrosilicon alloys and carbon materials. Elkem is a publicly listed company on the Oslo Stock Exchange, and is headquartered in Oslo. The company has 6200 employees with 27 production sites and sales offices in a total of 28 countries worldwide. Elkem ASA has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the shares in Polysil, a leading Chinese silicone elastomer & resins material manufacturer with strong positions in baby care and food grade silicones, as well as silicone products for the electronics and medical markets. Polysil and Elkem's complementary product and market positions provide a solid platform for further specialisation and growth in China and globally. Polysil is a privately owned company with more than 400 employees located in Zhongshan in Guangdong, China. The company has two production facilities and a research and development centre with more than 50 scientists.
NIGERIAN CEO WINS JACK MA'S AFRICAN BUSINESS HERO AWARD A Nigerian entrepreneur has taken home the top prize at the Jack Ma Foundation's first annual prize for African businesses. Temie Giwa-Tubosun walked away with the top $250,000 cash prize from the $1 million available from the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI), started by Chinese investor Jack Ma. The organization says it will award a $1m grant to 10 African entrepreneurs every year for the next 10 years.Giwa-Tubosun is the founder and CEO of LifeBank, a Lagos-based blood and oxygen delivery company that connects registered blood banks to hospitals and patients in need of urgent blood supplies. She said: "The Africa Netpreneur Prize will give me the resources to grow LifeBank and expand our presence in Nigeria and throughout the rest of Africa. I look forward to continuing my journey to solve problems and make a significant impact on the future of Africa." BOEING ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP CHANGES Boeing announced that its Board of Directors named current Chairman, David L. Calhoun, as Chief Executive Officer and President, effective January, 2020. Mr. Calhoun will remain a member of the Board. In addition, Board member Lawrence W. Kellner will become non-executive Chairman of the Board effective immediately. Mr. Calhoun said, "I strongly believe in the future of Boeing and the 737 MAX. I am honored to lead this great company and the 150,000 dedicated employees who are working hard to create the future of aviation." RICH WUERTHELE NAMED PRESIDENT & CEO OF CRAYOLA Rich Wuerthele, an executive with more than 30 years in the consumer goods industry, will join Crayola as the new CEO. Rich will be joining Crayola from Newell Brands, where he has been the CEO of their Home Fragrance portfolio, including the notable Yankee Candle brand. Home Fragrance is a global consumer products business with 450 company-owned retail stores. Crayola LLC, a business of Hallmark Cards, Inc., is the worldwide leader in children's creative expression products. NATURA & CO TO CLOSE ACQUISITION OF AVON, CREATING THE WORLD'S 4TH-LARGEST PURE-PLAY BEAUTY GROUP Natura & Co announced that it expects to close the acquisition of Avon Products, Inc. and appoint the new senior leadership team to drive the company's next phase of growth.The landmark transaction creates the world's fourth-largest pure-play beauty company. The combination of Avon, Natura, The Body Shop and Aesop significantly amplifies the reach of a multi-channel, multi-brand group that will be an unparalleled leader in the Direct-to-Consumer space, bringing beauty to over 200 million consumers across the world. Natura &Co will hold leading positions in relationship selling, on and offline, through both Avon and Natura, with over 6.3 million Consultants and Representatives. The group will also have a strong position in retail with more than 3,000 stores and an expanded digital presence across all the companies. Natura &Co will have combined annual gross revenues of over US$10 billion, more than 40,000 associates, a broad and complementary product portfolio across key categories and a global footprint in over 100 countries. BMC APPOINTS TECHNOLOGY LEADER AYMAN SAYED AS PRESIDENT AND CEO BMC, a global leader in IT solutions for the digital enterprise, has announced that Ayman Sayed has joined BMC as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Sayed succeeds Bob Beauchamp, who joined BMC as interim CEO in April 2019 and will continue his service to the company as Chairman of the Board. BMC delivers software, services, and expertise to more than 10,000 customers, including 92% of the Forbes Global 100. THOMAS YOON NAMED PRESIDENT / CEO, LG ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA Global innovator LG Electronics Inc. has named Thomas Yoon President / CEO of LG Electronics North America. Effective Jan, 2020, he will be the company's most senior executive in the Western Hemisphere. Media Partner - News and Articles> CEO OF THE YEAR AWARDS - THE BEST LEADERS OF 2019 WORLD BIZ MAGAZINE - AUTUMN 2019 ISSUE WORLD BANK AWARDS 2019 - THE BEST BANKS FOR BUSINESS CSR LEADER 100 - THE MOST RESPONSIBLE COMPANIES WORLD FDI AWARDS 2019 - THE BEST INVESTMENT DESTINATIONS DESTIG ART INVESTMENT: TOP EMERGING ARTISTS Comments are closed.
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