Posts Tagged ‘appoints’
Dasin Retail Trust appoints ex-Sino Ocean man as acting CEO of trustee-manager, following firing of Wang Qiu
A FORMER employee of Sino-Ocean Group has been appointed as the acting chief executive officer of the trustee-manager of Dasin Retail Trust. The appointment of 36-year-old Wang Peng was announced by the trustee-manager on Friday (Feb 23) night, a day after the appointment took effect. This follows the Feb 17 announcement by the trustee-manager that…
Read MoreMorningstar appoints South-east Asia managing director in newly created role
MORNINGSTAR has appointed Shihan Abeyguna as managing director, South-east Asia. This is a newly created role at the American financial services firm. The appointment is in addition to his current role as head of business development, Asia and regional leader, South-east Asia. Abeyguna will continue to report to Julie Willoughby, head of global sales at…
Read MoreAztech Global reports ‘cybersecurity incident’, appoints forensic advisers to investigate
TECHNOLOGY solutions provider Aztech Global on Tuesday (Feb 13) said it recently experienced a “cybersecurity incident” where cybercriminals gained unauthorised access to its IT network and deployed a ransomware attack. Based on the information available to date, the incident does not have any material impact to Aztech Global’s financials or operations, it said in a…
Read MoreDasin Retail Trust appoints new CIO after firing previous executive demanding alleged outstandings
THE trustee-manager of Dasin Retail Trust has appointed a new chief investment officer (CIO) after firing the previous CIO who demanded alleged outstandings owed by the trustee-manager, based on its bourse filing on Tuesday (Feb 13). It received letters of demand on Jan 24 from four individuals: its chief executive officer Wang Qiu, chief financial…
Read MoreGM appoints former Tesla executive as V-P of battery unit
GENERAL Motors (GM) on Thursday (Feb 8) named former Tesla executive Kurt Kelty to the newly created role of vice-president of its battery unit. Kelty led Tesla’s battery development team for 11 years and played a key role in setting up Tesla’s first Gigafactory, before joining silicon anode maker Sila Nanotechnologies. The move comes as…
Read MoreWho is Richard Lobo; Tech Mahindra appoints ex-Infosys veteran as chief people officer
Tech Mahindra appoints ex-Infosys veteran Richard Lobo as chief people officerIANS Tech Mahindra on Wednesday announced the appointment of Richard Lobo, former Infosys executive vice-president and head of human resources, as its chief people officer. Lobo’s appointment comes as part of Tech Mahindra’s ongoing leadership restructuring under Managing Director and CEO Mohit Joshi. “With over…
Read MoreSam Altman: ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Fires Top Boss For Not Being ‘Consistently Candid’ With Board; Appoints Mira Murati as Interim CEO
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been fired by the company responsible for ChatGPT in a shock shakeup, following a review that concluded he was “not consistently candid in his communications with the board,” the Microsoft-backed firm said on Friday. The company announced that Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati would take on the role of interim…
Read MoreAlexander McQueen Appoints New Designer Sean McGirr
Sean McGirr becomes only its third creative director since the label was founded in 1992 AFP British fashion house Alexander McQueen on Thursday announced the appointment of a new head designer, Sean McGirr, replacing Sarah Burton who had led the label since the death of its founder. The Irish-born McGirr is not a household name…
Read MoreMukesh Ambani Sets The Stage For Reliance Succession, Appoints All 3 Children To Board
Asia’s richest man and Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has set the stage for the succession plan at Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) after appointing his three children, Akash, Isha, and Anant, to the board as non-executive directors. As Mukesh Ambani’s three children were appointed to the board of Reliance Industries, India’s largest company in terms of…
Read MoreRishi Sunak appoints Suella Braverman as UK Home Secy, kicks off new controversy
Who is Rishi Sunak? The new prime minister of UK UK’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak kicked off a row by reappointing Indian-origin Suella Braverman as Home Secretary, just days after she quit over a technical breach of government rules. Braverman — an outspoken critic of former PM Liz Truss’s economic policy — stepped down…
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