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Uber Eats has moved to appoint Rodrigo Arevalo as its new general manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa, according to Sky News . Arevalo transfers across to Uber's restaurant app business after leading the company's operation in Latin America, turning it into its largest and most profitable region in the world. He will replace Jambu Palaniappan, who left ...
Research from leading recruitment consultants Aaron Wallis has highlighted the most conventional path for aspiring CEOs to reach the top. The study looked in-depth at the 100 most high-profile CEOs around the world, investigating their career trajectories, choices and circumstances that led to them taking on the top job. "In 2018 we are seeing that it is near impossible to lead ...
Volkswagen delivered over 1.5mn vehicles to customers in its first quarter of 2018, breaking the company's record. An increase of 5.9% compared to the equivalent 2017 figure, the German auto giant handed over 1,525,300 vehicles in January, February and March, seeing particular upward trends in Europe. 454,000 units were delivered on the continent in the three-month peri...
Business Chief speaks to Olivier Chavy, CEO of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, about how the Swiss multinational is gearing up for solid growth in Europe this year having made significant strides in the areas of sustainability, technology and hotel design. "We have had so much rain. There is so much flooding in town, it’s insane. I'm obliged to ask th...
The April issue of the Europe edition of Business Chief is now live and available to read HERE . This month’s magazine offers exclusive insight into the hotel and resorts industry as we catch up with Olivier Chavy, CEO of Swiss multinational Mövenpick . Chavy looks back on a successful 2017 for his company, outlines its plans for growth over the coming year and ...
Deutsche Bank has instigated immediate changes to its leadership team by replacing Chief Executive Officer John Cryan with Christian Sewing. Cryan has been challenged by persistent pressures at the German finance group ever since he was appointed in 2015 and now Deutsche Bank has elected to make a swift change at the top after an emergency meeting on Sunday. Share prices in the ...
The French higher education and research institute, École Polytechnique, has partnered with Google France to create an International Academic and Research Chair. The Artificial Intelligence and Visual Computing Chair has been funded by Google France and is part of the President of France’s, Emmanuel Macron, plans to place the nation as a leader of artificial intelligence (A...
The insurance firm based in Switzerland, Swiss Re, is currently in talks regarding a minority stake acquisition with the Japanese holding company, SoftBank. According to Swiss Re, the Japanese firm is not likely to purchase any more than a 10% stake in it. Swiss Re have also reported that talks remain “at an early stage”, covering the acquisition and potential strategic...
The Swedish music streaming platform, Spotify, on 3 April will be publicly traded for the first following its initially US market debut. The firm is anticipated to be worth US$20-25bn in a floatation on the New York Stock Exchange. “Sometimes we succeed, sometimes we stumble. The constant is that we believe we are still early in our journey and we have room to learn and grow,...
Leading Swiss multinational investment bank UBS has announced that it has a nominated two new Board members for election a tthe US Group AG annual general meeting (AGM). The nominees are Jeremy Anderson, former Chairman of Global Financial Services at KPMG between 2010-2017, and Fred Hu, current Chairman of Primavera Capital Group - a position he has held since 2010 - and former Goldman S...
Business Chief profiles Irine Gaasbeek, who has been appointed Country Managing Director for Accenture in the Netherlands. Irine Gaasbeek will move from her role as Accenture Netherlands' finance chief to take over the top job at the beginning of June. Her ascension to the Country Managing Director position marks a notable point of progress for someone who has spent her ...
RCI Banque, the financial institution that works with the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance to help distribute the group's vehicles worldwide, has a new Chief Executive Officer in the shape of Bruno Kintzinger. What makes him perfect for the role? Bruno Kintzinger has accumulated well over 20 years of experience of the Renault Groupe having first joined in 1995. His ini...
Tesco has appointed Guus Dekkers to the role of Chief Technology Officer, replacing Edmond Mesrobian. Here we profile the British retailer's new technology chief. The appointment of former Airbus CIO Guus Dekkers will be viewed as something of a coup for Tesco. Dekkers takes on Tesco's transformation programme on the back of a career that has seen him work with some of th...
Novartis has added a trio of senior staff to its Executive Committee, including Chief Digital Officer Bertrand Bodson. The Swiss pharma giant says it is preparing to 'lead in data and digital' with the promotion of Bodson, along with Global Head Novartis Technical Operations Steffen Lang and new Chief Ethics, Risk and Compliance Officer Shannon Klinger. Bodson, a Be...
Iván de la Sota has been named as Allianz's first Chief Business Transformation Officer as the insurer focuses on building 'future-ready' business models. Previously CEO of Allianz's Spanish division, de la Sota will take charge of a new Board of Management division that hopes to meet the growing demand for digital insurance and investment solutions. The Spanis...
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