LafargeHolcim has appointed Feliciano González Muñoz (54) as new Head of Human Resources, effective 1 May 2018, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Jan Jenisch. The company said he will succeed Caroline Luscombe who has decided to pursue opportunities outside of the company. In line with simplification and lean management, the […]
BP and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) today announced the sanctioning of the ‘Satellite cluster’ project in Block KG D6. The companies are moving forward to develop the Block’s discovered deep-water gas fields in an integrated series of projects, bringing new gas production for India. The ‘Satellite cluster’ is the second […]
Steinhoff Africa said Johan van Zyl has decided to withdraw his candidacy for election to the Steinhoff Supervisory Board and has resigned his position as Supervisory Board member of the Company with immediate effect. The company said van Zyl’s decision will not be put to shareholders at the AGM. Ms. […]
Total E&P UK said that its Managing Director, Elisabeth Proust, will be retiring shortly, after 38 years of working for Total. Elisabeth began her career as a junior drilling supervisor with Elf Aquitaine (now Total) in 1980. An engineer by profession, she worked as one of the company’s development engineering […]
The CEO of Eni, Claudio Descalzi, has revealed that his company will spend about €8 billion in the next four years across its green activities in Italy and ongoing progress in research and development. Claudio Descalzi started by addressing the issue of safety across the company’s activities, as well as […]
Total said it has entered into an agreement with the controlling shareholders of Direct Energie for the proposed acquisition of 74.33% of its share capital. Total said the acquisition at a price of €42 per share, ex-dividend of €0.35 per share, representing an aggregate acquisition price of approximately €1.4 billion. […]
The world’s largest fund manager, BlackRock Inc., said it has signed a definitive agreement under which BlackRock will acquire TCP. TCP is a company focused on middle market performing credit and special situation credit opportunities. The acquisition augments BlackRock’s position as a leading global credit asset manager and advances its […]
McGraw-Hill Education has appointed Nana Banerjee as president and chief executive officer, effective April 23. Dr. Banerjee, 47, is currently group president of Verisk Analytics, a leading data analytics provider, and has a proven track record of driving global growth and exceptional performance in both public and private companies. He […]
Italy’s Eni and Algeria’s SONATRACH said they have signed a series of agreements aimed at strengthening the integration between the two companies in jointly operated activities in the country. Eni said the partnership will be achieved through important synergies that will lead to significant cost savings and improved operational efficiency. […]
Former investors in Konga and iROKO said it has appointed Dame Amelia Fawcett as the chairman of its board of directors. The company said its Nomination Committee proposes the re-election of Board members Wilhelm Klingspor, Erik Mitteregger, Henrik PouIsen, Mario Queiroz and Cristina Stenbeck. The Nomination Committee also proposes the […]