Movers and Shakers

After 22 years leading aviation consultancy Helios, Nick McFarlane and Dr Mike Shorthose are stepping down from their executive roles as Managing Director and Chairman. They will move to consultancy roles and remain actively...

Africa Finance Corporation is one of the most dynamic organisations on the continent.Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the leading infrastructure development finance institution in Africa, has announced the appointment of Samaila D. Zubairu as...

Leading US digital solutions company Xerox has announced that it has named John Visentin as its new CEO, taking over from Jeff Jacobson in the role.“Xerox today announced that its Board of Directors...

Akira Marumoto has been named CEO of Mazda, and will take over from Masamichi Kogai on June 26, assuming he gains shareholder approval.Marumoto (above) is being elevated into the company's top job from his role...

Atif Al Othri was previously head of corporate banking at Bank Muscat in Saudi ArabiaUAE-based financial services group Shuaa Capital has appointed a new CEO for its fully owned Sharia-compliant business financing arm,...

Michelle Mitchell OBE has been appointed as CEO of Cancer Research UK, replacing Sir Harpal Kumar who is due to stand down in the summer. Michelle Mitchell said: “It’s a privilege to be appointed...

Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka resigned on Friday after being at the helm for a little more than three years, a tenure which had started to show glimpses of revival at India's second largest software services...

Pascal Soirot, the chief executive officer of Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is set to depart the company to become the new CEO of Teva. The report released by Israeli business newspaper Calcalist, said...

Emma Walmsley is CEO Designate of GSK (GlaxoSmithKline plc). She will formally succeed Andrew Witty as GSK CEO when he retires on March 31st 2017. She will join the GSK Board on January 1st 2017.Emma has...

Sweden’s Handelsbanken has dispensed of CEO Frank Vang-Jensen, after a unanimous board decision. The bank said that the decision was purely related to the individual and not in any way tied to the bank’s...