Volkswagen 'Won't Rule Out' A Pickup Truck, Says CEO
Volkswagen’s North American CEO Kjell Gruner told reporters the company has not ruled out building a pickup truck for the U.S. market, citing the segment’s size and growth potential. He highlighted interest in both B‑ and C‑segment models that could leverage VW’s MQB unibody architecture. The automaker may use its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant to avoid tariffs and likely equip the vehicle with a 2.0‑liter EA888 engine, possibly with hybrid assistance. The comments revive VW’s earlier Tarok and Atlas Tanoak concepts and mark a potential return to U.S. pickups after a 42‑year gap.
Geof Brown: Rethink Everything | Gear Up for Growth
Geoffrey Brown, CEO of the Illinois CPA Society, highlighted three major forces reshaping public accounting: private‑equity pressure driving firms to upgrade governance and client value, a shift toward advisory services that demands curiosity, problem‑solving and critical thinking, and demographic headwinds...
Changes in the Channel: People Moves and Shakeups March 30 - April 03
During the week of March 30‑April 03, a wave of senior appointments swept the technology and cybersecurity sectors. Xerox promoted Louie Pastor to CEO, while Snowflake and several security firms named new chief revenue officers to accelerate go‑to‑market efforts. Delinea, Kai, Appfire,...
Amazon Almost Pulled The Boys' Season 4 Finale, Showrunner Reveals
Amazon Prime Video nearly shelved the season 4 finale of the satirical series The Boys after the July 2024 Trump rally shooting made the original title “Assassination Run” seem insensitive. The decision escalated to CEO Andy Jassy, who ultimately allowed the episode...
ServiceNow CEO Builds New Business Model Around AI
ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott announced that the company’s total addressable market has ballooned to at least $600 billion, up from roughly $90 billion when he took the helm. The rapid leap in AI model capabilities since late 2023 has forced software firms...
Avenue Supermarts Appoints Anshul Asawa as CEO
Avenue Supermarts, the parent of DMart, has installed Anshul Asawa as its chief executive officer and managing director, completing a year‑long succession plan after Ignatius Navil Noronha’s exit on 31 January 2026. Asawa, a former Unilever senior leader with nearly three decades...
FNB CEO Bets on Smaller-Bank Innovation
FNB Corp., a $50 billion‑asset regional lender, says smaller banks can out‑innovate the megabanks by deploying AI‑driven tools more nimbly. CEO Vincent Delie Jr. highlighted the bank’s eStore platform, which consolidates about 50 products into a single application, and its upcoming...
Krishna Kumar Singh Takes Additional Charge as CMD of SAIL
Krishna Kumar Singh, SAIL's director (personnel), took on the additional charge of chairman and managing director on April 2, 2026. He brings almost four decades of experience, having joined the Bhilai Steel Plant as a management trainee in 1987 and...
What’s Really Changing Inside the Airline Industry
Airline executives are in flux as Air Canada’s CEO was ousted over an English‑only crisis statement, while former IAG chief Willie Walsh took the helm of India’s dominant low‑cost carrier IndiGo. At the same time, ITA Airways confirmed its entry...
Amidst Global Uncertainty, Enterprise Tech Spending Holds Steady: Arundhati Bhattacharya
Salesforce South Asia CEO Arundhati Bhattacharya says enterprise technology spending in India remains steady despite global uncertainty and geopolitical tensions. The company completed its Informatica acquisition, adding roughly 5,000 employees and bringing its India headcount to about 17,000. While AI...
Quantic Lab Exits Embracer Group to Operate as an Independent Company Under Founder Ownership
Quantic Lab has exited the Embracer Group and is now an independent studio owned by its founder and CEO, Stefan Seicarescu, effective April 1 2026. The spin‑out gives the outsourcing specialist greater operational flexibility and the ability to respond more quickly to...
EXCLUSIVE: Baccarat Has a New CEO in North America
Baccarat announced Thais Roda as its new chief executive officer for North America, effective Wednesday. Roda arrives from Liaigre Inc., where she drove significant revenue growth and operational restructuring. Her mandate includes boosting the performance of Baccarat's crystal collections, deepening...
Founder Exits Loom over BigBasket, 1mg as Tata Digital Reset Continues
Tata Digital is orchestrating founder exits at its two flagship e‑commerce assets, BigBasket and 1mg, as it moves to install professional CEOs. BigBasket's founders Hari Menon and Vipul Parekh are in final talks to step down and may sell their...
BP Names Carol Howle Deputy CEO to Lead Strategy Overhaul
BP has appointed long‑time executive Carol Howle as deputy chief executive officer, effective immediately. Howle will continue to lead the profitable supply, trading and shipping (ST&S) division while taking charge of BP’s portfolio review, long‑term strategy and sustainability team. The...
Elwood Technologies Appoints Michael Abib as CEO
Elwood Technologies announced Michael Abib as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Chris Lawn. Abib, who joined in 2023 as chief product officer after the Coremont digital‑asset acquisition, has overseen the integration of a full SaaS suite covering execution, portfolio,...
Startup 360: Tim Fung on 13 Years of Being Airtasker-in-Chief
Tim Fung, co‑founder and CEO of Airtasker, reflects on more than a decade of building Australia’s first online job marketplace in episode 51 of Startup 360. He shares a memorable request where a Tasker was asked to fly to the US, retrieve...
Thomas Priore and Priority Close Out 2025 with Record Profits and a Bold Outlook for Priority’s Billion-Dollar Future
Priority Technology Holdings reported full‑year 2025 revenue of $953 million, a 8.3% increase, with adjusted gross profit up 14.2% to $374.7 million and adjusted EBITDA rising 10.2% to $225.2 million. The company’s Payables and Treasury Solutions segments now generate roughly 60% of gross...
Shreehas Tambe Becomes First CEO of Newly Combined Biocon
Shreehas Tambe has been appointed the first chief executive officer of the newly combined Biocon entity, formed after Biocon’s merger with contract‑research firm Syngene. The merged company is valued at roughly $5.5 billion and aims to become India’s largest biotech services...
A Board Asked Its President to Resign. He Won’t.
University of Wisconsin System President Jay O. Rothman wrote to the Board of Regents refusing to resign despite a no‑confidence vote. He said the board gave no specific reasons and threatened to fire him if he did not step down....
Intel CEO: Hiring Zoom’s COO To Lead HR, Legal Affairs Is ‘Central’ To Our Transformation
Intel announced that Aparna Bawa, former Zoom COO and chief legal officer, will assume the combined role of chief legal and people officer in May. The move consolidates Intel's legal, human resources, ethics, and compliance functions under a single executive,...
VW CEO Says Sedans and Hatchbacks Have a Future: 'Heartbeat' Of The Brand
Volkswagen’s U.S. CEO Kjell Gruner said sedans and hatchbacks remain vital to the brand even as SUVs account for roughly 80% of its U.S. sales. The Golf sold about 10,000 units last year and the Jetta moved 54,291, despite a...
Former Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice to Lead Astrion
Tom Vice, former Sierra Space chief executive, has been appointed CEO and executive chair of Huntsville‑based defense contractor Astrion. The company also named former Lockheed Martin Space vice president Eric Brown as president of space operations and ex‑RTX executive Conn...
Drinks With The Deal: Cooley’s Proffitt on Leading Through Change
Rachel Proffitt, Cooley’s partner and CEO, sat down on the Drinks With The Deal podcast to outline her leadership philosophy for navigating rapid change. She highlighted the importance of flexible organizational structures, proactive talent management, and the strategic use of...
Jamie Dimon Warns the U.S. Faces Its Riskiest Moment Since World War II. Here’s Why
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned that the United States is confronting its most complex convergence of threats since World War II, driven by rapid AI advancement, escalating geopolitical tensions, and mounting fiscal strain. He argued that AI could displace large...
Liquidity CEO Discusses UAE’s Strategic Advantage Despite Regional Turmoil
Liquidity, an AI‑driven fintech lender with a multi‑billion‑dollar portfolio, operates its largest office in Abu Dhabi and a second hub in Tel Aviv. Amid escalating US‑Israeli strikes on Iran, more than half of its staff are located in the conflict...
Veteran PRPA, Fairview Terminal Executive to Lead Prince Rupert Port
Kurt Slocombe has been promoted to president and chief executive officer of the Prince Rupert Port Authority. He joined PRPA in 2019 as vice‑president of operations, planning and infrastructure, after earlier managing the Fairview Container Terminal since 2007. As head...
The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Isn't On Pause—And It Could Get A Camping Version, VW CEO Says
Volkswagen announced it will skip the 2026 model year for the ID. Buzz in the United States, moving directly to a 2027 launch. The decision stems from a demand‑supply analysis and aims to avoid a short production run after a delayed...
How Decathlon Plans to Reach One Billion Customers by 2030s
French sports retailer Decathlon posted strong financial results in 2025, with gross merchandise volume reaching €20.7 bn (about $22.6 bn) and net revenue climbing 4% to €16.8 bn ($18.3 bn). Operating profit surged 21% to €1.8 bn ($2.0 bn) and net profit rose 16% to €910 m...
People News: NJDOT, Alstom, Miner
New Jersey Department of Transportation confirmed Priya Jain as its 21st commissioner, also chairing NJ Transit, the Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority. Alstom announced Martin Sion as its new CEO, succeeding Henri Poupart‑Lafarge after a decade that saw revenues...
Myntra CEO Nandita Sinha Set to Exit Amid Leadership Churn at Flipkart Group
Myntra CEO Nandita Sinha is leaving the company after four years, with Flipkart Fashion head Sharon Pais poised to take over. The departure adds to a wave of senior exits at Flipkart, including its CFO, as the group readies for a...
Sam Altman Felt ‘Terrible’ Telling Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro About OpenAI’s Decision to Kill Off Sora, Says Companies Still Looking...
OpenAI announced the shutdown of its Sora video‑generation platform, a move that caught Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro off‑guard and halted Disney’s plan to let fans create AI‑generated versions of over 200 characters. The cancellation puts a $1 billion Disney investment on...
Licata To Lead iHeartMedia’s Multiplatform Group
Ann Marie Licata has been appointed chief executive officer of iHeartMedia’s Multiplatform Group, the company’s largest operating segment that encompasses more than 860 local radio stations, live‑event sponsorships, its Premiere Networks and TTWN radio networks, and data‑targeting products. Licata will...
Conagra Brands Lifts Results with Gains in Frozen, Meat Snacks
Conagra Brands reported a stronger quarter, driven by double‑digit growth in its frozen meals and meat‑snack businesses. Revenue rose 5% year‑over‑year to $5.2 billion, while comparable earnings per share topped analyst forecasts by $0.15. The company highlighted a 12% increase in...
Veolia Names Kirkman Northern Europe CEO
Veolia has appointed Richard Kirkman as chief executive for its Northern Europe region and as group head of growth and innovation, effective 2 April 2026. The role includes leading the UK business and overseeing operations in the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Finland...
Off The Page: Concessions Leaders Discuss Challenges During AXC Roundtable
Airport concession CEOs convened at the 2026 Airport Experience Conference to flag mounting labor costs, aggressive union demands, and the limits of passing wage hikes to passengers. They highlighted the rise of AI and technology as partial mitigants, but noted...
Full Circle Appoints Goleby as CEO
Full Circle Wind Services announced Phil Goleby as its new chief executive officer, effective April 1, 2026, succeeding founder Billy Stevenson who will retire at year‑end. Stevenson will stay on the board through 2026 to aid the transition. Goleby, who joined as...
Myntra CEO Nandita Sinha to Step Down: Report
Flipkart‑owned fashion e‑commerce platform Myntra announced that CEO Nandita Sinha will step down in the coming weeks, ending her tenure that began in 2022. Her departure comes as the company posted an 18‑fold profit jump to roughly $66 million and 18%...
Precisely Appoints Software Industry Veteran Walid Abu-Hadba as Chief Executive Officer
Precisely, the data‑integrity specialist backed by Clearlake Capital and other investors, announced Walid Abu‑Hadba as its new chief executive officer, effective immediately. Abu‑Hadba replaces Josh Rogers, who will stay on the board as Vice Chairman. The veteran product leader arrives...
Microsoft’s New ‘Superintelligence’ Game Plan Is All About Business
Microsoft has appointed its first CEO of AI, Mustafa Suleyman, to steer a "superintelligence" agenda centered on business value. A March restructuring merged enterprise and consumer AI groups under the Copilot banner, freeing Suleyman to focus on frontier models. The...
Algolia Appoints Stephen Lynch as Chief Executive Officer
Algolia announced Stephen Lynch as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Bernadette Nixon who will remain on the board. Lynch arrives with two decades of experience in AI search and large‑scale platforms, most recently as General Manager and EVP of...
Fable: The Deceiver
An unnamed CEO orchestrated the largest U.S. bankruptcy on record, wiping out $180 billion in investor capital. He concealed unprofitability by reclassifying operating expenses as capital expenditures and by moving reserve funds into revenue to hit quarterly targets. The fraud led...
Spiber Relaunches Under New Leadership
Spiber, the Japanese biomaterials firm known for protein‑based fibers, has relaunched under new leadership. Maya Kawana has been appointed chief executive to drive business strategy and governance. Founders Kazuhide Sekiyama and Junichi Sugahara will step back from day‑to‑day management, focusing...
Marathon Health’s Newly Appointed CEO Looks to Maintain a Flexible Model
Marathon Health appointed Chris Pricco as chief executive officer, succeeding co‑founder Jeff Wells. Pricco said the company will keep its flexible advanced primary‑care (APC) model, tailoring on‑site or network clinics to each employer’s workforce. He highlighted three priorities: flexible service...
Klim Kavall Named CEO of Local Web Leads, Accelerating Next Phase of Growth Across Digital and AI-Driven Discovery
Local Web Leads, a seven‑time Inc. 5000 honoree, has named Klim Kavall as its new chief executive while co‑founder Geoff Frink shifts to chairman and leads the firm’s AI incubator. Kavall brings a track record of scaling data‑driven marketing organizations and will steer...
Namib Minerals Provides Business Update and Reports Full Year 2025 Results
Namib Minerals reported full‑year 2025 results, producing about 25,000 ounces of gold and generating $82.6 million in revenue. Adjusted EBITDA increased 18% to $29 million while operating cash flow reached $13.8 million, despite a lower‑grade environment at the How Mine. The company is...
Diageo Names John O’Keeffe as North America CEO
Diageo has appointed John O’Keeffe, former president of Asia Pacific and global travel retail head, as its new North America president and CEO, succeeding Sally Grimes. O’Keeffe brings decades of experience across innovation, emerging markets, and brand building. The North...
SAIL Chairman Amarendu Prakash Resigns
Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) announced that Chairman and Managing Director Amarendu Prakash resigned, effective April 2, 2026, after submitting his notice on January 2. The steel ministry approved the resignation and appointed Director (Personnel) Krishna Kumar Singh as interim CMD for a three‑month period....
AVIXA Advertises for ‘Visionary, Strategic and Articulate’ CEO
AVIXA, the global audiovisual trade association, has posted a chief executive officer vacancy with a base salary ranging from $800,000 to $900,000. The role, advertised by Korn Ferry, calls for a visionary leader who can travel 50 % of the time to...
Bata to Step up India Growth, Double Turnover in 5 Yrs
Bata’s new CEO Panos Mytaros announced an aggressive plan to double the company’s Indian turnover within five years. The strategy hinges on expanding owned and franchise stores, boosting e‑commerce, and launching a dedicated sneaker line aimed at Gen Z shoppers. India...
Hurr Names New Chief Executive
Hurr founder Victoria Prew has named longtime COO Lauren Roberts as the company’s new chief executive. Roberts, who joined Hurr in 2021 after a decade at Selfridges Group, will take over as Prew steps aside to launch a new venture....