Sofrecom Appoints Davy Letailleur as CEO
Orange Group subsidiary Sofrecom has appointed Davy Letailleur as its new chief executive officer. Letailleur, an engineering graduate of Télécom Paris, has spent his entire career within Orange, most recently serving as Sofrecom’s deputy CEO since 2021. He will lead the firm’s digital transformation agenda across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, emphasizing AI, platforming and sustainable value creation. The move signals Sofrecom’s push to accelerate profitable growth and responsible digital solutions.
Ibrahim Canliel Steps up as CEO of Air Astana Group
Ibrahim Canliel has been appointed chief executive officer of Air Astana Group, moving up from his role as chief financial officer where he served since 2017. He brings more than 14 years of experience within the airline, having helped shape its strategic...
Barclays Singapore Private Bank Chief Evonne Tan to Depart
Barclays Private Bank’s Singapore head, Evonne Tan, will leave the firm in the second quarter, ending a tenure that began in July 2021. Tan has overseen the bank’s private‑banking franchise across Singapore and broader Southeast Asia, guiding client acquisition and...
Laxman Narasimhan Joins Western Governors University Board of Trustees
Western Governors University announced that Laxman Narasimhan, former CEO of Starbucks and Reckitt, has been appointed to its Board of Trustees. Narasimhan brings nearly four decades of experience across consulting, consumer goods, and global operations, including leadership roles at PepsiCo,...
Primetals Technologies Names New CEO
Primetals Technologies announced that Koji Sakatani will assume the chief executive role on April 1, succeeding retiring CEO Yoshiharu Ikeda. Sakatani, a veteran of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, previously led Primetals' strategy and most recently served as vice‑president of plants and infrastructure...
Havas Pharma Agency Bastion Brands Begins Planned Leadership Succession
Havas Group ANZ announced a planned leadership transition at its health communications agency Bastion Brands. Founder Simon Davies will step away from the Australian business at the end of June to spend time with family overseas and later support Havas...
Ciaran Davis Exits ARN with $2.17 Million Final Pay
Former ARN Media chief executive Ciaran Davis left the company after a 16‑year tenure, receiving a final remuneration package of $2.17 million AUD (about $1.43 million USD), up from the previous year. The payout includes a sizable termination payment and reflects his...
Base Carbon Annual Letter to Shareholders
Base Carbon Inc. reported a year‑end portfolio valued at roughly US$109 million while the market caps the company at about US$57 million, creating a roughly 50 cent‑on‑the‑dollar discount. The firm generated free cash flow, carries no debt, and ended 2025 with US$5.7 million in...
Unico Expands Global Digital Identity Footprint with New Silicon Valley HQ
Unico, the Brazilian digital‑identity specialist, opened a new global headquarters in Menlo Park, marking its first U.S. base after a two‑year expansion that included acquisitions in Mexico, the UAE and the United States. The firm’s platform combines face‑biometrics with machine‑learning...
Steve Jones Takes Ownership of Skyview Networks In Buyout
Steve Jones has completed a buyout of Skyview Networks, the Scottsdale‑based audio technology and syndication firm he has led for seven years, assuming the roles of President, CEO, and Chairman. Founder Ken Thiele and key shareholders supported the transition and will...
CanarySat CEO Antonio Abad Outlines the Sovereign, Secure Approach Behind the Magec Constellation
CanarySat, backed by Spain’s Arquimea, unveiled its Magec constellation – a planned 264‑satellite Ka‑band LEO network aimed at sovereign, secure communications for governments, critical infrastructure and essential enterprises. The company, less than a year old, leverages five years of design...
Live in the Booth: Arianespace CEO David Cavaillolès Previews Ariane 6 Ramp-Up
Arianespace is accelerating its Ariane 6 launch cadence, with the next mission slated for April 28 following a successful February flight for its biggest customer, Amazon. CEO David Cavaillolès highlighted the massive coordination effort involving roughly 600 European companies to keep the...
The Nonprofit Salt Lake Tribune Is Ready to Tear Down Its Paywall
The Salt Lake Tribune, Utah’s largest newspaper and a nonprofit since 2019, will eliminate its digital paywall in May 2026, making all new stories free. Current digital subscribers will be converted to $10‑per‑month donors, retaining exclusive benefits such as commenting...
Nodal Clear
Nodal Clear, founded in 2014 and based in Tysons Corner, Virginia, operates as a CFTC‑regulated derivatives clearing organization for Nodal Exchange and the newer FairX platform. The CFTC expanded its registration in November 2020, permitting the firm to clear contracts...
CopperPoint Names Kellen Booher CEO
CopperPoint Insurance announced that Kellen Booher will assume the role of president and chief executive officer, succeeding Marc Schmittlein who is retiring after a decade of steering the company’s transformation. Booher, who joined the Phoenix‑based workers compensation and commercial insurer...
Syspro Names Leanne Taylor CEO as Part of Leadership Succession Plan
Syspro announced that Chief Revenue Officer Leanne Taylor will succeed Jaco Maritz as CEO, completing a planned leadership succession. Taylor, who joined in April 2025, has driven global strategy, partner expansion, and customer engagement across manufacturing and distribution. Maritz will...
“Scale Brings Responsibility”: WTTC’s Gloria Guevara Challenges Destination Leaders at DI CEO Summit
Gloria Guevara, CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council, warned destination leaders at the Destinations International 2026 CEO Summit that the sector’s rapid expansion must be paired with responsible stewardship. WTTC data projects travel and tourism to contribute $16.5 trillion...
Delta’s CEO Explains Why He’s Done Giving Congress Special Treatment
Delta Air Lines has suspended all congressional specialty flight perks, including airport escort services, as the U.S. government faces its longest partial shutdown. CEO Ed Bastian said the move signals frustration with congressional inaction and aims to make lawmakers experience...
Matt Clifford Steps Back From Entrepreneurs First After 15 Years
Matt Clifford, co‑founder of UK accelerator Entrepreneurs First (EF), is stepping back from day‑to‑day duties after 15 years, transitioning to a part‑time advisory role focused on AI and UK tech sovereignty. EF, which he helped launch in 2011, recently raised...
Nista CEO Becky Wood Reflects on Key Milestones as Authority Marks One Year in Operation
Nista, the new UK authority formed by merging the National Infrastructure Commission and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, celebrated its first anniversary under CEO Becky Wood. In its inaugural year, the agency launched the 10‑Year Infrastructure Pipeline, a digital platform...
Putting Turbulence Behind IndiGo Appoints Willie Walsh to Drive Future Global Growth
IndiGo announced the appointment of former IATA Director General and ex‑British Airways chief Willie Walsh as its next CEO, pending regulatory clearance. Walsh is slated to assume the role by August 3, following the departure of Pieter Elbers after a...
Block’s Dorsey Rethinks Corporate Structure
Block, the parent of Square, Cash App and Afterpay, announced a sweeping AI‑driven overhaul of its corporate structure after slashing roughly 4,000 jobs – about 40% of its workforce – in February. In a detailed blog post, Jack Dorsey and...
B2B Has Run Out of Excuses to Avoid Creator Marketing, Says Later CEO Scott Sutton
B2B firms are finally embracing creator marketing as the millennial decision‑maker generation spends its buying power on social platforms. New attribution technology now links creator posts directly to subscription installs, lifetime value and customer acquisition cost, closing the ROI gap...
CreateAI CEO Cheng Lu on Why the AI Debate in Animation Is Already Settled: ‘AI-Assisted Production Is Just Going to...
CreateAI has inaugurated Asia’s largest motion‑capture studio in Beijing, equipped with 130 Vicon VK26 cameras across a 2,000 sq m facility. CEO Cheng Lu says the studio will use AI to automate post‑capture data treatment, making high‑quality animation cheaper for smaller studios. The...
Microland Announces Appointment of Sam Mathew as Chief Executive Officer
Microland, an AI‑first, platform‑led technology infrastructure services firm, announced Sam Mathew as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mathew, who has served as President for the past 18 months, will now steer global business and strategic growth, emphasizing AI, automation, and...
TIM CEO Presses for Quicker Regulatory Decisions
TIM chief executive Pietro Labriola warned that European regulators are still too slow, despite becoming “more sensible,” and urged faster decision‑making in the AI‑driven era. He highlighted how technology adoption has accelerated—from 75 years for 100 million phone lines to just two...
10 Top Grocery Executive Changes in March
In March, the grocery sector saw a wave of C‑suite reshuffles, highlighted by Ahold Delhaize USA’s CEO departing in June to become Dollar General’s chief executive in January 2027. Raley’s long‑time president‑CEO Keith Knopf exited abruptly, with chairman Mike Teel assuming the top role. Heritage Grocers filled...
STAT+: Insilico Medicine CEO on How Best to Use AI in Drug Development
Insilico Medicine, a veteran AI‑driven drug discovery firm, announced a partnership with Eli Lilly that includes a $115 million upfront payment and up to $2.75 billion in milestone‑based total consideration. The deal leverages Insilico’s generative‑AI platform to co‑develop novel therapeutics, primarily targeting metabolic...
The Biggest Mistake CEOs Make with AI Has Nothing to Do with the Technology
The article warns that CEOs’ biggest AI mistake isn’t the technology but blindly following popular narratives. It cites past hype cycles—like 3D TV and the metaverse—to illustrate how crowd‑driven decisions can misallocate billions. The author, chair of the Consumer Technology...
Delmarva Broadcast Media Leader To Retire
Craig Jahelka, a 50‑year veteran who has guided Draper Media’s Delmarva operations since 2008, announced his retirement. The portfolio includes 11 radio brands, seven broadcast‑TV stations and the real‑estate arm Loblolly, serving Delaware, eastern Maryland and Virginia’s Chincoteague area. A...
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon Predicts AI Will Cut the Working Week to 3.5 Days, Cure Cancers, and Free up Time for...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon told CBS that artificial intelligence could shrink the standard workweek to about 3.5 days within the next three decades. He added that AI‑driven breakthroughs are likely to eradicate many cancers, extend average lifespans to 100 years,...
Ford’s CEO Says An Affordable Tesla Model 3, Model Y Rival Is Coming
Ford CEO Jim Farley announced that the automaker will launch an all‑electric, affordable vehicle to compete directly with Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y. The new models will sit on Ford’s Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) platform, the same architecture slated for a...
Indraprastha Gas Ltd Names BPCL’s Subhankar Sen as Chairman From April 1
Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) announced that Subhankar Sen, currently BPCL’s Director of Marketing, will become chairman on April 1, 2026, replacing Raj Kumar Dubey. The move follows IGL’s articles of association, which rotate the chairmanship between promoter BPCL and GAIL every two years. Sen brings...
McDonald’s Creates US COO Role
McDonald’s created a U.S. chief operating officer role, appointing Skye Anderson to unify national operations, restaurant development, supply‑chain and technology. The move coincides with a 6.8% rise in comparable U.S. sales and three consecutive quarters of same‑store growth driven by...
HIStalk Interviews Reed Liggin, CEO, SlicedHealth
HIStalk announced an interview with Reed Liggin, CEO of SlicedHealth, but the full transcript was not provided. The interview is expected to cover SlicedHealth’s strategy in digital health, recent product launches, and growth metrics. Liggin likely discussed partnerships with health...
Why Rave Restaurant Group Cut Ties with Uber Eats
Rave Restaurant Group’s CEO Brandon Solano ended the chain’s partnership with Uber Eats after the delivery platform unilaterally raised its marketplace fees, increasing the Lite tier from 15% to 20% and pickup fees from 6% to 7%. Solano said Uber...
Bird & Bird Re-Elects Bartsch for Second CEO Term
Bird & Bird re‑elected Christian Bartsch as CEO for a second four‑year term, reinforcing its ambition to reach €1 bn (≈$1.09 bn) in revenue by 2029. The firm posted a 6% revenue increase to €672.6 m (≈$733 m) for the year to 30 April 2025, marking...
How to Onboard a New Member of the Executive Team
The article outlines a systematic approach to onboarding new C‑suite members, arguing that informal briefings are insufficient. It presents a playbook that combines structured briefings, sponsor assignments, and cultural immersion to accelerate executive ramp‑up. The author emphasizes measurable performance goals...
Aman Kirloskar Takes Charge as KPCL MD; Stock Rises over 4%
Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Limited (KPCL) appointed Aman Rahul Kirloskar as Managing Director for a five‑year term effective April 1, 2026, following shareholder approval. The leadership change coincided with a 4.4% rise in KPCL’s shares, closing at ₹1,085.80 (≈ $13.08). Aman Kirloskar, a long‑time group...
AI-Powered Home Finance Fintech Smartlayer Set to Close
Smartlayer, a London‑based AI fintech that built a white‑label data platform for residential lending, announced it will cease operations after three years. Founded in 2022, the company raised $835,000 in a 2024 seed round and launched HomeScore, a product co‑developed...
Hong Kong Investment Chief Joins Global Board in First for Chinese Sovereign Funds
Clara Chan Ka‑chai, chief executive of Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC), has been appointed to the board of FCLTGlobal, marking the first Chinese sovereign wealth fund representation on the nonprofit’s 19‑member board. FCLTGlobal, founded in 2016, unites leading long‑term investors...
IG Hires Finalto Trading CEO Andy Biggs as Trading Director
IG Group has appointed Andy Biggs, former CEO of Finalto Trading, as its new Trading Director. Biggs, who spent over 14 years in the FX and CFD sector and most recently led Finalto’s trading arm, will oversee the optimisation and expansion...
NTG Nordic Transport Group Appoints Carsten Trolle as CEO of Air & Ocean Business
NTG Nordic Transport Group announced the appointment of Carsten Trolle as chief executive officer of its Air & Ocean business. The move follows NTG’s aggressive expansion, including the $70 million cash‑debt‑free acquisition of Aries Global Logistics last year. Trolle, a veteran...
Soreen Appoints Former McCain Marketing Lead as New MD
Mark Hodge, former head of marketing at McCain Foods GB, has been appointed managing director of Soreen, the Samworth Brothers‑owned malt‑loaf brand. Hodge will build on Soreen’s nostalgic heritage while leveraging its health credentials to capture the rising demand for...
Barrick Names Leadership Team for North America IPO
Barrick Mining has formed a seven‑person executive team to run its Nevada and Dominican Republic operations as it prepares a North American IPO later this year. Tim Cribb will serve as chief operating officer, Wessel Hamman as chief financial officer,...
Keurig Dr Pepper Completes Acquisition of JDE Peet’s and Appoints CEO
Keurig Dr Pepper has completed its acquisition of 96.22% of JDE Peet’s, moving to split the combined business into two publicly traded companies. The coffee arm, encompassing Keurig, Jacobs, Douwe Egberts, L’OR and Peet’s, will generate roughly €14 billion (about $15.3 billion) in annual...
Hale Named as Real Estate:UK’s First Chief Executive
Vanessa Hale has been appointed the first chief executive of Real Estate:UK (RE:UK), the new industry body formed by merging the British Property Federation, Investment Property Forum and Association of Real Estate Funds. Hale joins RE:UK in July from her...
Lime Rock Unveils Succession Strategy, Co-Founders to Step Back After Almost 30 Years
Lime Rock Partners, a private‑equity firm specializing in oil and gas assets, announced a formal succession plan as its co‑founders step back after nearly three decades. Jeffrey Schofield has been appointed president and will assume day‑to‑day management responsibilities. The transition...
Jigsaw Pulls in £3.5m Loss as It Plans New UK Stores
Luxury womenswear retailer Jigsaw reported an EBITDA loss of £3.5 million (about $4.4 million) on revenues of £52.2 million (≈$65 million) for the year ending March 2025. After a strategic review, shareholders injected fresh equity and the board installed a new management team to execute...
Alstom Installs New CEO Martin Sion as Poupart-Lafarge Steps Down After Decade
Martin Sion, former ArianeGroup chief, became Alstom CEO on April 1, succeeding Henri Poupart‑Lafarge after a decade. He inherits a company with €18 billion (≈$19.6 billion) revenue, a record €94.5 billion (≈$103 billion) order backlog, but persistent delivery delays and negative free cash flow of...