San Francisco (ots/PRNewswire) - Visa announced today that Joseph (Joe) W. Saunders has been named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Visa Inc. Visa's regional boards of directors unanimously approved Saunders's appointment after an extensive six-month search. Saunders previously had been named the designated Executive Chairman of Visa Inc.'s Board of Directors, a role he assumed in February 2007. Visa ...
Mclean, Virginia (ots/PRNewswire) - Mars Incorporated announced plans today to unify its regional corporate brands under the single corporate brand name, Mars. By the end of 2007, with a few exceptions, all of the company's units operating in more than 65 countries will be referred to as Mars. "A single corporate brand name will consolidate and leverage the credibility and goodwill that Mars has earned ...
Auburn Hills, Michigan (ots/PRNewswire) - - Dodge continues its partnership with SRO FIA GT and GT3 for 2007 as the Official Car Supplier - Viper SRT10 race cars won eight out of 10 races in 2006 Dodge brand continues as the Official Car Supplier to the FIA GT and FIA GT3 European Championships for 2007. These international Championships showcase race-prepared versions of the world's most powerful ...
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - The Board of Directors of ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, has recommended accepting the application of Toyota Motor Europe (TME) to become a full member of ACEA. The formal decision will be taken June 8 at the ACEA general assembly. TME membership will start in January 2008. "The ACEA members believe Toyota ...
Vancouver, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - VRB Power Systems Inc. (TSX-V: VRB) announces that Aus $1.83 million (C$1.67 million) has been made available by the Australian Government under the Advanced Electricity Storage Technologies programme ("AEST") to provide funding towards the deployment of a number of VRB Energy ...
Zurich (ots) - Whale watching is a growing trend. Millions of people put to sea in order to observe free-swimming whales and dolphins, with their numbers increasing each year. Although there is not yet a quality label for whale watching, a uniform evaluation of selected tour operators is now available thanks to a pilot project initiated by OceanCare, together with Kontiki Saga, Glur Reisen and Scandinavian Airlines. ...
The Financial Markets Association World Congress
Montreal, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - Leading international financial market professionals from over 65 countries will converge in Montreal, Canada, to share insight on financial markets trends and learn about the latest in technology and information services. The congress offers business development opportunities, ...
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Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce & The Boston Consulting Group
Zurich (ots) - One third of the Swiss GDP is at stake in the international competition around business locations. For Switzerland, five key measures are crucial to win the battle. Multinational companies, accounting for 34% of the total GDP, are very important to the Swiss economy. The Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce and The Boston Consulting Group have ...
St. Peter Port, Guernsey (ots/PRNewswire) - NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA OR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR IN OR INTO ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BREACH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAW OR REGULATION. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS AN ADVERTISEMENT AND NOT A PROSPECTUS AND IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF ...
Zurich (ots) - From 1 April 2007, the PayNet (Schweiz) AG, active in the field of electronic invoice and payment systems, now trades under the name of Telekurs PayNet Ltd. With «PayNet», Telekurs PayNet operates the leading Swiss network for processing electronic invoices. With the name change, the wholly owned subsidiary of Telekurs Holding Ltd. founded in 2000 documents its association with the Telekurs Group. The ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - Entwistle & Cappucci LLP, Lead Plaintiffs' counsel appointed by the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, issues this informational release concerning claims submitted to participate in the settlement of the class action against Royal Ahold N.V. ("Ahold") in the United States. Beginning in December 2006, ...
Tokyo (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced changes to its senior global management team. All changes are effective April 1, 2007. "The priority for our new management team is to act decisively on the multiple challenges facing Nissan and to boost our overall performance in 2007," said Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn. Executive Vice Presidents - Hidetoshi Imazu, senior vice ...
Luxembourg (ots/PRNewswire) - - Net Revenue Exceeds EUR1 Billion With 14% Growth - - Record EBITDA of EUR207 Million -- Growing 43% - SBS Broadcasting S.àr.l. announced strong financial results for the full-year 2006, with net revenue increasing by 14% to EUR1,003 million from EUR879.5 million in 2005. SBS's recurring EBITDA surpassed previous record ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Simon Thomas has been appointed as vice president of sales operations for Nissan Europe effective April 1, 2007. Thomas, who is currently vice president for sales and marketing for both the Nissan and Infiniti brands in Nissan Canada, replaces Christian Meunier who will become vice president of model line marketing for Nissan ...
European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - This Thursday and Friday, the EU Heads of State will meet in Brussels to discuss the package of measures establishing a new Energy policy for Europe which was issued by the European Commission on 10 January. A centrepiece of the package is the proposal of an overall binding target for 20% of the EU energy supply to be provided by ...
Abuja, Nigeria (ots/PRNewswire) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (the "Central Bank") has launched today an invitation addressed to the holders of its Payment Adjustment Warrants issued in 1991 (the "Oil Warrants") and representing the Central Bank's Payment Adjustment Rights (the "Rights") to submit, in a modified Dutch auction, offers to sell the Oil Warrants back to the Central Bank for cash. The invitation ...
Sofia and Geneva (ots) - The leading Swiss company for Internet security WISeKey entered the Bulgarian market in December 2006 with the registration of its local branch, WISeKey Bulgaria. The company is a world leader in the IT domain, offering complete solutions for net security through high-level data encryption. WISeKey effectuated the first project worldwide for ...
San Francisco (ots/PRNewswire) - Visa announced today that Joseph W. Saunders has been named Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Visa Inc. In this position, Saunders will be responsible for leading Visa's transition to a global public company. He also will help recruit a chief executive officer and board members for Visa Inc. Initially, Saunders ...
Aachen, Germany (ots) - Grünenthal GmbH announced that it has extended a licensing agreement with Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. for tapentadol to include the Japanese market. Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical plans to arrange for the development of tapentadol for marketing in Japan. Ortho-McNeil"s affiliate, ...
Brussels (ots) - Companies and Institutes from more than 20 countries in Europe met last week for the first Brokerage and Information Event of MINAM, MINAM (Micro- and Nanomanufacturing) is a Subplatform of the European Technology Platform Manufuture. Projects for cooperative research and industrial solutions were presented on 20 topics in nanomaterials, ...
Zurich (ots) - Only New York, Hong Kong, Paris, London and Tokyo have retail spaces more expensive than those in Zurich, a city with the world's greatest buying power, highest income per capita as well as the highest standard of living - depending on the ranking used. On Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse, rents reached a ...
Custom House Global Foreign Exchange
Victoria, British Columbia (ots/PRNewswire) - Peter Gustavson, FCA, Chief Executive Officer of Custom House, the largest non-bank foreign exchange company in North America and one of the largest in the world, is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Ciceri to the new position of President. "We have enjoyed amazing growth over the past number of years and have some very exciting opportunities around the ...
Entwistle & Cappucci LLP and The Garden City Group
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - Lead Plaintiffs' Counsel (Entwistle & Cappucci LLP) and the Claims Administrator (The Garden City Group) appointed by the United States District Court for the District of Maryland issue this informational release to clarify certain incorrect statements made by the VEB concerning claims ...
Zurich (ots) - Accenture is a new Associate Implementation Partner for Avaloq. The global group will support the software company in Switzerland initially, then across Europe and in Asia as well. Avaloq has gained a new partner for the introduction of its banking software. The cooperation with Accenture, one of the world's leading management consulting, technology service and outsourcing providers, reinforces the ...
Charlotte, North Carolina (ots/PRNewswire) - Bank of America Corporation today announced the expiration of its offers to exchange a portion of its outstanding subordinated debt securities listed in the table below (collectively, the "Old Notes"), for both cash and the choice of either: - up to US$2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.42% Subordinated Notes due March 15, 2017 (the "2017 ...
swissgrid will commence operations as the Swiss national transmission system operator on 15 December 2006. Its motto: "moving power". The company is to take on overall responsibility for the operation of the Swiss extra high-voltage grid and will make a hugely important contribution to power supply in Switzerland. swissgrid is being formed because of the forward-looking attitude of the Swiss grid companies. Laufenburg ...
Alvarez & Marsal Development LLC and Dr. Heinz-Dieter Kals Announce World Class Partnership in State of the Art Cancer Therapy Dusseldorf (ots) - ION Boston Management GmbH, which is 50%-owned by Alvarez & Marsal Development LLC and Dr. Heinz-Dieter Kals, has entered into a Radiology Oncology Associates ...
- A Picture is available via EPA (European Pressphoto Agency) and can be downloaded free of Charge at: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/story.htx?firmaid=100011432 - Klingnau (ots) - German National Stephan Unser has Been Appointed Chief Sales Officer of Sede AG, Effective January 1, 2007 45-year-old Mr. Unser holds a master's degree in business administration and has been appointed to the management board ...