The Serbian government today officially appointed Borko Stefanović to head Belgrade’s team in the Kosovo talks. Stefanović is currently political director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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RBS appoints Madan Menon as Singapore country executive
January 12th, 2011 |
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Royal Bank of Scotland Plc said it appointed Madan Menon as country executive of Singapore, according to an e-mailed statement today. This is in addition to his existing role as head of global banking and markets for India, as well as head of global banking for Southeast Asia.
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Obama Appoints Ultimate Wall Street Insiders to Top Posts … Again
January 6th, 2011 |
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Obama is replacing his chief economic adviser – Larry Summers – with Gene Sperling.Sperling is currently a counselor to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and is now being appointed as Obama’s chief economic adviser. He’s been there before: Sperling…
Chemoil Energy acquires OceanConnect’s marine fuel business for $32m, appoints new CEO
January 3rd, 2011 |
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Chemoil Energy says unit Chemoil International has acquired the marine fuel group business of OceanConnect Holdings Inc for US$25 million ($32 million) which will be funded by internal resources.
In a separate announcement, Chemoil says it has appointed Tom Reilly, the former chief executive officer of OceanConnect, as its new CEO and director on Monday.
Keppel Integrated Engineering appoints BG (NS) Tay Lim Heng as CEO
December 16th, 2010 |
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Keppel Integrated Engineering (KIE), the wholly-owned environmental engineering arm of Keppel Corporation, says it has appointed BG (NS) Tay Lim Heng as its Chief Executive Officer with effect from Jan 1. He will continue to spearhead Keppel Group’s sustainable development business.
Tong Chong Heong, Chairman of KIE, says, “Lim Heng has adapted very quickly to the environmental engineering business. We are confident that he will help to capture value and grow KIE.”
Biosensors appoints new director for investor relations
December 1st, 2010 |
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Biosensors International Group has appointed Wong Teck Yenn as director of investor relations. He assumes the duties of Loh Chee Mun, previously senior vice-president, investor relations, who has left the company on Nov 12.
RBC Dexia appoints Senanayake as managing director of Singapore
December 1st, 2010 |
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RBC Dexia Investor Services appointed Diana Senanayake as managing director of Singapore, according to an e-mailed media statement. Senanayake, who has been with RBC Dexia since 2005, will be responsible for growing the funds custodian’s business in the city-state and will report to the managing director of Hong Kong, Brent Reuter, the statement said. She replaces Dominique Draux.
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Reports: Belgrade appoints talks chief
November 30th, 2010 |
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Belgrade has prepared a strategy for its talks with Priština and the head the negotiating team, Belgrade media press write today.
Politika writes that the strategy for the talks with Priština, marked as confidential, was adopted at one of the previous government meetings and that only the ministers were informed about its content.
Trek 2000 appoints Dr Christopher Chia as senior advisor
November 30th, 2010 |
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Trek 2000 International, the Mainboard-listed engineering solutions provider and inventor of the ThumbDrive and FluCard, today announced the appointment of Dr Christopher Chia Teck Khiam as senior advisor of the company from Dec 1.
Great Eastern appoints Christopher Wei as group CEO: Update
November 24th, 2010 |
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Great Eastern Holdings, the insurance company controlled by Singapore’s largest bank, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., appointed Christopher Wei as group chief executive officer, according to a statement.
Wei, whose appointment is effective from Feb. 10, was most recently group chief marketing officer at American Insurance Assurance Company, Great Eastern said in a stock-exchange announcement today. Wei replaces Ng Keng Hooi, who resigned in September, according to a company statement at the time.
Great Eastern last month reported third-quarter profit of $168.6 million , up from $33.6 million a year earlier. The insurer is 85% held by Oversea-Chinese, currently Singapore’s biggest lender by market capitalization.
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Great Eastern appoints Christopher Wei as group chief executive
November 24th, 2010 |
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Great Eastern Holdings has appointed Christopher Wei as its Group Chief Executive Officer, effective from Feb 10, according to a Singapore stock exchange announcement. Wei was most recently group Chief Marketing Officer at American Insurance Assurance Company, the statement said.
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SPC appoints administrator of eparchy
November 18th, 2010 |
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The SPC Holy Assembly of Bishops decided Thursday to appoint Bishop of Lipljan Teodosije as the new administrator of the Raška-Prizren Eparchy.
Bearing in mind that the assembly is still underway, this was the first public announcement and the press did not have an opportunity to find out what will happen to retired Bishop Artemije who threatened to establish his own church.
Skype Appoints Cisco Exec as CEO
October 4th, 2010 |
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Cisco Systems executive Tony Bates will be the new CEO of Skype, the latest shift in the rapidly changing UC field. Bates is the latest executive to leave Cisco for a competitor. – Cisco Systems is losing another executive to a competitor, with Tony Bates
leaving to become CEO of video conferencing and
VOIP vendor Skype.
Skype announced Oct. 4 that Bates, who most recently was senior
vice president and general manager of Cisco’s Enterprise,
Commercial and Small Business D…
ECS appoints former CEO Tay Eng Hoe as Non-Executive Chairman
September 27th, 2010 |
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Mainboard-listed ECS Holdings that Tay Eng Hoe, a founding director, has been appointed Non-Executive Chairman effective today, replacing David Li Jia Lin, who is stepping down for personal reasons.
Tay, a former CEO of the Singapore-based regional Info-Comm Technology (ICT) solutions provider representing global brand names, will relinquish his current position as Executive Director and Vice-Chairman of the ECS Board to assume the new role.
Nomura appoints Rig Karkhanis as Singapore fixed income head
September 27th, 2010 |
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Nomura Holdings Inc. appointed Rig Karkhanis has head of fixed-income for Singapore, according to an e-mailed statement from the bank.
Karkhanis was previously with Millennium Partners in Singapore, and before that was head of rates, currencies sales and trading, Asia Pacific Rim, at Merrill Lynch & Co Inc., the statement said.
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Swiber Holdings appoints Francis Wong as group CEO and president
September 17th, 2010 |
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Swiber Holdings, the integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore oil and gas industry, today announced the appointment of Francis Wong as Group Chief Executive Officer and President with immediate effect.
With the company’s rapid expansion on the corporate and operations level, Swiber says the new appointment is part of its growth strategy to strengthen its management team to meet new business opportunities and future challenges. The new appointment is also in line with the group’s strategy to maintain an efficient corporate structure and for fast, effective decision-making.
DBS appoints Tan Kong Khoon as group consumer banking head
September 6th, 2010 |
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DBS Group Holdings announced today that it has appointed veteran banker Tan Kong Khoon, 53, as Group Executive and Head of Consumer Banking. Tan joins DBS on Dec 1 from ANZ Bank, where he was most recently Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Hong Kong and North East Asia.
DBS says Tan will be a member of the Group Management Committee, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Piyush Gupta. A banker of 29 years, Tan, a Singapore citizen, began his banking career at DBS in Singapore in 1981. Since then, he has successfully built consumer banking franchises across multiple markets in Asia, including Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand.
SingTel appoints Hui chief executive of International operations
August 23rd, 2010 |
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Singapore Telecommunications appointed Hui Weng Cheong as chief executive officer of international operations, replacing Lim Chuan Poh, who is retiring. Hui will formally take on the role on Dec. 1, SingTel said in a statement today.
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SingTel appoints Hui as CEO of International Business
August 23rd, 2010 |
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Singapore Telecommunications, Southeast Asia’s largest phone operator, appointed Hui Weng Cheong as chief executive officer of international operations to replace Lim Chuan Poh, who is retiring.