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Business Agility Is Paramount

11.04.2013 - Management Strategy - 2012 was a challenging year. But despite the signs of a new economic downturn in several customer industries, the Euro crisis and the increased market...

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BG Bosses Skip Bonus as 2012 Troubles Shadow Chapman Exit

04.04.2013 - Former chief executive Frank Chapman and other top bosses at BG Group will get no performance bonus for 2012 because of the weakened position of the company, even though they met...

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Shire Boosts Eye Business with $160 Million SARcode Buy

25.03.2013 - Shire is to buy privately owned U.S. biotech firm SARcode Bioscience, paying $160 million upfront to win rights to a new drug in late-stage development for dry eye diseases. The...

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BASF Announces Organizational Changes

12.03.2013 - BASF is strengthening its regional organization in Asia Pacific and is appointing a new President to lead its Nutrition & Health division. Strengthening the Asia Pacific...

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Post-spill Performance Costs BP Boss his Share Bonus

07.03.2013 - BP boss Bob Dudley's pay fell by a fifth last year because of performance measures set over a three-year period that began in 2010, the oil-spill year. The company's 2012 annual...

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Long-serving Roche Chairman to Step Down Next Year

05.03.2013 - Roche's influential Chairman Franz Humer said on Tuesday he will not stand for re-election next year when he will have served 16 years at the helm, potentially accelerating a shift...

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Imperial Oil Names Exxon Veteran Kruger as CEO

22.02.2013 - Imperial Oil has named Exxon Mobil executive Rich Kruger to replace Bruce March as CEO of Canada's No. 2 oil producer and refiner as it readies to start up its C$12.9 billion ($12...

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Novartis Golden Handshake Angers Shareholders, Politicians

17.02.2013 - Pharma group Novartis' decision to pay up to 72 million Swiss francs ($77.94 million) to outgoing chairman Daniel Vasella has unleashed a wave of indignation among activist...