Banking and Finance

Royal Bank of Canada's US unit, City National Bank, has announced the appointment of Chris Doll as Chief Financial Officer, effective November 27. This appointment follows closely on the heels of City National naming Howard Hammond, another Fifth Third veteran, as its new Chief Executive Officer. Doll, formerly the Senior...

RWS Global has appointed Chris Lucarz, former CFO of Production & Operations at NBCUniversal, to the position of Chief Financial Officer. This appointment follows Bluestone Equity Partners’ minority investment in RWS Global, a global Sports, Media & Entertainment private equity firm. Chris Lucarz’s addition further strengthens RWS Global’s leadership team, positioning...

TBWA has appointed Erin Riley to the position of CEO of TBWAChiatDay United States, effective immediately. In this new role, Riley will be responsible for overseeing the creative teams in Los Angeles, Nashville, and New York and will focus on the continued growth of the agencies in the US. With...

According to an announcement of WSP last week, USA President and CEO Lou Cornell is set to retire next year. Cornell will maintain oversight of the U.S. business until his retirement in 2024, and the company has initiated a search for his successor. Cornell joined WSP in 2019, following a...

Henry Blodget, the Insider co-founder, is relinquishing his role as the CEO of the publication, a venture he played a pivotal role in establishing over 15 years ago, as announced by the company on Tuesday. In his place, Barbara Peng, the current President, will assume the position of CEO. As...

Canopius Group has recently appointed Mark Newman as the Chief Executive Officer for the UK. This move follows the decision of the interim UK CEO, Kate Roy, to step down from her position on December 31st, 2023. Kate Roy will continue in her role as the Group Chief Operating Officer...

The history of flight over thousands of years is replete with disastrous stories of people trying to fly by emulating birds. Even the term aviation stems from the Latin words for bird “avis” and “ation,” meaning action. It was not until 1846 that Sir George Cayley began to articulate the...

The new CEO of Slack, Denise Dresser, has a longstanding history with Salesforce, where she has served in various executive roles for over 12 years. The announcement of her appointment was made by Salesforce co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff. Dresser's leadership role is effective immediately, according to a spokesperson from...

Exa Infrastructure has made an announcement that Nick Read, the current chair of the Exa board of directors, will assume control of the business immediately. In light of this change, Martijn Blanken, who held the position of Chief Executive, will step down. Blanken will continue to offer guidance to Read...

According to a press release issued on Monday, Uncle Julio’s, a Mexican restaurant chain with approximately 40 locations, has appointed Scott Lawton as CEO and RJ Thomas as President and COO. Both Lawton and Thomas bring over two decades of experience in the restaurant industry. They succeed Tom Vogel, who...