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A positive company culture is one of the most important assets in the competitive and fast-changing business world. This organizational culture influences how employees interact, perform, make decisions, and reach goals. For all of this to be met, a CEO plays an important role in building and maintaining this positive...

Omnicom Media Group (OMG) has appointed Nikki Grafton as the CEO of OMG New Zealand, marking the first time the company’s operations in the country will function under independent executive oversight rather than being part of a combined Australia-New Zealand leadership structure. In her new role, Grafton will lead the...

Citigroup announced on Tuesday that it had set Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser’s total compensation for 2024 at $34.5 million, marking a 33% increase from the previous year. The compensation package consists of a $1.5 million base salary, a $4.95 million cash incentive, and the remainder in deferred incentives. In...

Tencent has announced that its Weixin messaging app, China’s largest, is granting some users access to search capabilities powered by DeepSeek's artificial intelligence model. The company revealed in a statement to Reuters that Weixin is conducting a beta test to trial DeepSeek for search functionality. This development marks a significant...

Old Mutual Ltd. has announced its search for a new chief executive officer following Iain Williamson’s decision to step down at the end of August, marking the end of his five-year tenure. Williamson, 54, who has been with Africa’s largest insurer by assets since 1993, will take early retirement, according...

Honda Motor is reportedly open to resuming merger discussions with Nissan Motor, but only if Nissan’s Chief Executive Officer, Makoto Uchida, steps down from his position. The Financial Times, citing an individual familiar with the matter, disclosed this development on Tuesday. The proposed merger, which would create the world’s fourth-largest...

Neobank Varo is undergoing a leadership transition, with founder Colin Walsh stepping down from his role as Chief Executive Officer. According to a report from FinTech Business Weekly (FBW) on Sunday, February 16, Walsh will continue to serve on Varo’s board but will be succeeded by Gavin Michael, the former...

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is set to expand his cement production capacity in Ethiopia by establishing a second production line at his existing factory. This expansion will double the plant’s output from 2.5 million to 5 million tonnes per year. In addition to increasing cement production, Dangote’s conglomerate plans...

NatWest is seeking to raise its chief executive’s maximum pay by over 40% as the bank prepares to return to full private ownership, nearly 17 years after being rescued by taxpayers during the 2008 financial crisis. Formerly known as the Royal Bank of Scotland, the high street lender paid its...

Domain has announced the appointment of former REA Group CEO Greg Ellis as interim CEO for up to a year while the company conducts a search for a permanent replacement for Jason Pellegrino. The leadership change was revealed alongside Domain’s first-half FY25 results, which reported a 14% increase in EBITDA...