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The Saudi Reinsurance Company has officially named Ahmed Al-Jabr as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, succeeding Fahad Al-Hesni. Al-Jabr brings with him 25 years of extensive experience in the insurance and reinsurance industries, having held various executive roles in operations, strategy management, and business development throughout his...

Lingo acquired BullsEye Telecom in August 2022, creating a leading provider of Unified Communications (UC), cloud technology, broadband connectivity and managed services for businesses. Lingo, with over two decades of experience, has a solid reputation for customer satisfaction as objectively measured by their Net Promoter Score (NPS) placing their customer...

Javid Javdani is a seasoned entrepreneur and Doctor of Pharmacy based in San Diego, California. Born in Iran, Javid immigrated to the United States in 1982 following the Iranian Revolution. His early years were shaped by perseverance, as he worked a variety of jobs to support himself, including stints at...

The global economy has steadied following years of inflation-driven turbulence and is projected to grow at a 3.2% rate over the next two years, according to a report released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Wednesday. The report, titled "Turning the Corner," highlighted a steady decline...

NIQ, in collaboration with World Data Lab experts, has released a groundbreaking generational spending report focused on Gen Z. The "Spend Z" report leverages NIQ's extensive data and insights into consumer spending, showcasing their expertise in this domain. The report identifies Gen Z as the largest generation, comprising 2 billion...

The two experienced Airline Captains, both senior managers, retired at around the same time. 40 years is a long time in any career, let alone one like this that involves so much critical interaction with others, and therefore with lots of opportunity to cement one’s status and reputation. And lock...

Entrepreneurs by nature are serial builders – they thrive on creating new ventures, products and solutions. They have a restless drive to innovate, disrupt and improve on the status quo. Imagine taking all this energy and talent and channelling it into the most urgent and worthwhile cause of our time...

Nike is preparing for a significant leadership transition as John Donahoe, its current CEO, is set to retire next month, the company revealed on Thursday. This move adds to the series of changes for the sportswear giant during a period of slowing sales. Although Donahoe will officially step down from...

TD Bank has officially announced that its CEO, Bharat Masrani, will retire on April 10, 2025. The leadership baton will pass to Raymond Chun, currently the head of Canadian personal and commercial banking, who will assume the role of CEO. Chun is slated to take on the position of chief...

Given the relevance of the intersection between health and tech, we decided to speak to Enrico Perfler, Founder at 1 MED, a company born in 2014 and based in Switzerland. Perfler is a serial entrepreneur and a former university professor, who decided to create a different Contract Research Organization (CRO),...