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Zong Qinghou, a revered figure in Chinese business circles and the founder of the Wahaha conglomerate, passed away on Sunday at the age of 79, announced his company. Zong's passing comes after unsuccessful treatment for an illness, as stated by the company in an obituary on its Weibo social media...

MAN Truck & Bus's Supervisory Board has extended the contract of Inka Koljonen, Executive Board member for Finance, IT, and Legal Affairs, for an additional five years until 2030, effective February 1, 2025. Additionally, Hubert Altschäffl has been appointed as the new Chief Human Resources Officer of MAN Truck &...

PPL, the London market electronic trading platform, has appointed John Mason as its new Chief Executive Officer, slated to assume his role in April. Mason succeeds interim CEO Joe Gordon, whose tenure will conclude following a transition period. Under Gordon's leadership, PPL has undergone significant advancements, including the implementation of...

London Business School has been named the world's top business school for 2024 by CEOWORLD magazine. In the 2024 rankings, the top business schools were as follows: first place went to London Business School, followed by the Wharton School in second place, and Harvard Business School in third. MIT Sloan...

As of February 22, 2024, Li Ka-shing was the wealthiest man in Hong Kong, with an estimated net worth of 37.1 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Lee Shau Kee (No. 2, $27.6 billion), Robin Zeng (No. 3, $23.2 billion); and Peter Woo (No. 4, $15.0 billion). Joseph Lau is the fifth-richest person...

As of February 22, 2024, Klaus-Michael Kuehne was the wealthiest person in Germany, with an estimated net worth of 42.5 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Dieter Schwarz (No. 2, $38.4 billion), Reinhold Wuerth (No. 3, $33.2 billion); and Stefan Quandt (No. 4, $25.8 billion). Susanne Klatten is the fifth-richest person in...

As of February 22, 2024, Barnard Arnault was the wealthiest person in France, with an estimated net worth of 223.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Francoise Bettencourt Meyers (No. 2, $97.4 billion), Alain Wertheimer (No. 3, $37.4 billion); and Gerard Wertheimer (No. 4, $37.4 billion). Francois Pinault is the fifth-richest person in France, with...

As of February 22, 2024, Renata Kellnerova was the wealthiest person in the Czech Republic, with an estimated net worth of 16.4 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Daniel Kretinsky (No. 2, $9.3 billion), Karel Komarek (No. 3, $8.1 billion); and Pavel Tykac (No. 4, $7.6 billion). Radovan Vitek is the fifth-richest person in...

As of February 22, 2024, Zhong Shanshan was the wealthiest person in China, with an estimated net worth of 64.4 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Colin Zheng Huang (No. 2, $46.3 billion), Zhang Yiming (No. 3, $43.4 billion); and William Ding (No. 4, $34.0 billion). Ma Huateng is the fifth-richest person in...

Serving on dozens of boards – both for-profit and non-profit – over three decades has provided me a unique window into organizational governance. I have seen a lot of boards succeed and many that didn’t. Boards play an invaluable governance role for organizations but often underperform at their job. Frequently,...