KT&G Corporation (KRX:033780) convened its Board of Directors meeting along with the Governance Committee, a subset of the board, on December 28th, initiating the formal process for appointing the next CEO and establishing the evaluation criteria for potential candidates. Notably, KT&G's Governance Committee consists solely of external directors. The meeting...

Biotechnology firm Hamilton Thorne has named Ekaterina Torchilin as its incoming President and CEO, effective January 15. Torchilin succeeds David Wolf, who will step down from his role as President and CEO, transitioning to the position of Executive Chairman upon his retirement. Upon assuming her role as CEO, Torchilin will...

Semiconductor firm Aeluma, specializing in scalable technology for lidar, communications, and sensing, has appointed Craig Ensley to its Board of Directors. Ensley brings extensive executive leadership experience, having served as CEO of Atomica (formerly IMT), CEO of DisplayLink, President of Peregrine, and SVP at Cirrus Logic. Presently, he serves on...

Has the traditional office become obsolete? This provocative question lingers in the minds of forward-thinking business leaders and employees worldwide. In an enlightening interview with Tony Jamous, CEO of Oyster, a global employment platform, he illuminated the merits of remote work, revealing a future where remote work reigns supreme for...

As of December 27, 2023, Renata Kellnerova was the wealthiest person in the Czech Republic, with an estimated net worth of 16.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Daniel Kretinsky (No. 2, $9.5 billion), Karel Komarek (No. 3, $8.3 billion); and Pavel Tykac (No. 4, $8.0 billion). Radovan Vitek is the fifth-richest person in...

As of December 27, 2023, Vinod Adani  was the wealthiest person in Cyprus, with an estimated net worth of 19.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by John Fredriksen (No. 2, $13.9 billion), Yakir Gabay (No. 3, $3.8 billion); and Sergey Dmitriev (No. 4, $2.5 billion). Igor Makarov is the fifth-richest person in Cyprus, with a...

As of December 27, 2023, Zhong Shanshan was the wealthiest person in China, with an estimated net worth of 66.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Colin Zheng Huang (No. 2, $51.2 billion), Zhang Yiming (No. 3, $43.4 billion); and Ma Huateng (No. 4, $31.8 billion). William Ding is the fifth-richest person...

As of December 27, 2023, Iris Fontbona was the wealthiest person in Chile, with an estimated net worth of 24.9 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Jean Salata (No. 2, $6.3 billion), Horst Paulmann (No. 3, $3.4 billion); and Julio Ponce Lerou (No. 4, $3.0 billion). Sebastian Pinera is the fifth-richest person...

As of December 27, 2023, David Thomson was the wealthiest person in Canada, with an estimated net worth of 60.4 billion U.S. dollars, followed by  Changpeng Zhao  (No. 2, $15.0 billion), David Cheriton (No. 3, $12.4 billion); Jim Pattison and (No. 4, $10.0 billion). Anthony Von Mandl is the fifth-richest person...