chief executive officer (CEO)

Corporate moves

ASTI CEO Loh Soon Gnee resigns from group without successor; cites personal reasons

SINGAPORE (April 8): Michael Loh Soon Gnee, who has held the position of ASTI Holdings’ CEO since July 2013, has resigned citing “personal reasons” as he moves on to transition his duties within the next 12 months.

Update

YuuZoo CEO 'forced to quit' as company closes subsidiaries in Singapore, terminates employments

SINGAPORE (Mar 18): The chief operating officer (CEO) and executive director of YuuZoo Networks Group, formerly known as YuuZoo Corporation, resigned effective today.

Management & Corporate Governance

Jack Ma to step down as Alibaba's chairman in 2019; announces CEO Daniel Zhang as successor

SINGAPORE (Sept 10): Jack Ma today announced his plans to step down as the Chinese e-commerce giant’s board chairman, one year from today on Sept 10, 2019.

Property

UOL appoints Liam Wee Sin to succeed outgoing group CEO Gwee

SINGAPORE (Sept 8): UOL Group says its deputy group CEO, Liam Wee Sin, will be taking over Gwee Lian Kheng’s position as group chief executive starting from Jan 2, 2019.

StarHub appoints former senior executive Peter Kaliaropoulos as new CEO

SINGAPORE (Apr 20): StarHub has appointed former senior executive Peter Kaliaropoulos, 58, as its group CEO from July 9.

Broker's Calls

Two oil & gas players to 'buy' as Brent crude oil uptrend remains intact

SINGAPORE (Jan 23): DBS Vickers Securities is maintaining its “overweight” stance on the oil and gas (O&G) sector given the recent oil price rally, which has driven up O&G stocks to directly benefit oil majors leading the rally.

Management & Corporate Governance

CEOs optimistic on global economic outlook for 2018, but threats to growth remain

SINGAPORE (Jan 23): A record-breaking 57% of chief executive officers (CEOs) believe global economic growth will improve in the next 12 months, according to the latest data from PricewaterhouseCoopers’ 21st survey of almost 1,300 CEOs around the world.

CMA CGM names Rodolphe Saade as chairman amid industry recovery

SINGAPORE (Nov 27): CMA CGM Group, the world’s third-largest container shipping company, gave Chief Executive Officer Rodolphe Saade the additional role of chairman after the French liner swung to a profit in the third quarter.
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Keppel Land CEO Ang Wee Gee resigns

SINGAPORE (Sept 4): Ang Wee Gee, the CEO of Keppel Corporation’s property arm, Keppel Land, has resigned after more than 26 years of service to “pursue other interests” with effect from Dec 31 this year.

Gregory N Longstreet appointed new CEO of Del Monte Foods

SINGAPORE (Aug 16): Del Monte Pacific Limited, the consumer food & beverage focused group, has appointed Gregory N Longstreet as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of its US subsidiary, Del Monte Foods (DMFI), with effect from Sept 5.
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