A sign at the Unilever headquarters, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Aug. 21, 2018.Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters Unilever on Monday appointed Hein Schumacher to replace Alan Jope as chief executive from July in a move that was welcomed by investors including board member and activist shareholder Nelson Peltz. Schumacher, 51, rejoined …
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London’s FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 7,507.12 in afternoon trade on Tuesday. Imperial Brands was the top performer on the index as it reported lower operating profit after accounting for its exit from Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine, but said it was on track to meet …
Read More »Tim Martin at JD Wetherspoon writes some entertaining chairman’s rants and, if you skip the sermons on Brexit, he is reliably thought-provoking. Here’s the latest view from behind the pumps: corporate governance in the UK is “up the spout” and a tick-box culture is sowing seeds of destruction. As a …
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