Large companies with no female executive committee members ‘missed out on £47 billion last year’

Want to boost profits? Hire more women! Large companies with no female executive committee members ‘missed out on £47 billion last year’, research claims Research by The Pipeline found 15 per cent of major companies had no women in top roles  Companies with no women on highest committees had net profit margin of 1.5% Percentage … Read more

Aviva appoints its first-ever female chief executive

Aviva appoints its first-ever female chief executive after Maurice Tulloch surprisingly resigns By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03 BST, 6 July 2020 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 6 July 2020 Aviva has appointed its first-ever female chief executive after Maurice Tulloch surprisingly resigned.  Industry veteran Amanda Blanc took the reins yesterday, as the … Read more

Trump says executive order on police reform will ‘dominate the streets with compassion’

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would ‘dominate the streets with compassion’ as he prepares to release his plan for police reform in the wake of national protests after the death of George Floyd. Trump traveled to the Gateway Church in Dallas, Texas, for an economic roundtable on the state’s reopening amid the coronavirus … Read more

Trump will sign executive order on ‘social media’ in wake of Twitter fact-checking his tweets

President Trump will sign some sort of ‘social media’-focused executive order on Thursday, White House officials said, amid a rift with Twitter over the company fact-checking his tweets.  Reporters traveling on board Air Force One Wednesday were told by press secretary Kayleigh McEnany that an executive order was coming as soon as Wednesday night, but … Read more

Former HTC executive launches new 5G VR company that will develop a Sims-like social network

Former HTC executive unveils a new 5G VR headset with a Sims-like virtual city as its interface and front-facing cameras to support arm and leg tracking for gestural controls Ex-HTC CEO Peter Chou has announced a new 5G virtual reality company Called XRSpace, the company’s first product will be Mova, a VR headset Instead of … Read more

Royal Mail’s German chief executive Rico Back steps down

Royal Mail’s chief executive Rico Back quit today after two years in charge marked by battles with unions over efforts to restructure the postal service. In a surprise departure, the 66-year-old German businessman has agreed with the board to step down with immediate effect and will leave the company on August 15. Hamburg-born Mr Back … Read more

Royal Mail’s German chief executive Rico Back steps down

Royal Mail’s chief executive Rico Back quit today after two years in charge marked by battles with unions over efforts to restructure the postal service. In a surprise departure, the 66-year-old German businessman has agreed with the board to step down with immediate effect and will leave the company on August 15. Hamburg-born Mr Back … Read more

M&S defies pressure to cut executive pay packages

M&S Chief Executive Steve Rowe will still take his full £810,000 salary plus bonuses despite taxpayers picking up the tab for retailer’s furloughed staff By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 23:40 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 01:54 BST, 29 April 2020 The boss of Marks & Spencer is not taking a pay … Read more

M&S defies pressure to cut executive pay packages

M&S Chief Executive Steve Rowe will still take his full £810,000 salary plus bonuses despite taxpayers picking up the tab for retailer’s furloughed staff By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 23:40 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 01:54 BST, 29 April 2020 The boss of Marks & Spencer is not taking a pay … Read more