Tuesday 31. March 2009
VUANCE Ltd. Announces Record 2008 Revenues
Full-Year Revenues Increase 55% to Record $20.7 Million; Q4 Revenues up 32% Year-Over-Year to $5.5 Million
Business News
Tuesday 31. March 2009
Reading Rights Coalition Urges Authors to Allow Everyone Access to E-books
Informational Protest to be Held at Authors Guild Headquarters
Tuesday 31. March 2009
Metsos Annual General Meeting, March 31, 2009: President and CEO Jorma Elorantas review
At Metso Corporations Annual General Meeting starting at 3:00 p.m. today, President and CEO Jorma Eloranta reports that Metsos operating environment and business at the beginning of the year have been as anticipated: “Our January-February net sales and profit development support this years financial performance estimate we gave in conjunction with the publication of our financial statements.”
Monday 30. March 2009
CANON U.S.A. PRESIDENT AND CEO JOE ADACHI PROMOTED TO SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE CANON INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; CANON U.S.A. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT SEYMOUR LIEBMAN APPOINTED EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF CANON INC.
In Tokyo today, Joe Adachi, president and chief executive officer, Canon U.S.A., Inc., was promoted to senior managing director and Seymour Liebman, executive vice president, chief administrative officer & general counsel, Canon U.S.A., was appointed an executive officer of Canon Inc. by the Company’s shareholders and Board of Directors. Both executives will continue their leadership posts at Canon U.S.A., in addition to their expanded roles with Canon Inc.
Monday 30. March 2009
Rolf Koerfer Elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Continental AG
The Supervisory Board of Continental AG, Hanover, elected the lawyer Rolf Koerfer as its new chairman at an extraordinary meeting on Friday in Hanover. The 51-year-old thus succeeds Dr. Hubertus von Grünberg, who resigned on March 6.
Monday 30. March 2009
Metso reduces 45 people in Sweden
Metso has concluded employee negotiations regarding reduction of personnel at Metso Paper Karlstad AB, Sweden. As a result the company will reduce 45 persons. The company’s operations are part of Metso’s Tissue business line and Paper business line.
Monday 30. March 2009
UBS AGs holdings in Metso increased to 5.32 percent
Metso Corporation has been informed about a change in the holding of the mutual funds managed by UBS AG of the paid up share capital of Metso Corporation.