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Rio Tinto : New chief executives of Iron Ore and Copper

Rio Tinto has appointed Andrew Harding as Iron Ore chief executive, replacing Sam Walsh who became Rio Tinto chief executive in January 2013. Andrew’s successor as Copper chief executive is Jean-Sebastien Jacques, formerly Copper president, International Operations. He will join the Executive Committee. Both appointments take effect today. Sam Walsh said “These two appointments strengthen …

Former Symantec President and CEO Enrique T. Salem Joins FireEye Board of Directors

Industry security veteran latest executive to join growing next-generation security company BANGALORE, India- February 12, 2012 FireEye®, Inc., the leader in stopping today’s new breed of cyber attacks, today announced that Enrique T. Salem, former president and chief executive officer of SymantecCorporation, has been appointed to the FireEye board of directors. This brings the number …

Matthias Schubert retires as CTO of REpower Systems SE

Pune/Hamburg: Suzlon Group has today announced that the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of its wholly-owned subsidiary, REpower Systems SE, Matthias Schubert, is to retire on 31st March 2013. Mr Schubert has served in this role for 12 years since the founding of the company. He has shaped REpower’s product portfolio in the onshore and offshore sector and has set …

New Appointments to Support Rotana’s Expansion

Company inducts new managerial talent and redeploys existing ones to support goal of expanding to 14,500 rooms in 2103   Feb, 2013:Rotana, the leading hotel management company in the Middle East and Africa, yesterday announced a slew of new appointments and postings of its top managerial talent aimed at further streamlining its operations and maximizing the …

Molten Metal: Indian steel scenario looks promising as construction sector is growing and demand for long products from the real estate and industrial construction is stable – Sushim Banerjee, DG, INSDAG

Q.1       With Queensland flooded – Xstrata has invoked force majeure – how do you expect Coking Coal prices to move in the near future? A.         The flooding of coking coal mines in Australia has been a regular phenomenon for the last few years and the coking coal mines have periodically invoked force majeure in their …

Molten Metal: India has a high potential to grow in the coming years – Sushim Banerjee, Director General, INSDAG

Sushim Banerjee, Director General of the Institute of Steel Development and Growth (INSDAG) is carrying out a Herculean Task of spreading awareness among those who will act as catalysts in driving India’s steel demand tomorrow. Here he talks exclusively to Core Communique about steel trends, both on the demand and supply side and explains why …