Bob Iger is OUT as CEO of Disney as company taps executive Robert Chapek to replace him

BREAKING NEWS: Bob Iger, 69, stands down as CEO of Disney and becomes chairman as he is replaced by head of parks Robert Chapek, 60 Disney announced on Tuesday that Iger would step down as CEO immediately He will become executive chairman while Robert Chapeck will be the new CEO Chapeck was previously head of … Read more

Laura Ashley’s new female CEO says brand will return to traditional roots

Laura Ashley’s new CEO has vowed to ‘bring Laura back’ and revive its ‘timeless’ designs after taking over the struggling British fashion brand.  The high street designer, favoured by Princess Diana in the 1980s, was taken over by Katharine Poulter last month after the company announced losses and a 10.4 per cent fall in sales.  Its once … Read more

Laura Ashley’s new female CEO says brand will return to traditional roots

The fashion and homewear brand Laura Ashley started at the Welsh designer’s Pilmlico attic flat in central London in 1953. Having undertaken some quilting work with her local Women’s Institute, Ashley started sewing headscarves, napkins, table mats and tea-towels on her kitchen table. Her husband Bernard would print them using his own machine and the … Read more

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to address climate change

By: New York Times | Seattle | Published: February 18, 2020 7:47:33 am Jeff Bezos said on Monday that he was committing billion to address the climate crisis. Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s chief executive and the world’s richest man, said on Monday that he was committing $10 billion to address the climate crisis in a new … Read more