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AirAsia Group Bhd’s website, airasia super app, previously known as airasia.com, has appointed Amanda Woo as chief executive officer effective May 19, 2021. Woo will replace Karen Chan who will be assuming a board position with the super app business. With…
Pam Fletcher wants to change the way General Motors Co makes money. The veteran GM engineer’s Global Innovation team is looking for new enterprises to expand the automaker’s sources of revenue well beyond vehicle sales and is incubating ventures from…
DBS group chief executive Piyush Gupta’s total pay slid nearly a quarter after the Singapore lender saw profits fall in a similar fashion last year. Piyush Gupta’s compensation totaled S$9.18 million ($6.82 million) in 2020, according to the bank’s annual…
DB Schenker announces the appointment of Dr Niklas Wilmking as CEO for the Asia Pacific region, with effect from 1st January 2021. Following his successful tenure as Executive Vice President Global Airfreight at DB Schenker Head Office, responsible for the…
Bonjour CEO Cheung Ka Fai has resigned after less than two months in the role, citing “personal career development”. He has been replaced by Wong Iu Ming. In a statement to the stock exchange, the struggling apparel chain confirmed there was “no disagreement…
Volkswagen Chief Executive (CEO) Herbert Diess will promote Porsche CEO Oliver Blume to become head of the Volkswagen brand as part of a broader management reshuffle, Auto Motor and Sport said on Tuesday citing company sources. Blume will be moved to the VW…
UBS boss Sergio Ermotti’s pay fell more than 10 percent in 2019, amid a setback for the wealth manager in a landmark French criminal trial. Private bank co-boss Iqbal Khan was paid $8.4 million to defect from Credit Suisse. The Swiss-based bank cut pay for…
Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, has named Ralph Hamers as its new Group Chief Executive Officer, effective November 1, 2020, according to a media release. Hamers currently serves as CEO of Dutch ING Group. Ralph Hamers will join UBS as a member of the group…
Former CEO of Grab Financial Group Vietnam, Nguyen Tuan Anh, is the new general director of Vingroup’s loyalty program VinID. Tuan Anh, who had left the ride-hailing firm last month, confirmed his new appointment with VnExpress, saying he had taken over last…
Nguyen Thai Hai Van will commence her role as Vietnam CEO of Singapore-based ride-hailing giant Grab on February 1. Van, the first female Grab CEO in Vietnam, will oversee business strategy and operations across the country, Grab stated Monday. Van boasts 17…
A corporate and retail banking stalwart replaces Mak Lye Mun, who retires after 10 years at the helm. CIMB Singapore has appointed Victor Lee as chief executive officer, the Malaysian bank announced on Thursday. With the new Industrial Revolution 4.0, we…
Citigroup president Jane Fraser looks poised to become a Wall Street bank’s first female chief. 52-year-old Jane Fraser could become the first female boss of a major Wall Street bank. Her promotion to the number-two job at Citi comes at a crucial juncture for…
Vietjet Air CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao is one of 100 most powerful women in the world this year, according to a Forbes listing. The only Vietnamese woman on the list, Thao was placed 52nd, down eight places from last year. This is the third year in a row she…
Sergio Ermotti, the CEO of the world’s largest wealth manager, is beginning the countdown to his planned departure. The Swiss banker’s goal? A decade-long running of UBS. This Monday, Sergio Ermotti begins his ninth year at the helm of the $2.4 trillion…
Harvard Business Review has named DBS CEO Piyush Gupta in their 2019 edition of The CEO 100, its annual list of the world’s top chief executives. DBS’ chief executive Piyush Gupta is in Havard Business Review’s 2019 edition of The CEO 100, joining the likes…
Citi names its new Asia Pacific CEO six months after the departure of the former regional chief. Peter Babej has been named as chief executive officer of Asia Pacific, succeeding Francisco Aristeguieta who left in April and was replaced in the interim by Tim…
