New director named at Gulf Keystone December 22, 2014 OIL FIRM Gulf Keystone has appointed Maria Darby-Walker as a non-executive director. Darby-Walker, who has counselled the boards of Rio Tinto, Cadbury, Rolls-Royce and Allen & Overy, as well as the Financial Conduct Authority, takes up her new role immediately.
Syria airstrike vote 2015: Here’s how your MP voted December 3, 2015 Last night MPs voted in favour of the UK beginning airstrikes against Islamic State (Isis) with an overwhelming majority of 397 votes to 223, following a gruelling 10-hour debate in the House of Commons. The move was controversial, with huge numbers of people protesting against military intervention. Some Labour MPs claimed they were being intimidated to [...]
What to do in London this Easter weekend April 1, 2015 The long Easter weekend is almost upon us and here’s what London has to offer. 500 Years of Hampton Court Palace Historic Royal Palaces is throwing a birthday bash for King Henry VIII’s former residence. Visitors during the day will be greeted by five royal carriages, specially created for the occasion, while William Shakespeare and [...]
Brand Index: Cadbury gives Pfizer and Astrazeneca taste of the future May 6, 2014 NEWS that American pharma giant Pfizer is pursuing the British-Swedish drugs firm Astrazeneca has set the business world alight. While the business cases of such deals can be straightforward, how consumers react to brands is not. To see how foreign takeovers can play out among the public, I have used YouGov’s BrandIndex tool to look [...]
This Creme Egg is an imposter January 12, 2015 IT’S OFFICIAL – now the Christmas cards have been relegated to the sales racks, it’s Easter. And Creme Eggs are back on the menu – but not, it seems, as we knew them. Putting the Kraft into crafty, Cadbury’s US owner has changed the recipe behind our backs. The chocolate is no longer Dairy Milk. [...]
City Moves for 05 January 2015 | Who’s switching jobs January 4, 2015 Weightmans The law firm has announced three appointments. Douglas Keir joins as a partner, and Sarah Phillips and Julia McDonald (pictured) join as associates, in its insurance team. They collectively have 40 years’ experience in law, and arrive from Anderson Strathern Solicitors. London Capital Group The Aim-listed online trading firm has announced two appointments. Nicholas [...]
Wellcome Trust on hunt to find a new chairman after Sir William Castell’s exit October 12, 2014 The Wellcome Trust is entering the last week of an exhaustive search to find a new chairman to replace outgoing chair Sir William Castell. The charitable trust, the UK’s biggest private source of funding for medical research, has appointed executive search firm Korn Ferry to find a replacement for Castell, who is stepping down in [...]
Ex-City sheriff Sir Paul Judge hit by setback over ENRC leak case November 4, 2014 The High Court has rejected an application made by Sir Paul Judge to strike out claims brought against him by his former employer, Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC). He has also been ordered to pay 80 per cent of the company’s costs, which have yet to be determined. A source told City A.M. they [...]
General Election 2015: The London battlegrounds that could hold the balance of power February 5, 2015 London could hold the balance of power in the upcoming General Election, with the major parties gearing up to target at least 11 of its tightest seats. Five London constituencies feature in Labour’s top 50 target seats – Hendon, Brent Central, Brentford & Isleworth, Croydon Central and Enfield North. The Conservatives are looking to take [...]
Cadbury owner adds Peltz to board January 21, 2014 Mondelez, the maker of Cadbury chocolate and Oreo cookies, added activist investor Nelson Peltz to its board yesterday in a deal that ends his campaign to have the company merge with PepsiCo. Peltz has been pushing Mondelez to sell itself to the beverage and snacks giant since the middle of last year. Shares in the [...]