Rentokil shares spike 11 per cent after BT boss eyes takeover July 22, 2024 Philip Jansen, the former chief of BT Group, is eyeing a bid to take over FTSE 100 pest control firm Rentokil Initial, according to reports.
New York Stock Exchange enters battle for Unilever ice cream unit listing April 1, 2024 The New York Stock Exchange has reportedly joined the battle to tempt Unilever’s ice cream business to list on their stock exchange.
Unilever considers sale of Kate Somerville’s skincare line August 27, 2024 Kate Somerville’s premium skincare brand has become the latest Unilever brand to go up for sale as the group continues its restructuring plan announced earlier in the year. As well as Somerville’s eponymous facialist line, which the FTSE-100 giant has owned since 2015, it is also looking to offload sensitive-skincare specialist REN Skincare, according to [...]
Unilever: Magnum and Dove maker ‘to cut over 3,000 European jobs’ July 12, 2024 Unilever is planning to cut more than 3,000 jobs based at its offices across Europe by the end of 2025, according to reports.
Disney names new chair as home of Mickey Mouse prepares for boardroom battle January 12, 2023 Walt Disney has named Nike veteran Mark Parker as its next chair while snubbing activist investor Nelson Peltz, who the company declined to nominate as a director. This comes after the multimedia giant faced demands from activist investor Peltz for a board seat. Peltz is the head of New York-based Trian Partners, which owns a [...]
Disney streaming turns profit for first time since launch on back of the Bear May 7, 2024 This comes after Disney's streaming service has lost around $11bn since launching in 2019, including $587m (£467.58m) a year earlier, in the same period.
We’re not performing warns new Unilever CEO as turnaround launched October 26, 2023 Boss Hein Schumacher said the outfit is not “reaching its potential” and productivity and returns have all “under-delivered”.
Unilever appoints new Dutch boss to deliver “step up” in performance at embattled giant January 30, 2023 A Dutch dairy boss who has sat as a non-executive board member at Unilever since last year will move into the CEO role at the consumer giant. Hein Schumacher has led the dairy firm Royal FrieslandCampina, an £11bn business operating in over 40 countries, since 2018. Schumacher’s appointment comes after embattled boss Alan Jope announced [...]
The week that was: EVs out of juice, star investors struggle and rate expectations April 6, 2024 Rate expectations, EV sales stalling and one investor losing out on his fairy-tale ending: we review another busy week in business.
Unilever: Why job cuts and ice cream split may be a sweet deal for the FTSE 100 business March 19, 2024 Consumer goods giant Unilever is continuing to top the FTSE 100 leaderboard, as news of job cuts and a spin-off of its ice cream business has sweetened investors.