Careers article - October 5, 2015
Lars Rebien Sorensen tops best CEO ranking
The chief executive of Danish Novo Nordisk, Lars Rebien Sorensen, was top CEO in a new performance ranking. The Novo CEO topped Harvard Business Review’s list of the 100 best performing CEOs this year. He beat for example the CEO of Starbucks, Nike and the former CEO of Cisco Systems, John Chambers. The list evaluates […]
In a new job - April 2, 2015
New CEO for Merivaara Corp.
Markku Aherto has been appointed the new CEO of Finland’s Merivaara Corporation, according to a company statement. Aherto has been working as sales director of the company since January of this year. Prior to that, he served in the Board of OscareMedical Oy. Between 2005 and 2011, Aherto also was at Merivaara, as director of […]
In a new job - October 28, 2013
Elekta names Savander as president, CEO
Radiation oncology firm Elekta said it has named Niklas Savander as its next president and CEO, effective May 1, 2014. Savander succeeds Tomas Puusepp, who will remain with the firm after May 1 as a working member of its board of directors, the company said. Savander has held senior management positions with Nokia and most […]
In a new job - September 13, 2013
New CEO of AstraZeneca
Jan-Olof Jacke has been appointed new CEO of AstraZeneca. For the first time in the company’s history the CEO of AstraZeneca will be based in Mölndal, Gothenburg. Jan-Olof Jacke has worked within AstraZeneca for many years and his previous position was as VP of Finance & procurement of the company’s R&D.
Careers article - May 9, 2013
The ABC of CEOs
Regardless of what type of business you’re running, as a CEO you are the key figure in your company. On his or her shoulders lies the responsibility of developing the enterprise and leading the co-workers forward. Acquiring the right tools and qualities vital for good leadership is of crucial importance to any CEO running a […]
