Twitter CEO Musk launched a poll on the social media platform on Sunday asking whether he should step down as head of the company, adding that he would abide by the poll results. The poll is scheduled to close around 1120GMT on Monday although the billionaire did not give details on when he would step […]
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As recession looms, Airbnb CEO wants your home to make money
After years of trying to expand into other sectors, the CEO of holiday home giant Airbnb, wants to get back to the basics: helping people make money. “I had tried to create too many things at the same time,” explained Brian Chesky to AFP. “Then the pandemic occurred. We had to get back to our core business,” […]
Shell says CEO stepping down at end of 2022
London: British energy giant Shell announced Thursday that chief executive Ben van Beurden will step down at the end of the year to be replaced by renewables director Wael Sawan. Van Beurden, who will have been at the helm for nine years, will be succeeded by the head of integrated gas, renewables and energy solutions, […]
Shoaib Mumtaz becomes MCB’s CEO
Shoaib Mumtaz has taken over as the acting president and CEO of the Muslim Commercial Bank (MCB), according to a press release of the bank. The bank had appointed him earlier this month. He assumed charge of his office on the completion of Imran Maqbool’s tenure. Shoaib Mumtaz has been linked with the MCB since […]
Kamran Kamal takes charge of Pakistan’s largest IPP – HUBCO
Karachi: Hubco, Pakistan’s largest IPP has announced the appointment of Kamran Kamal as its new CEO. Kamran has succeeded Khalid Mansoor who led the company for eight years. Kamran has already been a part of Hubco for the past 6 years as the CEO of Laraib Energy Limited, a hydel subsidiary of the Company. Previously, […]
Punjab cabinet approves 25% special allowance for Grade 1-19 employees
LAHORE: The provincial cabinet, held under the chair of Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar at his office on Thursday, approved a 25 percent special allowance for more than 721,000 provincial employees of grade-1 to 19 from June 1, 2021. The cabinet also approved Rs7.10 billion for free medical facilities to the residents of Dera Ghazi […]
Lady boss: Shanaz Ramzi -CEO, writer, senior journalist
I was first introduced to Shanaz Ramzi, CEO of Starlinks PR, in 2003 when I entered into the field of journalism. At the time I was managing a publication and needed a review for a restaurant that had just opened. She was one of the foremost names who were suggested to me immediately, and I […]
BRF 2019: what next for the world?
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) gained more confidence of the world leaders, as reported, that more than three dozen of Heads of the States were among a little over 5000 attendees of the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) from 150 countries. After the UN General Assembly session, the BRF could be termed as the […]
West Ham to introduce new fan voting platform
Premier League club West Ham United will introduce a new fan engagement platform allowing supporters to buy the right to vote on selected club decisions, following the example of French club Paris Saint Germain and Juventus of Italy. Socios.com, a blockchain-based fan engagement platform, allows supporters to buy fan ‘tokens’ or to earn or ‘hunt’ […]
Wimbledon prize money rises 11.8 percent
LONDON: Wimbledon prize money will total $49.4 million for this year’s championships, a rise of 11.8 percent, the All England Club announced on Tuesday. The men’s and women’s singles champions will receive £2.35 million, £100,000 more than in 2018. Continuing a theme of recent years, organisers have again significantly raised prize money for early-round losers. […]