VEVEY (Reuters) -Nestle will boost advertising and marketing, trim costs, carve out its water and premium drinks businesses into a standalone global unit, and implement other changes to drive growth under new chief Laurent Freixe, the company said on Tuesday. The Swiss food giant aims to achieve cost savings of at least 2.5 billion Swiss francs ($2.83 billion) by 2027, in addition to ongoing savings of around 1.2 billion Swiss
By Sriparna Roy (Reuters) -CVS Health added Glenview Capital’s top boss and three others to its board in a deal with the hedge fund, a month after the healthcare conglomerate tasked a new CEO with its turnaround efforts. The company has been facing pressure from investors including Glenview to improve its operations and shareholder value after missing financial targets several times due to increased medical costs in its health insurance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that oil and gas industry executive Chris Wright, a staunch defender of fossil fuel use, would be his pick to lead the Department of Energy. Wright is the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, an oilfield services firm based in Denver. He is expected to support Trump’s plan to maximize production of oil and gas and to seek ways to boost
Liberty Media announced Wednesday that it’s spinning off most assets besides Formula One auto racing into a separate publicly traded company, called Liberty Live, and that CEO Greg Maffei is stepping down at year-end. Chairman John Malone will become interim CEO of Liberty Media. Liberty Media’s investor day is set to take place on Thursday in Manhattan. While the 83-year-old Malone will once again take the reigns as CEO, the
Hyundai CEO Jaehoon Chang (left) and José Muñoz, Hyundai president and global chief operating officer, attend the 2024 New York International Auto Show Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT – Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday named Jose Munoz as the next president and CEO of the South Korean automaker, effective Jan. 1. Munoz, an auto industry veteran who rose through the company’s North American ranks, will succeed current President and CEO
The new Wynn Casino and Lisboa Casino in Macao, China. Bob Henry | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Billionaire Tilman Fertitta has increased his ownership stake in Wynn Resorts to 9.9%, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing indicates a passive position, though multiple people familiar with the matter tell CNBC they suspect Fertitta will be demanding. Wynn’s share price popped 9% Thursday
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – Nestle (NS:)’s KitKat brand has signed a global sponsorship deal with Formula 1 as new Chief Executive Laurent Freixe seeks to change the way the world’s biggest food company markets its core, multi-billion-dollar brands. A senior executive told Reuters exclusively that the Formula 1 deal had been struck to cover the period between late 2025 and 2028, and the aim was to improve KitKat’s
The estate of collapsed crypto exchange FTX has filed a suit against Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao in an effort to wrest back at least $1.76 billion, citing a “fraudulent” share deal. In a Sunday filing with a Delaware court, FTX cites a 2021 transaction in which Binance, Zhao and others exited their investment in FTX, selling a 20% stake in the platform and a 18.4% stake in
