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May162020 by adminNo Comments

NFL owners to vote on proposal to incentivize minority coach, GM hires

May 15 (UPI) -- The NFL will present a pair of resolutions to league owners next week, including one that would improve draft picks for teams that hire minority candidates in head coach or general manager roles. Under the proposal, which is aimed at fixing diversity issues across the league, a team could upgrade its third-round draft selection by up to 16 picks if a minority candidate is hired. The draft pick could go up 10 spots for hiring a minority general manager or an equivalent-level position and six spots for hiring a minority candidate as head coach. If the plan is approved, teams also could move up five spots in the fourth round should a minority general manager or head coach enter the third year on the job. If a minority quarterbacks coach is retained after one season, the club...

Nov42019 by adminNo Comments

JP Morgan hires bankers to boost corporate client services

Finance

MUMBAI: JP Morgan has hired bankers from Citibank and DBS to boost its corporate client services as it revs up presence in the mid-corporate segment which has been growing substantially. It hired Pranav Chawda, as head of Client Banking and Specialized Industries from DBS Bank and he had worked for Citibank prior to that. Dhaval Shah, who was the Director at Citibank most recently, would head the Western Region. Srinivasan Kannan, who has been with the bank for a while, would lead the business in Southern India. “India is an important market and we’ve taken a long-term approach to building lasting relationships,” said Kalpana Morparia, chairman, South and South East Asia, J.P. Morgan. “We have deep local knowledge, global insights…,which uniquely position us to serve diverse companies in

Mar242019 by adminNo Comments

ConvaTec hires Genus chief to heal City wounds

Business

By Mark Kleinman, City editor The embattled‎ medical devices maker ConvaTec will announce a sweeping boardroom overhaul on Monday including the departure of chairman Sir Christopher Gent, one of the most prominent figures in British business.Sky News has learnt that ConvaTec, which has seen its shares slump since listing in 2016, will say that Karim Bitar, currently chief executive of animal genetics company Genus‎, will join it in the same role. His appointment will come ‎more than five months after Paul Moraviec stepped down as the boss of ConvaTec, which makes devices such as catheters and colostomy bags.Mr Bitar's arrival is intended to inject some momentum into a turnaround at the FTSE-250 company, which has a market value of £2....

Dec122018 by adminNo Comments

Indian tycoon hires Beyonce to sing at daughter's party

Entertainment

Indian weddings are renowned for their extravagance and grandeur - but one billionaire has pushed the boat out even further for his daughter's pre-wedding party, hiring Beyonce to sing at it. The 37-year-old Single Ladies singer performed at the elaborate bash in Udaipur, Rajasthan, after being hired by India's richest mogul Mukesh Ambani, whose daughter, Isha, 27, is getting married on Wednesday.She is marrying Anand Piramal, a childhood friend and son of another billionaire tycoon, Ajay Piramal, reportedly at her billion-dollar home in Mumbai - one of the most expensive on the planet. Image: Mukesh Ambani is thought to be worth up to £37.5bn At the pre-wedding celebration, which was attended by the likes of Hillary Clin...

Oct192018 by adminNo Comments

Facebook hires former deputy PM Sir Nick Clegg

Technology

Facebook has hired former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg as head of its global affairs and communications team.The 51-year-old politician was leader of the Liberal Democrats and formed a coalition government with David Cameron and the Conservatives in 2010.Facebook has faced intense scrutiny and the threat of government regulation following the Cambridge Analytica data scandal and alleged election meddling.Several prominent executives have left the company in the last year.Amol Rajan: Why Sir Nick Clegg is joining FacebookSir Nick's new job title will be vice-president of global affairs and communications at Facebook.He will start work on Monday and will spend a week at the company's Menlo Park headquarters, before moving to California with his fami...