by Owen Collins | Jan 3, 2019 | City News
A Hong Kong activist fund has requested that the Japanese OEM sheds its “non-core” businesses in order to boost the margins of the conglomerate. Having already announced its withdrawal from both its British nuclear power and US LNG wings, Argyle Street Management is...
by Owen Collins | Jan 3, 2019 | Around the Industry
In a newly-published interview, Barbara Basney explains how the OEM ‘Set The Page Free’ and what lessons other companies can learn from its approach. Speaking to Forbes, Basney, who was the company’s Vice President of Global Brand at the time of the interview,...
by Owen Collins | Dec 20, 2018 | Around the Industry
The OEM’s South African division has been reflecting on the twelve months just finished, which it calls “a tough year for most South African companies.” Beginning its reminiscence with a quote from Socrates – “the unexamined life is not worth living” – the company has...
by Owen Collins | Dec 19, 2018 | City News
The OEM has been downgraded from investment grade to junk by Moody’s Investors Service, following a similar move by Fitch Ratings in August. According to Fortune, Moody’s cited “an uncertain revenue base” as one of its key reasons, as well as a “decline in demand for...
by Owen Collins | Dec 19, 2018 | Around the Industry
The OEM’s South African division recently hosted a graduation ceremony, following its support towards the Potters House Training Centre. The company called technical and vocational skills “an important commodity in a skills-scarce environment like South Africa,” and...
