FD watch – Alastair Kerr
Alastair Kerr has resigned as finance director and company secretary of telecoms company Vianet Group.
FD watch – Robert Contreras
Robert Contreras has been appointed finance director of Northgate.
Cloud cover lingers over City
I was in Egypt for the last 10 days and I’m pleased to say I’ve returned with some much-needed colour.
Good marketing reaps rewards
Despite carving out a niche in the jobs market by launching a website that matches student talent with jobs, the co-founders of Studentgems.com weren’t taking any shortcuts when it came to marketing their business.
Ride high on the fall in sterling
As financial institutions across the globe continue to feel the effects of the sub-prime fall-out, money markets remain alarmingly volatile. But Lesley Batchelor, chair of the Institute of Export, believes busineses should take advantage of the uncertain climate.
FD watch – Andrew Robertson
Andrew Robertson has resigned as group finance director of security and authentication group API.
The end of greed?
As businesses return from the Easter break, some thoughts from the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams about greed, business and society.
Britain’s biggest start-up to be sold for 1p
Picture Financial, the personal loans business that claimed to be the UK’s biggest ever start-up, has become the victim of its very own financial crisis.
FD watch – Stuart Siddall
Stuart Siddall has resigned as finance director of international engineering and project management company Amec.
Online trend for accounting software
Business technology entrepreneur Duane Jackson says this year is shaping up to be particularly interesting for accounting software providers as more vendors realise the future is online.
CFO watch – Andy Volkmann
Andy Volkmann has resigned as chief financial officer from the board of Armor Designs, a designer and manufacturer of composite armour products.