Siemens feels pressure as staff shareholders plan rebellion at AGM (The Guardian, 28 Dec 2006, Page 21)

Siemens feels pressure as staff shareholders plan rebellion at AGM

Benjamin Dierks

The Guardian

28 Dec 2006



There is growing pressure on senior managers at Siemens in the run-up to its annual general meeting next month, with a group of shareholders vowing not to ratify the actions of the company’s managing and supervisory boards. The association of staff... read more...

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LG Electronics shuffles top ranks amid slowsales

LG Electronics shuffles top ranks amid slowsales

By Evan Ramstad

The Wall Street Journal Europe

19 Dec 2006



SEOUL— LG Electronics Co., struggling to build its key TV-set and cellphone businesses, named a new chief executive and other senior managers, a move that could lead to speedier decision making. The South Korean company tapped Yong Nam, 58 years old... read more...

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Toshiba, Sony and NEC develop new LSI platform

Toshiba, Sony and NEC develop new LSI platform

—Kazuhiro Shimamura

The Wall Street Journal Europe

15 Dec 2006



JAPANESE electronics makers Toshiba Corp., Sony Corp. and NEC Electronics Corp. have developed new technology to facilitate mass production of high-performance system large-scale integrated-circuit chips with a 45-nanometer process technology and a... read more...

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Philipsworks to spur sales of ‘green’ bulbs

Philipsworks to spur sales of ‘green’ bulbs

By Leila Abboud

The Wall Street Journal Europe

05 Dec 2006



EINDHOVEN, Netherlands— Philips Electronics NV, the world’s largest lighting maker, is wrestling with a riddle: How many marketing campaigns does it take to get someone to change a light bulb? In the past 20 years, Philips, of the Netherlands, has... read more...

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