Ant Group CEO Simon Hu resigns due to personal reasons
Hu s exit comes at a time when Ant Group is working on plans to shift to a financial holding company structure following regulatory pressure to subject it to rules and capital requirements similar to those for banks. The Ant Group Board of Directors has accepted Mr. Simon Hu s resignation request, due to personal reasons, the company said.
Simon Hu, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of China s Ant Group, has resigned from his position. Executive Chairman Eric Jing will replace him. The Ant Group Board of Directors has accepted Mr. Simon Hu s resignation request, due to personal reasons, Reuters quoted the company as saying in a statement.
Syngenta Group Becomes Main Partner of St. Gallen Symposium in Switzerland
Group promotes science-based regenerative agriculture to curb climate change
Partnership underlines Syngenta Group s commitment to promote academic and scientific collaboration in Switzerland and across the world
Syngenta Group is new Main Partner of the St. Gallen Symposium in Switzerland. For its 50
th anniversary, the student-led initiative chose Trust Matters as the overarching topic. Syngenta Group joins stakeholders and key decision-makers in the fields of economics, politics, sciences and society to foster intergenerational and cross-cultural dialogue with the next generation in mind.
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