HONG KONG, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ FWD Limited and FWD Group Limited - consolidated subsidiaries of FWD Group Holdings Limited ("FWD Group" or "the Company") - announced updates and additional information, including FWD Group's results for the six months ended 30 June 2022, as part of announcements made today to the Hong Kong Exchange ("HKEX") in relation to their respective listed notes and perpetual securities. As detailed in the filing, FWD Group continued to deliver strong organic growth in the first half of 2022, with its value of new business ("VNB") reaching US$405 million, up 25% compared to the prior year period. The Company also reported that its segmental adjusted operating profit before tax was US$200 million, more than double the prior year period. Huynh Thanh Phong, Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of FWD Group, said, "We continued our strong track record of consistently delivering organic growth,
Crown Aesthetics Elevates its Commitment to Customer Education and Training DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Crown Aesthetics ("Crown"), a division of Crown Laboratories, Inc., announced today that its direct United Kingdom and Ireland ("UKI") team will now offer all UK & Ireland SkinPenPrecision customers with an opportunity to receive internationally recognized Continuing Professional Development ("CPD") accreditation. Upon completion of our Crown Educational Learning program, all SkinPen customers in Crown's UK & Ireland direct markets will receive CPD education points that will go towards their own self-development learning. This is the first CPD opportunity for microneedling aesthetic practices in these countries. Crown's self-driven SkinPen Precision education program includes 3 hours of online pre-learning modules and a 6-hour Academy, Virtual, Live Seminar or In-clinic Masterclass. The comprehensive Masterclass is interactive a
Elite distinction celebrates the highest level of excellence and achievement in the field of fragrance creation GENEVA, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, has appointed three new Master Perfumers. Francois-Raphal Balestra, Wessel-Jan Kos and Haresh Totlani will join Firmenich's most prestigious group of Master Perfumers dedicated to Consumer Fragrances for Beauty and Home Care. They will be joining an exclusive elite of only nine Master Perfumers who have reached the highest level of excellence and achievement in their respective fields, while exhibiting exemplary leadership qualities and a lived commitment to Firmenich's values. "Firmenich's innovation and deep understanding of consumer habits and preferences enables us to deliver market-leading fragrances," Firmenich CEO Gilbert Ghostine said. "What makes us stand out is our perfumers' spark of creative genius. Their mastery make
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Themed "Together, For A Digital Future", the H3C Digital Tour 2022 was successfully held in Pakistan on August 31. Gary Huang, Co-President of H3C and President of International Business; Mohsin Mushtaq Chandana, Secretary of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, Pakistan; Rao Atiq, Secretary of the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education; Amer Shahzad, DG Licensing of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority; and Osama Nasir, Ex-Managing Director of Pakistan Software Export Board delivered keynote speeches at the event, sharing the ongoing digital transformation of Pakistan and H3C's digital practices across the region. In May 2018, the first Digital Pakistan Policy was carried out in Pakistan. Drafted and submitted by the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT), the policy seeks to create a digital ecosystem of rapid and innovative digital services, information a
SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Antengene recently unveiled a new office space situated in Melbourne, Australia's most sought-after CBD, taking another important step in the company's continued global expansion. The new office offers an appealing environment that will help Antengene to attract more top talents, and further accelerate its expansion in the APAC region as well as its committed efforts to bring high quality and affordable innovative medicines to patients with life-threatening conditions including hematologic malignancies and solid tumors in Asia Pacific region and around the world. Occupying a space of 250 square meters in a Grade A office building in Melbourne's CBD that has an impressive 4.5-star NABERS energy rating and a 5.5-star NABERS water rating, the new office provides the fast-growing Australian team a superb work environment boasting a bird view of the downtown CBD area. In addition, the office has adopted a modern design with a