Executives on the Move -- Weekly Wrap-Up

   By Nishant Mohan 
 

Here are some notable executive position changes announced by companies within the last week:

July 2

Travel-software company Sabre Corp. (SABR) named Doug Barnett chief financial officer beginning July 23. Coming from CFO positions at TriZetto Corp. and UGS Corp., Barnett will succeed Rick Simonson, who announced his retirement from the position earlier this year.

Swedish property company Hemfosa Fastigheter AB (HEMF.SK) named Peter Anderson to succeed Karin Osslind as chief financial officer. Anderson was previously finance director at another listed property company, Kungsleden AB, and will begin his new position by November.

July 3

Domain Holdings Australia Ltd. (DHG.AU) named Google executive Jason Pellegrino as chief executive of the real-estate company, which spent 6 months with the position vacant.

Barnes & Noble Inc. (BKS) fired Chief Executive Demos Parneros, citing undisclosed company policy violations. Chief Financial Officer Allen Lindstrom will share chief executive duties with other current executives until a replacement is hired.

July 4

James Boyle, Deutsche Bank AG's (DB) head of equities for the Asia-Pacific region, plans to leave the bank, according to a memo.

French copper and fiber-cable company Nexans (NEX.FR) named Christopher Guerin as chief executive. Mr. Guerin was promoted from senior executive vice president.

July 5

German steel conglomerate ThyssenKrupp AG (TKA.XE) announced the resignation of its chief executive, Heinrich Hiesinger. Mr. Hiesinger, who had been in the position since 2011, resigned days after the company agreed to merge its steel business with Tata Steel.

ZTE Corp. (000063.SZ, 0763.HK) named Xu Ziyang as chief executive of the Chinese telecommunications company. The new chief and other new executive hires follow the resignation of the company's board of directors as conditions for the U.S. government to lift a ban on the purchase of American-made parts. The company has experienced billions of dollars in losses since the sales ban was imposed in April.

July 6

Caesarstone Ltd. (CSTE) named Yuval Dagim as chief executive of the Israel-based maker of engineered quartz surfaces. Mr. Dagim comes from the same position at Shikun & Binui Ltd. He will succeed interim Chief Executive Yair Averbuch.

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July 06, 2018 16:14 ET (20:14 GMT)

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