[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE:B), an international industrial and aerospace manufacturer and service provider, today announced the appointment of Scott A. Mayo to the position of Senior Vice President, Barnes Group Inc. and President, Barnes Industrial, effective immediately. As President of Barnes Group’s Industrial segment, Mr. Mayo will lead all of the company’s diverse industrial businesses across the globe. “Scott’s 20 plus years of experience in growing engineered products businesses, as well as his strong knowledge of global markets, and significant expertise in sales, m
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]This week Linde LienHwa (LLH) China, a joint venture between The Linde Group and Taiwan MiTac Group, will be exhibiting at SEMICON China 2014 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). Exhibiting at the largest microelectronics industry event in China, serving the Semiconductor, Flat Panel Display (FPD), LED, MEMS, and related technology markets, LLH will showcase the Group’s portfolio of gases and services in electronics manufacturing at Hall N1, booth #1443. Mr. Holger Kirchner, President of Linde’s Electronics business, will be delivering a keynote on ‘The
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]LG Electronics (LG) today announced the start of sales of G Pro 2 in the Asia Region in markets including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Philippine, Vietnam and Indonesia among others. The device was first introduced to a global audience at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last month where the smartphone was well received for its innovative UX features, superb display and advanced camera functions. “With its 5.9-inch Full HD IPS display, versatile camera functions and user-oriented UX features, we expect the LG G Pro 2 to make a strong impression with Asian customers.” s
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Regus, the global flexible workspace provider, is to open drop-in smart work centres at 3 public libraries in Singapore: Jurong Regional Library, Toa Payoh Public Library, and Geylang East Public Library. As the result, local businesses, workers and communities will benefit from access to professional business facilities. The deal to launch ‘third place’ workplaces in Singapore is the first of its kind in Asia, and will be of interest to other national and regional governments. By enabling people to do their jobs closer to home, these alternative workspaces can reduce com
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Isola Group S. r.l.(http://www.isola-group.com/), a market leader in engineered dielectric materials used to fabricate advanced multilayer printed circuit boards (PCBs), announced the promotion of Ms. Janet Fromm to Senior Director - Quality & Operational Excellence, reporting directly to Mr. Ray Sharpe, President and CEO. This announcement follows the recent promotion of Mr. Michael Gastonguay to President - Americas, who previously held this position. Ms. Fromm will be responsible for leading Isola‘s global lean and quality initiatives to reduce costs, improve cycle-tim
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]NDP Media Corp, the biggest mobile affiliate networks in the world and the biggest App Agency in China, has just secured $15 million from Venture Capitals (VCs). According to an insider, the capital will be used to grow their tech team, expanding their reach into global market as well as R&D based on Big Data. After devoting their energy and capital to R&D in the Big Data platform for years, they have finally managed to build their own powerful Big Data Platform as well as creating their own cutting-edge real-time tracking and optimization tool, yeahtool. One of NDP Media
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Philip Morris International Inc.’s (PMI) (NYSE/ Paris Euronext: PM) EU Region President Drago Azinovic made the following comment regarding the adoption by the Council of the European Union of the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD): “The Tobacco Products Directive adopted by the Council of the European Union today represents a worrying departure from the EU’s basic standards of proportionate, evidenced-based policymaking, which will further erode intellectual property rights and undermine the EU Charter where these rights are protected.” “Instead of further harmonizing the
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]mobli (www.mobli.com), the leading social-mobile photo and video-sharing multi-platform, announced today that Vic Lee, Co-Founder of Chinese Internet giant Tencent, is joining its board of advisors. As part of the new position, Lee will assist mobli in expanding its reach in China, other east-Asian markets, and in exploring new monetization pathways. mobli is partnering with key global technology leaders, including Carlos Slim and Kegnes Rakishev, as part of its international expansion strategy. Today’s announcement is another step along this path that will give mobli a s