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22 Sep 2016

Daintith Named CFO, Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce announced that Stephen Daintith has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and as an executive director of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc. Stephen will take up his new role in 2017, succeeding David Smith who will leave Rolls-Royce after three years to pursue other business interests. Stephen Daintith is currently Chief Financial Officer of Daily Mail & General Trust plc. Previously he was employed by News International as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer of Dow Jones & Co. His earlier career was spent working internationally in a number of senior positions at British American Tobacco, also at Forte, the Civil Aviation Authority and PriceWaterhouse Coopers.

10 Sep 2008

S Korea Wins Half of World’s Shipbuilding Orders

South Korean yards won half of the world’s shipbuilding orders in the first half of this year, the News International reported. The Ministry of Knowledge Economy and the shipbuilding industry said yards secured orders for 12.40 million compensated gross tons, or 50.6 per cent of the world’s total. It said overall global demand fell sharply compared to 2007 but the proportion of orders won by local companies increased. In 2007, secured 38.9 percent of all orders placed against 37.3 percent for its main rival . In the first half, ’s share dipped to 34.3 percent. Shipbuilding is one of the country’s top five export industries with the total value of overseas sales reaching $27.68 billion last year.