Pope appoints new head of scandal-hit Slovenian Church

Saturday, October 04, 2014 | 9:01 AM    

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AFP) – Pope Francis appointed Saturday Franciscan Stane Zore new archbishop of Ljubljana and head of Slovenia’s Catholic Church, a year after his predecessor was sacked over a financial scandal.

“The appointment of Father Stane Zore as new archbishop is a pleasant surprise both for him and for our Church,” Tadej Strehovec, the secretary general of Slovenia’s Bishops Conference told a news conference shortly after the appointment was published by the Holy See.

In August 2013, Pope Francis sacked the Archbishop of Ljubljana Anton Stres and the Archbishop of Maribor Marjan Turnsek over a financial scandal that has reportedly left one archdiocese with a budget shortfall of 800 million euros (just over $1 billion).

Tiny Slovenia only has two Catholic archdioceses.

Zore, 56, has been serving as the provincial of the Slovenian Franciscan province of St Crossis and as the president of Slovenia’s Conference of religious orders.

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Red Stripe appoints personel to senior management team

Red Stripe has appointed two new personnel to its senior management team.  

Dwaine Williams is now the Head of  Commercial operations; and Blandine Paul-Reid Head of  Marketing.  

The appointments take effect September 8 and October 1 respectively.

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Red Stripe appoints personel to senior management team

Red Stripe appoints two new senior managers

7:32 pm, Tue September 2, 2014

Red Stripe has appointed two new personnel to its senior management team.
Dwaine Williams is now the Head of Commercial operations; and Blandine Paul-Reid Head of Marketing.
The appointments take effect September 8 and October 1 respectively.

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Scotia Jamaica appoints first female CEO

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Thursday, August 08, 2013

JAMAICA’S most profitable bank — Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) — announced yesterday that it will appoint its first female president and CEO Jacqueline Sharp, effective September 1, following the appointment of Bruce Bowen to a regional position.Bowen, president and CEO of the company over the last five years, will assume his position as senior vice-president of Caribbean international banking, effective next month.Calls to Bowen’s phone went to voicemail last night.“At a board meeting today (yesterday), directors of SGJ appointed Jacqueline Sharp, currently executive vice-president, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer (CAO) as president and CEO of the company,” stated the SGJ release on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, authorised by bank chairperson Sylvia Chrominska.Sharp was also appointed a director of the SGJ and the Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Ltd.Sharp joined Scotiabank in 1997 and over the past 15 years held progressively senior roles in the areas of treasury, finance, private banking and insurance. In April 2011 she assumed additional responsibilities as chief administrative officer in April 2013 and was appointed executive vice-president, CFO and CAO.“Over the past few years Bruce (Bowen) has led SGJ through a very challenging economic environment. Our continued growth through this period is a testament to his leadership ability and the quality of the executive team he has developed,” the release said.Chrominska, commenting on Sharp’s appointment, said: “We are very pleased to have Jackie Sharp assume the position of president and CEO. As CFO and CAO Jackie has provided strong support to all of the group’s business lines and together with her experience leading the private banking unit and Scotia Jamaica Life Insurance Company is well suited to assume the CEO role.”SGJ made a $5.6-billion net profit for its six months ending April 2013 on $11.7 billion in net interest income. This beat the second-largest bank defined by profits, National Commercial Bank of Jamaica, which earned $4.5-billion net profit on $11.1 billion in net interest income for its half-year ending March 2013.NCB, however, regains the top slot when defined by total assets at $414.1 billion, compared to SGJ at $382 billion, company financials indicate.SHARP… takes up appointment September 1

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British Airways appoints new head for Americas

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Friday, July 26, 2013

BRITISH Airways has appointed Sean Doyle its new general manager and executive vice president for the Americas, effective September 1, 2013.He will be responsible for the airline’s extensive commercial business in the USA, Canada, Mexico, South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda, said the carrier in a press release.The airline added that Doyle will oversee sales and marketing and will lead the airline’s efforts to grow the Atlantic joint business between American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia and Finnair.“Sean’s extensive experience managing alliance relationships, combined with his global mindset, made him the ideal candidate for this position. Our transatlantic business is incredibly important and presents a large growth opportunity and we are excited to have Sean lead the way forward,” noted Drew Crawley, British Airways’ chief commercial officer.Doyle previously held the position of head of business planning and strategy for British Airways, where he focused on alliances, network and fleet planning, infrastructure development and corporate business planning. He brings with him a wealth of experience, including managerial roles in Cargo and the Asia Pacific region, the airline said.Doyle graduated from University College Cork with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He is also a Chartered Management Accountant. In his new position, he will divide his time between the British Airways global headquarters in London Heathrow and the Americas regional head office in New York City, stated the airline.

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LIME appoints Martin Roos acting Chief Executive Officer

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Friday, June 28, 2013 | 3:15 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Telecons company LIME today announced the appointment of Martin Roos as Acting Chief Executive Officer.In his new role, Roos takes on the leadership of all of LIME’s businesses in the region, and the group’s executive committee.Roos joined LIME in April this year in the role of Chief Operating Officer. He was previously the Head of Caribbean and Central America for Ericsson, the telecom network supplier.“I’m pleased to announce Martin Roos will be taking on leadership of the LIME business. He is a capable telecoms executive with years of experience in the Caribbean region,” Tony Rice, CEO of Cable & Wireless Communications, LIME’s parent company said.  “Martin joined us earlier in the year, and has made an important impact on the business already in focusing and strengthening our capability on the highest standards of customer experience.”Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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LIME appoints Martin Roos acting Chief Executive Officer

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Friday, June 28, 2013 | 3:15 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Telecons company LIME today announced the appointment of Martin Roos as Acting Chief Executive Officer.In his new role, Roos takes on the leadership of all of LIME’s businesses in the region, and the group’s executive committee.Roos joined LIME in April this year in the role of Chief Operating Officer. He was previously the Head of Caribbean and Central America for Ericsson, the telecom network supplier.“I’m pleased to announce Martin Roos will be taking on leadership of the LIME business. He is a capable telecoms executive with years of experience in the Caribbean region,” Tony Rice, CEO of Cable & Wireless Communications, LIME’s parent company said.  “Martin joined us earlier in the year, and has made an important impact on the business already in focusing and strengthening our capability on the highest standards of customer experience.”

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