New Position Will Further Strengthen Hilton’s Leadership in Innovation and Delivering Exceptional Guest Experiences

MCLEAN, Va. -Saturday, March 25th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hilton (NYSE:HLT) has named Jonathan (Jon) Witter as Chief Customer Officer. In this newly created role, he will oversee the Global Brands, Marketing, Loyalty & Partnerships, IT and Strategy teams.

Witter has extensive background in these functional areas, most recently serving as President of Retail and Direct Banking at Capital One Financial Corporation. He will report to Christopher J. Nassetta, president and CEO of Hilton, and serve as a member of the executive committee.

“Jon has built an incredibly strong reputation throughout his career for constantly driving innovation, being a deeply strategic thinker and keeping the customer front and center at all times,” said Nassetta. “He will be integral to ensuring that at every stage ... Read more »

 100 Thousand Solar Lanterns Project has achieved over 80,000 donations in total

JOHANNESBURG-Saturday, March 25th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Since 2012, Panasonic Corporation has been working on the 100 Thousand Solar Lanterns Project, a project that aims to donate a total of 100 thousand solar lanterns to the world's non-electrified areas by 2018, which is the centennial of Panasonic's foundation. As part of the effort, the company donated a total of 1,584 solar lanterns for the first time to three nonprofit organizations (NGOs) working in the three countries of the Republic of South Africa, Kingdom of Swaziland, and Kingdom of Lesotho. Today, a donation ceremony was held at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in South Africa.

The donation ceremony, held by the Nelson Mandela Foundation in South Africa, was attended by government officials from the Republic of South Africa and Shigeyuki Hiroki, Ambassador of Japan in the Re ... Read more »

PHILADELPHIA -Saturday, March 25th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Chemtura Corporation (NYSE: CHMT) (EURONEXT: CHMT) has announced today that effective April 1, 2017 or as contracts allow, as a result of the continued escalation of costs it will increase prices globally for the following Petroleum Additives products. This is necessary to sustain Chemtura’s ability to provide high quality products, service levels and innovative offerings. Chemtura representatives will be in contact with customers to provide more specific information.

Detergents: Calcinate®, Hybase®, Lobase®, Calcium Sulfonate Greases, Esters

Phosphate Esters: Durad®, Reolube®

Chemtura Corporation, with 2016 sales of $1.7 billion, is a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals. Additional information concerning Chemtura is available at www.chemtura.com.

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