Libby Barr joins Avanti as Chief Operating Officer, Customer

LONDON-Tuesday 15 January 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today Avanti Communications Group plc (Avanti) announces the appointment of leading sales and customer services executive, Libby Barr, as Chief Operating Officer, Customer. Barr will also sit on Avanti’s Executive Committee, effective immediately.

In a newly created role, Barr will report to Group CEO, Kyle Whitehill, and will be responsible for managing the execution of Avanti’s end-to-end customer relationship. She will oversee global Sales, Wholesale, Product Management, Marketing and Commercial.

“Libby is a dynamic leader who inspires and cultivates change. Her extensive experience in transforming the customer journey at both BT and Vodafone will serve our teams well as Avanti continues to expand its international footprint,” said Whitehill. “After signing a seven-year wholesale capacity lease ... Read more »

David E. Shaw to serve as Chairman of the Board; Philip Laskawy to serve as Lead Independent Director

MELVILLE, N.Y. & PORTLAND, Maine-Wednesday 16 January 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) and Vets First Choice today announced their designees who will comprise the 11-member board of directors for Covetrus, the new standalone public company that will result from the planned spin-off of the Henry Schein Animal Health business and the subsequent merger with Vets First Choice. The merger is expected to be consummated on or about February 4, 2019.

As previously announced, David E. Shaw, Co-Founder and Chairman of Vets First Choice, will become the Chairman of the Board of Covetrus. Mr. Shaw has helped build a number of successful science-based companies including Ikaria and IDEXX where he was founding chair and CEO. Philip A. Laskawy, a former partner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the accounting firm EY LLP, a ... Read more »

• NMC Medical Centre practices 18 different specialities

• Located in the Eisa building, the centre will primarily focus on Sharjah residents

• The centre was inaugurated by Mr Prasanth Manghat, CEO NMC Healthcare and Mr Michael Davis, COO NMC Healthcare

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates-Sunday 20 January 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

NMC healthcare has announced the opening of a new multi-specialty Medical Centre in Al Rolla, Sharjah. The new 22,000 sq. ft. NMC Medical Centre will provide specialised medical services to the residents of Sharjah. The state-of-the-art facility has 23 doctors practicing 18 different specialities including Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Cardiology, Neurology, Endocrinology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic, Dermatology, Psychiatry and Child Guidance.

The brief inauguration ceremony was presided over by Mr Prasanth Manghat, CEO NMC Healthcare and Mr Michael Davis, COO NMC Health care. They were joined ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Sunday 20 January 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

Dewan Architects + Engineers has for the 10th consecutive year received top honours from the prestigious UK industry publication Building Design Magazine.

Every year Building Design (BD) surveys the world's biggest architecture practices to create a report that is one of the most respected annual publications in the industry. Coming in at number 45, this is the second consecutive year that Dewan Architects + Engineers features in the top 50 of the list.

As one of the region's leading architectural and engineering consulting firms, Dewan Architects + Engineers is recognised not only for being one of the largest architecture and engineering practises in the Middle East – with key markets in UAE, KSA and Iraq – but also for its extensive work in Europe and Africa, where it is working on hospitality and education projects including hotels for the Kempinski group in Ivory Coast a ... Read more »