Swiss Re's Board of Directors will propose Robert Henrikson, Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer of MetLife, Inc., for election to the Board at its next Annual General Meeting on 13 April 2012. If successfully elected, he will succeed Robert A. Scott who will resign from the Board after reaching retirement age. Link: Click Here

Basilea (SIX:BSLN) announced today that Ronald Scott has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO). Ronald Scott was appointed Chief Financial Officer at the company's inception. In addition to finance, business development, investor relations and public relations, he now assumes responsibility for commercial activities, manufacturing and corporate services with the respective departments retaining their heads. Link: Click Here
 

Sika: New Regional Manager Asia/Pacific. Sika has appointed Heinz Gisel as new Regional Manager Asia/Pacific with effect from January 1, 2012. Gisel will join Sika's Group Management as of the same date. The 46-year-old Swiss has worked for Sika for twenty years. Since 2009 he has been General Manager responsible for China. Link: Click Here

Schulthess Group: New CFO appointed. As of 3 October 2011, the Board of Directors of Schulthess Group AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: SGRN) has appointed Christian Zürcher, an experienced financial professional, as new CFO and member of the Group Management of Schulthess Group AG. Link: Click Here

Implenia acts on altered market conditions and decisively pursues market expansion strategy – The Board of Directors transfers operational management to Anton Affentranger - Former Vice Chairman Markus Dennler becomes new Chairman of the Board of Directors - Peter Preindl joins Group Management and will become new Head of Industrial Construction Division. Link: Click Here

Newron invites to Extraordinary General Meeting. Newron, a research and development company focused on novel CNS and pain therapies, today publishes its invitation to the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting which is called at the Company’s registered office located in Bresso (MI), via Ludovico Ariosto, 21, Italy, for October 31, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. CET as single call. Link: Click Here

BKW Group intends to introduce a holding structure to enable a more flexible response in future to changing market requirements and new regulatory challenges. This will be done in the form of a share exchange, whereby the new BKW Group holding company, BKW Inc., submits a public exchange offer to BKW FMB Energy Ltd. shareholders to exchange all registered shares in BKW FMB Energy Ltd. on a 1:1 basis. Link: Click Here