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...“But then the women in our practice said we need to hear it, that we have just broken a glass ceiling. It’s not lost on her that it’s a big deal.”...
...In its report, Glass Lewis acknowledged the “extensive consultation process” with shareholders regarding pay that was undertaken by the board in 2023....
...Floral patchwork placemats by Misette, £192 per set of 4 These 1960s-inspired designs are available in two colourways. misettetable.com Eternal Snow stem glass by Serax, £19 These sculptural glasses are...
...In Paris, interior designer Laura González commissioned a mosaic glistening with Venetian coloured glass and white marble for the courtyard garden of her 16th-century headquarters....
...The contest split influential proxy advisers, with Glass Lewis recommending shareholders back Disney, while ISS recommended adding Peltz to the board....
...The most energy-intensive industries, such as chemicals, metals and glass, have suffered a bigger year-on-year fall of 11.4 per cent....
...Despite the glass facade on its office buildings, the company is obsessive about secrecy....
...Both Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis raised concerns about McDonald’s independence....
...A significant feature at this year’s event is an exhibition at the Gallerie dell’Accademia dedicated to the late artist Laura de Santillana — granddaughter of Venini & C Glassworks founder Paolo Venini....
...“A rotor blade has more than 150 layers of glass fibres. We found that in the production process some of these layers had wrinkles and this can lead to irregularities,” he said....
...Laura Onita Scott Sheffield, Pioneer Scott Sheffield, chief executive of Texas’s top oil producer, Pioneer Natural Resources, will spend Christmas Day grilling bison at the New Mexico ranch he bought from...
...[Online marketplace] Glassette is great for gifts, [which was founded by] our neighbours Laura Jackson and Jonathan [Gorrigan]. For myself, I really want a pressure cooker [laughs]....
...The latest release, the Gainsborough (£18mn, through Nest Seekers), has been styled by interior designer Katharine Pooley – who knows well how to coordinate modern luxe – with period stained glass, domed...
...On sale from September 1. hay.dk L’art Plissé by Folkform, €1,200 This pleated textile design adds a warm glow to any space. folkform.se Titanio II Murano glass table light by Green Wolf Studio, £380...
...Among the 76 buyers and sellers that have already signed up and five that have pledged to do so soon, there were several energy-intensive industries including steel, fertiliser, ceramics and glass, European...
...The glass ceiling Makiko Ono is one of Japan’s few female chief executives. She talks to the FT’s Andrew Hill about life running Suntory Beverage & Food....
...The plan, which would cost an estimated €25-30bn, is aimed at bolstering German manufacturers in sectors such as chemicals, steel, metal and glass, as well as encouraging European investment in industries...
...“When the big retailers such as Marks & Spencer and Laura Ashley started to do off-shore sourcing in the ’80s and early ’90s, that was the death of a lot of textile companies in the UK,” Woodhouse says....
...“You would have glass-doored offices and people being dragged into rooms to be shouted at. People would be shouted at in meetings which felt like group humiliation....
...Laura Smith, director of collections and exhibitions at The Hepworth Wakefield, says Cranston’s work has a “depth of space and generosity of materials....
...Materials span from wood and clay to textiles, metal and glass....
...“I hope to break that glass ceiling next year and become the first female chancellor of the exchequer in 800 years....
...JUNE Economic War: Ukraine and the Global Conflict Between Russia and the West by Maximilian Hess (Hurst)Hess examines how Russia’s response to the west’s economic sanctions following the first invasion...
...“It’s cider you can serve in a wine glass or at a celebration.”...
...And Laura has the latest from Brussels’ anti-fraud watchdog (and its crackdown on eel smugglers)....
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