Finance & Capital Management

Weight Watchers names an new President, North America and Chief Technology Officer, bringing consumer products and IT experience from companies like Heineken USA and IBM.

The new CFO was most recently Vice President Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at Molson Coors Brewing Company.

The new executive has been instrumental in growing brand portfolios in both global Fortune 500 companies (GlaxoSmithKline, Coca-Cola, Campbell's, and General Mills) and entrepreneurial companies.

Terra Technologys Demand Sensing and Transportation Forecasting solutions help Mondelez decrease forecast error by almost 40 percent and gain supply chain efficiency in North America.

Nestl is continuing to boost growth in Europe by opening a new CHF 73 million (about 2.6 billion roubles) Maggi factory in Russia.

Once complete, these projects will result in the totality of Fruit of the Loom's electricity supply in Honduras originating from renewable sources.

Why are big data projects so essential? Because they can impact nearly every aspect of your business, from operational efficiencies and product development to customer interactions and management processes.

Earlier this week,Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. President and CEO Mike Duke assuredinvestors Walmart will win no matter what environment it's in. "When you go to our stores, you're going to see fantastic new merchandise, aggressive investments in price through lots of rollbacks and better in-stock levels. We're focusing on execution to deliver results." Here's a review of progress that's been made and Walmart's plans for the future.