Finance & Capital Management

With the retirement of Pradeep Pant at year-end, Mondelez names a new candidate for Asia Pacific and EEMEA, as well as a new EVP and President, Europe.

Nearly 1,500 government officials and suppliers convened at the recentWalmart U.S. Manufacturing Summitto advance American renewal in manufacturing. The event underscored Walmarts commitment to buy an additional $50 billion in U.S.-made productsover the next 10 years and featured announcements from suppliers that, combined, are expected to create more than 1,000 domestic jobs.

The transaction is expected to boost Dorel's bicycle revenues to more than US$ 1 billion.

The appointment follows the planned retirement of Ira J. Lamel as Chief Financial Officer, that was previously announced on September 5, 2012.

Diamonds CEO states that the proposed settlement eliminates the burden of further time, expense and risk related to the class action, allowing the Diamond team to focus on growth.

The J. M. Smucker Company completes an acquisition of Enray Inc., a privately-held manufacturer and marketer of premium organic, gluten-free ancient grain products.

Either through specialized expertise in stores, like lululemon and Under Armour, or by ease of access to a wide variety of products, like Amazon, this year's fastest-growing retailers are going beyond function to a more emotional connection as the key to rapid growth.

Through the acquisition of Meccano (known as Erector Set in the United States), Spin Master grows its global portfolio and strengthens its executive team.