Finance & Capital Management

The completion of the acquisition remains subject to the receipt of approval by CCE shareowners.

Unilever anticipates decreasing safety stock up to 15 percent following the worldwide implementation.

The acquisition makes Unilever the world's leading company in hair conditioning, the second largest in shampoo and the third largest in styling.

This week, IBM announced plans to acquire Netezza, a leader in data warehouse, analytic and monitoring appliances, for $1.7 billion. Are these companies well matched? And how is the acquisition going to impact the competitive data warehousing landscape? Here, bloggers and industry experts share their thoughts in this big deal.

It was oneof the paint industry's greatest success stories: In 1984, The Glidden Company was the third largest producerin America's paint and coatings industry. And then suddenlyin 1986, the brand literally fell off the map. When AkzoNobel acquired theGlidden brand in 2008, one thing was clear: It had to undergo a holisticre-invention of the Glidden brand and restore it to its former glory.

More and more companiesare facing talent management challenges. Here are a few tips on how to fill thevoid that baby boomers are leaving in the talent pool.

Now is the time to transform the disconnected operational forecasting and financial budgeting exercise into a single, near real-time integrated, business planning process. The resultant operational and financial excellence is a requirement for growth in the 21st century.

The senior executive is charged to set brand strategy and coordinate and integrate marketing direction and execution across all regions and brands.