The transaction is expected to strengthen Zebras asset tracking portfolio to create a global leader in Enterprise Asset Intelligence for the Connected Age.
Shareholders overwhelmingly voted to approve the agreement pursuant to which affiliates of Sycamore Partners will acquire The Jones Group for a total transaction value of approximately $2.2 billion.
The company appoints Kimberly Aylward to the newly created position of General Manager of Direct-to-Consumer Gifting, where she will oversee e-commerce sales and brand marketing efforts.
Marking this occasion, Booz & Company has changed its name to Strategy& (pronounced Strategy and), which will be used alongside the PwC name and brand.
The company announces that Grant F. Reid, current Global President of Mars Chocolate, has been named by the Mars Board of Directors to take over the Office of the President on January 2, 2015.