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NEW YORK. - Friday, July 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Guillaume Jesel has been promoted to Global Brand President, TOM FORD BEAUTY effective July 1, 2016. Mr. Jesel will continue to report to John Demsey, Executive Group President, The Estée Lauder Companies and serve as a member of the Company’s Executive Leadership Team.

Tom Ford says, “Guillaume is a great talent and a wonderful leader. I could not be more pleased about his promotion to President of TOM FORD BEAUTY.”

For the past two years, as Senior Vice President Global General Manager, Guillaume Jesel has led TOM FORD BEAUTY in achieving accelerated, double-digit growth across all regions. Mr. Jesel has been instrumental in establishing the brand’s leadership in luxury makeup and fragrance, and unlocking new avenues of growth with enhanced digital and social capabilities. Mr. Jesel will also be a key partner to Mr. Demsey in the Company’s efforts to further dri ... Read more »

Innovative satellite-based e-health solution augments NGO German Doctors’ efforts to bring better health services to remote areas in Mindanao

LUXEMBOURG & PHILIPPINES - Friday, July 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The world-leading satellite operator SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, and non-governmental organisation (NGO) German Doctors announced today the launch of satellite-based e-health platform SATMED in the Philippines. The SATMED solution was deployed at the German Doctors’ hospital in Buda, Marilog District, Davao City.

SATMED will allow German Doctors to enhance healthcare provision and deliver accessible e-health services to remote communities on the island of Mindanao. German Doctors is one of the partner NGOs of SATMED during the ongoing pilot phase.

SATMED can improve public health in developing countries by enabling multiple medical applications ... Read more »

Delivers substantial all-cash premium to Joy Global stockholders

MILWAUKEE - Friday, July 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Komatsu committed to long-term growth of Joy Global, which will operate as a separate subsidiary of Komatsu

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Joy Global Inc. (NYSE: JOY) (“Joy Global”), a worldwide leader in high-productivity mining solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which Komatsu America Corp., a subsidiary of Komatsu Ltd. (TYO: 6301) (“Komatsu”), will acquire Joy Global in a transaction valued at approximately $3.7 billion, including Joy Global’s outstanding indebtedness. Under the terms of the agreement, Joy Global stockholders will receive $28.30 per share in cash for each outstanding share of common stock held, representing a 48% premium to the volume weighted average closing price of Joy Global’s common stock for the 90 trading days and a 41% ... Read more »

- Projet Hiroshima Arche de la Paix 2016 -

HIROSHIMA, Japon - Jeudi 21 Juillet 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Le Comité exécutif du Projet Hiroshima Arche de la Paix (Président du Comité exécutif : Hidehiko Yuzaki, Gouverneur de la préfecture d'Hiroshima) a choisi d'organiser le Festival de musique « Projet Hiroshima Arche de la Paix » dans le cadre de « l'instauration de la paix dans le monde », qui fait partie des objectifs déclarés du « Projet Hiroshima pour la paix dans le monde ». Les concerts « Message de Paix » qui se tiendront cet été à Hiroshima verront se produire à la fois des stars internationales et des artistes locaux et feront retentir dans le monde entier cet appel à la paix grâce au langage universel de la musique. Les images du Concert du Requiem joué sur un piano ayant survécu à l'impact de la bombe atomique seront retransmises dans le monde entier via le format 360 degrés ... Read more »