JD.com restructures e-commerce business as CEO cleared of rape charges – The Drum

JD.com, Chinas second-largest e-commerce player, is restructuring its e-commerce business in a bid to respond to the hugely competitive retail market and allay investor concerns. The changes come just days after the companys founder and CEO Richard Liu was cleared of felony rape charges in the US. US prosecutors stated there was insufficient evidence to…

JD.com restructures online mall amid rising competition, slower growth – South China Morning Post

Chinas second largest e-commerce player, JD.com, has announced a restructuring of its main shopping site and the creation of an office of the chief executive to better serve its customer-centricstrategy and allay investor concerns amid rapid changes in the countrys online shopping industry. The overhaul will divide JD Mall, the companys main revenue driver, into…

Noble Group completes $3.5 billion restructuring to emerge as smaller, unlisted firm – Reuters

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Noble Group (NOBG.SI), the once mighty commodity trader, on Thursday completed its drawn out $3.5 billion debt restructuring to emerge as a smaller, unlisted Asia-focused coal-trading business. FILE PHOTO: Photo of Noble Group logo at investor event from August 2015 The completed restructuring effectively closes the saga of Nobles collapse from Asias…

GARIA urges Government to pass corporate insolvency law – BusinessGhana

Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors (GARIA), an Association of Professionals established to play a leadership role in corporate restructuring, has urged the government to expedite the process in passing the corporate insolvency bill into law. The Bill will ensure a significant impact in the business environment, provide a framework for restructuring viable businesses,…

Are retrenchments and restructures the hallmarks of lazy leadership? – SmartCompany.com.au

Restructuring is so common in both the private and public sectors that many workers will experience one after the other, in an ongoing series of upheavals. Can this really be good for business? What impact is the constant threat of restructuring having on employee wellbeing and workplace culture? This year has seen restructuring and layoffs…

Paul Brough to remain Noble chairman as $3.5bn debt restructuring ends – Financial Times

Paul Brough is to remain chairman of Noble Group after the crisis-hit commodity trader completed its emergency $3.5bn debt restructuring. The Hong Kong-based group had been set to name Ian Potter, a former Morgan Stanley commodities banker, as its new chairman but that was before authorities in Singapore launched a criminal investigation into false and…

Elanco plans job cuts, $37M restructuring charge – Greenfield Daily Reporter

Pictured: Elanco Animal Health, 2500 Innovation Way, Greenfield (Tom Russo | Daily Reporter)Indianapolis Business Journal GREENFIELD Newly public Elanco Animal Health said in a regulatory filing that it plans a restructuring of its international operations that will result in a $37 million charge in the fourth quarter, including $19 million in severance costs. The Greenfield-based…