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Ricoh Europe appoints new CFO for EMEA
Ricoh Europe has appointed James Murnieks as chief financial officer (CFO) for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, effective from November 9. In his new role, James will be responsible for the organisation’s corporate services functions across the EMEA region – including finance, tax, treasury, Ricoh Business Services, legal and procurement – helping to drive the company's financial performance, governance and strategic transformation agenda. James succeeds Tim Stuart as he transitions into his global role within Ricoh. Tim has been appointed chief finance and transformation officer for Ricoh Company Limited, responsible for all regions outside of Japan. James joins Ricoh Europe from Siemens plc, where he was CFO for the UK and Ireland. In this role, he was a strategic partner to the UK CEO and oversaw finance, governance, tax, accounting, procurement and pensions across the organisation. He was also a board member. A chartered accountant with extensive international leadership experience, James spent more than two decades at Siemens in senior finance and commercial positions across the UK, France, Germany, Spain and the Nordic region. His previous roles include CFO positions for Siemens
Financial Services in Southern Europe, Northern Europe and France. Throughout his career, James has led business transformation, integration and operational improvement programmes across complex international organisations – including the transition to finance shared service centres, the introduction of digital tools to improve productivity and data quality, and the development of high-performing, collaborative finance teams. “James brings significant international experience, strong commercial judgement and a clear commitment to developing people and high-performing teams,” said David Mills, CEO, Ricoh Europe. “His expertise in finance leadership, transformation and operational excellence will be invaluable as we continue to simplify our business, strengthen performance and deliver sustainable growth across EMEA. I am delighted to welcome him to Ricoh and our European Management Board.” James added: “Ricoh has a strong heritage, a clear sense of purpose and an ambitious strategy for the future. I look forward to helping the business build on these strengths, deliver long-term value and support customers as the world of work continues to evolve.” n
James Murnieks chief financial officer, Europe
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Agilico makes board appointments
Agilico has announced that it has appointed three non-executive directors to its board. Ian Crabb has joined as chair, while Peter Coleman and Charles Bligh have been appointed as non-executive directors. Agilico’s CEO Simon Davey said that the appointments were made after company had carried out an extensive
search. He hailed the “three first-class individuals all of whom can add real value to the brilliant franchise that we have built." Ian added that he was “delighted” to be joining the board of Agilico as chair. “I look forward to working with the Board, Simon and his leadership team to deliver long- term value for all our stakeholders”. n
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