SYDNEY, Nov. 19 --AsiaNet/InfoQuest
NIKE APPOINTMENT...
BEAVERTON: Nike, Inc. announced today the appointment of William D. Perez as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director effective December 28, 2004. Mr. Perez will succeed Nike, Inc. co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Philip H. Knight, who will continue as Chairman of the Board of
Directors.
http://www.nikebiz.com
BANANA REPUBLIC...
SAN FRANCISCO: Gap Inc. today announced plans to expand its Banana Republic brand to Japan. Three stores are scheduled to open in leading Tokyo shopping areas in the fall of 2005 with additional openings to follow in the spring of 2006.
http://www.BananaRepublic.com
http://www.gapinc.com
ROLLS-ROYCE SELECTS...
CHARLOTTE: Goodrich Corporation has been selected by Rolls-Royce to supply an integrated sensor suite for the Trent 1000 engine, an option for the new Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner.
http://www.goodrich.com
PUBLIC OFFERING...
MCLEAN: PRA International, a Virginia-based clinical research organization, announced today the initial public offering of 6,000,000 shares of common stock, 3,600,000 of which are being sold by PRA and 2,400,000 of which are being
sold by certain stockholders of PRA, at a price of $19 per share.
http://www.prainternational.com
NASDAQ LISTING...
MCLEAN: PRA International, one of the world's leading clinical research organizations, with approximately 2,500 employees on six continents, today announced it will have its common stock quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
http://www.prainternational.com
ASIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS...
SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel) has won a multi-million dollar contract to upgrade the Asian telecommunications network for Decathlon, a well-known French sports retailer/designer and manufacturer.
http://www.singtel.com
http://www.optus.com.au
DIGITAL COMMUNICATION...
PARIS: XandMail, the digital communication solutions provider announces a new technical and sales partnership with Suntek, a Chinese A-market high tech company which designs, develops, integrates and delivers highly cost-effective
business applications and solutions.
http://www.xandmail.com
http://www.suntektech.com
SAMURAI TRANSACTION...
CHARLOTTE: Bank of America Corporation has priced and launched its multi-tranche Samurai transaction in Japan. All tranches will settle on December 3, 2004. Moody's and S&P rate the bonds Aa2 and A+ respectively.
http://www.bankofamerica.com
http://www.bankofamerica.com/newsroom
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