News about Julie Brown

Women may finally be on the brink of smashing the FTSE 100 glass ceiling, Mail on Sunday research suggests. The number of female CEOs currently stands at ten and has stuck stubbornly low for several years. However, women occupy the top finance role in nearly a quarter of the UK's blue-chip businesses.

Prudential, a Singapore-focused insurance company, reported that it has around £800,000 of exposure to Silicon Valley Bank against a £19 billion total debt book. On another tumultuous day on financial markets, shares fell 12.4%, or 147p, to 1036p. Despite Pru's announcement of an 8.8% increase in revenues for 2022 to £2.8 billion, the sluggish decline occurred.

When she heated up the cute novelty gift from her auntie, Julie Brown, 48, of Edinburgh, thrilled Cara, 11. The youngster was terrified as the fluffy bird's billowing began. Cara's quick-thinking mother ran to her father, Ross, who grabbed the £5 smouldering toy and flung it into their garden. Primark bosses have apologized to the family while confirming that the product meets health and safety requirements.

Spending by American holidaymakers in Europe increased by 40% this week compared to 2019, the last shopping season unaffected by the Covid pandemic. The dollar is currently at its highest rate in two decades and is almost on par with the euro, with the euro falling to 95 percent. However, luxury products in Africa are still markedly cheaper, implying that savvy shoppers can save a small fortune by purchasing their designer clothes when abroad. A typical Hermes coat will cost you $8,050 in the United States, but only €6,500 in Paris ($6,844), the fashion house's home.

Julie Brown, the luxury fashion brand's chief operating and financial officer, will join in April and replace finance manager Iain Mackay, who is retiring in May. Brown has worked at Burberry for almost six years, but he also works as an interim finance manager, working at GSK's top UK competitor AstraZeneca.

At a time when the British drug-maker is refocusing on its main market, GSK has appointed Julie Brown, the luxury fashion brand, as its first female chief financial officer. After serving as GSK's finance chief for nearly four years, Iain Mackay, 60, will be retiring next year. The change comes after GSK's large customer market, Haleon, was dispersed to concentrate on prescription drugs and vaccines. Brown, who is also 60, will join GSK in April and begin to work in May. She has worked in health and pharmaceuticals previously.

The FTSE 100 dropped 1.97 percent, or 140.92 points, to 7018.60, and the FTSE 250 fell 1.96 percent, or 359 points, to 17,972.69. While Germany's CAC was down by 2.28 percent, the main benchmark in the country dropped 1.97 percent, but France's CAC was down by 2.28 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq all fell on Wall Street. Markets in the United States are still rattled by the prospect of aggressive interest rate rises as central banks scramble to curb red-hot inflation.