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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
BIC: Remuneration of Non-Executive Corporate Officer
Publication in accordance with recommendation 26-1 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code of Corporate Governance for listed companies and in application of article L.22-10-13 of the French Commercial CodeClichy, France – May 23, 2025 – In its meeting of May 20, 2025, under the chairmanship of Edouard Bich, the Board of Directors of Société BIC, upon the recommendation of the Remuneration Committee, decided the following: REMUNERATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 Following the nomination of Edouard Bich as Chair of the Board of Directors, it was decided to modify the fixed annual remuneration of the Chair with effect May 20, 2025. The annual fixed remuneration will return to its previous level of 300,000 euros per year, versus 400,000 euros voted at the Annual General Meeting on May 20, 2025. The Company specifies that this change remains in line with the remuneration policy approved by shareholders at the Annual Shareholders Meeting held on May 20, 2025. This remuneration remains exclusively fixed, in accordance with best governance practices and the recommendations of the AFEP-MEDEF Code. The 2025 Remuneration Policy, voted under Resolution 14 during the Annual Shareholders Meeting of May 20, 2025 remains applicable to Nikos Koumettis, Chair of the Board for the period from January 1 to May 20, 2025. Under the provisions of articles L.22-10-34 II and L.22-10-8 of the French Commercial Code, the payment of these amounts is contingent on a positive vote of the Annual Shareholders Meeting to be held in 2026 (ex-post vote). Contacts Brice ParisVP Investor Relations +33 6 42 87 54 Investor Bethridge ToovellVP Group Communications +1 917 821 Isabelle de Segonzac Image 7, Press Relations +33 6 89 87 61 39isegonzac@ Agenda All dates are to be confirmed H1 2025 results July 30th, 2025 Q3 2025 net sales October 28th, 2025 Full Year 2025 results February 24th, 2026 About BIC BIC is a world leader in stationery, lighters, and shavers. Its vision: to bring simplicity and joy to everyday life. For 80 years, BIC's commitment to providing high-quality, affordable, and reliable products has made BIC a symbol of reliability and innovation. Present in more than 160 countries and with more than 13,000 employees worldwide, BIC brings together iconic brands and products such as BIC® 4-Colors™, BodyMark®, Cello®, Cristal®, Inkbox®, BIC Kids®, Lucky™, Rocketbook®, Tattly®, Tipp-Ex®, Wite-Out®, Djeep®, EZ Load™, EZ Reach®, BIC® Flex™, Soleil®, Tangle Teezer®, and many others. Listed on Euronext Paris and included in the SBF 120 and CAC Mid 60 indices, BIC is also recognized for its unwavering commitment to sustainability and education. To learn more, visit and to discover the full range of BIC products, visit Follow BIC on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. Attachment BIC_CP_Post AGM_Chair Remuneration_21MAY25_VENGSign in to access your portfolio
Business Recorder
23-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
SAU VC urges youth to transform academic projects into startups
HYDERABAD: The Vice Chancellor of Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam, Prof. Dr. Altaf Ali Siyal, has urged university students to view their final-year research projects as potential startups that can play a vital role in Pakistan's economic development. Speaking at a seminar titled 'Unlock the Startup in Your FYP (Final Year Project),' held at the Dr. A. M. Shaikh Auditorium on Thursday, The event was organized in collaboration with SAU's Business Incubation Centre (BIC), the IEEE SAU Student Branch, and the National Incubation Centre (NIC) Hyderabad. Dr. Siyal highlighted that students should not see their final-year projects as the conclusion of their academic journey but as a starting point for innovative and impact-driven enterprises. He encouraged students, especially those in agriculture, veterinary sciences, information technology, and social sciences, to convert their academic ideas into business solutions addressing critical challenges such as climate change, food security, and exploitation of farmers by middlemen. The keynote address was delivered by Waqar bin Azhar, Assistant Manager for Startup Engagement at NIC Hyderabad, who underscored that while financial resources are limited, creativity and execution can overcome these barriers. He stressed that Pakistan requires innovators more than job seekers, and startups based on scalable ideas can fill significant gaps in the economy. Program Director at NIC Hyderabad, Sana Shah, cited global examples of successful idea-driven companies such as Uber, Foodpanda, Daraz, Amazon, and BYJU'S, which began their journey without substantial capital but grew into multinational enterprises. Dr. Muhammad Saleem Sarki, Director of SAU's Business Incubation Centre, stated that the university is mentoring students to develop entrepreneurial solutions tailored to national agricultural needs through locally developed technologies and business models. He added that the BIC plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between research and the marketplace by providing training, guidance, and industry linkages. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Time of India
20-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Conserving Sabha: Walking the heritage talk
' ', a , opened recently after a decided to renovate a 160-year-old heritage building that stopped functioning as a school a decade ago. The initiative bears an important message: restoring privately held heritage structures adds a rich layer of cultural depth and urban memory to the ever-evolving tapestry of Bengaluru's identity When he set out to renovate a 160-year-old building on Kamaraj Road, Ravichandar V, the man who gave Bengaluru its own international centre BIC, knew well what he was up against. A heritage structure that had fallen into disuse, construction technologies that were at least a few centuries old and walls baring their bricks! Driven by a deep love for managing public spaces, Ravichandar searched for nearly five years to find a sponsor who could help him restore the building that once hosted the Chaturveda Siddhanta Sabha (CVS) School. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now With little help coming forth, he decided to bet on it on his own. "I told my wife Hema 'let's do this as art philanthropy, our own contribution to the city'. So we set up a family trust called Ammini Trust," says Ravichandar, who has been working on various city issues since 2000. "I normally raise money from others for projects that I undertake. This one is our personal philanthropy, and a first," he says. The hard work of over two years has paid off now — from just a relic, the restorers have brought back a past that continues to breathe, an elegant edifice of earthy tones, the Sabha. The space, right on Kamaraj Road and a 15-minute walk from the MG Road metro station, has already begun hosting public events and is seeing record footfalls. The project area is 7,500 square feet, including another 130-year-old building. The property belongs to RBANM's Educational Charities, founded by Rai Bahadur Arcot Narrainswamy Mudaliar (1827-1910), a prominent philanthropist and a businessman who has created his own legacy in the city's history. Mudaliar was also the contractor for Attara Kacheri, an important heritage structure in the city that now houses the High Court of Karnataka. The Trust has leased out Sabha for 15 years as a public space. Assembling a team The first thing Ravichandar did after taking up the project was to assemble his team. He roped in renowned Ahmedabad-based architect Prof Rabindra Vasavada, BIC architect Bijoy Ramachandran, of Hundredhands, BIC colleague Raghu Tenkayala, and specialist teams from Kerala and Mumbai to handle woodwork and lime-mortar masonry. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "Professor Vasavada advised us on how to go about this conservation project because we were just babes in the woods. I'm not even an architect. We wanted to be true to the principles of conservation. So we really worked hard to retain every detail as original as possible, including the Madras Terrace roof," says Ravichandar. The three reasons Ravichandar says he had three reasons to commit himself to the project. "One was to create a public space, because that interests me significantly." The second motivation was to set a unique example in a city where "so many people have been pulling down old buildings". (Three people have already got in touch with him saying they were planning to bring down an old building, but are having second thoughts after visiting Sabha). His third and last reason is to inspire other philanthropists to say 'why don't we do it?'. The conservation An architect with a Masters degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and practice of 20 years, Sabha was Bijoy's first conservation work. So, naturally, he planned extensively for the project. "Conservation work has its own set of protocols and methodologies by which one does the work. In fact, different countries have different protocols for how heritage structures are handled. While we (in India) are a little more relaxed in terms of how we engage with our heritage structures, in the UK, for instance, the heritage conservation agencies are quite fastidious about how one goes about every detail. In India, a lot of it is your own personal responsibility …in how far you want to go with changing what you had encountered when you first got there," says Bijoy. He researched extensively, and looked up past projects and protocols before taking up the project. "We were fortunate to have had Professor Vasavada as adviser, who had come down from Ahmedabad for four days early on in the process. He told us about these methods of seeing," says Bijoy. "What kind of drawings you make, categorise everything that you're seeing in terms of structural damage or surface damage, water seepage etc. Like good students, we just made sure that we remembered everything that he told us. The first step in the process – observation and internalising the existing condition – is really important. " This helped the team understand the challenges, the opportunities, the qualities of the existing building that need to be retained and elements that have been added over time, which are easy to spot and remove. "We were lucky to have found Nilesh Thakkar, a Mumbai-based restorer who has already been doing projects in Bengaluru. We also got the reference for S C Shaju, a very specialised roofing and carpentry expert from Kozhikode, Kerala," says Bijoy. One of the most challenging and incredibly satisfying episodes, according to Bijoy, was how the team managed to retain the 160-year-old Madras Terrace roofing while changing the timber support structure underneath. A Madras Terrace roof is made out of brick, laid at an angle and spanning over secondary wooden beams. What holds them together is a very rich, sticky mortar (made out of a mix of lime, jaggery and an organic additive called kadukkai). This entire brick system then rests on a set of primary wooden beams. "The problem with the Madras Terrace roof here was that the primary wooden beams were sagging beyond the permissible extent. It was resting on 16 such beams, and the challenge was to replace them without disturbing the original brick roof because redoing this would've made the project really unviable," says Bijoy. "Our brilliant restorers managed to replace all of the primary beams without disturbing the original Madras Terrace roof. " The removed beams were repurposed to make new windows and other woodwork for the two buildings. Bijoy added a few new elements too — a cafe, restrooms, and a service block, which he says is "responding appropriately to an existing context". "The old buildings have a very strong character in terms of the architecture and scale, and we had to be very sensitive that the new additions met the old elegantly." 'Let's incentivise conservation' Ravichandar laments the fact that Bengaluru as a city lacks a law to preserve its privately-held heritage buildings. Mumbai was the first city in India to bring in something to that effect with a heritage listing. "That's perhaps why a lot of old buildings are coming down. There is no incentive for people to maintain heritage structures they own," he says. "I would have liked a policy where you get some tax waiver, for example, a 50% tax off when you're doing conservation work. Now we pay 18% GST of the total cost, making restoration an expensive affair." The Sabha project, Ravichandar says, cost him 40% more than what it would have if it were a greenfield project of the same scale.
Daily Mirror
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Pop star Tom Grennan goes undercover at supermarket in his hometown
Customers at the store in Bedford were invited to sample different flavours of popchips while blindfolded - but little did they know Tom Grennan was waiting to greet them Singer Tom Grennan left fans speechless when he made a surprise appearance at a blind taste test event in his hometown of Bedford. The event, held at the local Tesco store, invited customers to sample various flavours of popchips while blindfolded. But when they removed their blindfolds, they were shocked to find themselves face-to-face with the 29-year-old pop star. Grennan, a Brit Awards nominee, had secretly swapped places with a staff member while the shoppers were sampling the "better-for-you" snack. As a special treat, Grennan presented the lucky shoppers with VIP tickets to an exclusive gig scheduled for later this month. One fan, Liz Sullivan, 46, from Bedford, was overjoyed when she recognised Grennan's voice, exclaiming: "OMG, I know whose voice that is - this is the most ridiculous day." Another fan, Lucas Johnston, 18, from Oxfordshire, instantly recognised his idol and greeted him with a warm, "How are you, boss?" The star, who now resides in London, reflected on his return to his hometown, saying: "Coming back to my hometown, where it all started for me, and pulling off this surprise for my fans was so special. I've got so many fond memories here." He added: "Teaming up with popchips to give back a little joy to the people who have supported me from day one was amazing." Grennan's fourth album, 'Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn't Want to Be', is set to be released on August 15th and his UK and Ireland tour commences on the 3rd of September at Bournemouth's BIC. Other gigs in September include a performance at Birmingham's Utilita Arena on the 4th, London's The O2 on the 6th, Cardiff's Utilita Arena on the 9th, and Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena on the 10th. He'll also be gracing the stage at Glasgow's OVO Hydro on the 11th, Dublin's 3Arena on the 13th, Aberdeen's P&J Arena on the 15th, and Newcastle's Utilita Arena on the 16th. The tour will conclude with performances at Leeds' First Direct Arena on the 18th and Manchester's Co-op Live on the 19th.
News.com.au
09-05-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Bic CEO On How Tariffs Could Affect the Company's Global Footprint
Gonzalve Bich, CEO of BIC, also discussed his plans to step down and succession planning.
