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Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. said Thursday that its Board of Directors had appointed Dimitris Lois to succeed Doros Constantinou as the Group's new chief executive officer later this year.

Apple Inc's share price shrank markedly for the second day running.

Logicalis, a subsidiary of information and technology group Datatec, has agreed to acquire UK-based Inca Software from its parent company Avisen for £8.65 million.

Akers Biosciences Inc., said Wednesday that it had been granted US patent protection for its "novel" blood cell separator technology.

Global clothing retailer French Connection Group PLC reported an annual rise in pre-tax profits to £7.3 million on Wednesday for its core continuing operations, following a restructuring which trimmed losses at the Group level.

UK bakery retailer Greggs plc reported a record 2010 pre-tax profit of £52.5 million Wednesday, marking a 7.9 percent profit gain from the prior year as it opened new shops and refitted existing bakeries.

Rolls-Royce said Wednesday that it had won a contract to provide Trent 900 engines to power six Airbus A380 jets from South Korea-based Asiana Airlines.

In order to fund development in their new HIV drug, US drug company Koronis Pharmaceuticals will list in London in 2011 or early 2012.

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd said Tuesday that its Sunrise Dam Gold Mine in Australia has been affected by "unprecedented" heavy rains during the past month and that underground mining remains suspended for safety reasons.

BP has announced its largest ever deal for an alternative energy division, with the US$680 million purchase of CNAA, a Brazilian sugar and ethanol group.