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Derek Gannon stepped from IT to COO of newspaper company Guardian News & Media and now moves the company into new horizons. Kevin O'Brien, head of IS at Comet sees networking as the key to the future of the electronics retail giant.
INDUSTRY > Manufacturing
Industry Analysis - Manufacturing
It has been a mixed bag for UK manufacturing so far this year. The British Chambers of Commerce kicked off the year with a report that 8,000 manufacturing jobs disappeared in January and said that the outlook for the rest of the year was ominous.
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CIO 100 COMPANIES IN Manufacturing
9. Unilever
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever produces 400 brands in 14 categories of food, home and personal care products.
13. GlaxoSmithKline
Headquartered in the UK and with operations in the US, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is one of the industry leaders, with an estimated seven per cent of the world’s pharmaceutical market. It is the only pharmaceutical company to tackle the World Health Organisation’s three ‘priority’ diseases – HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria – and it produces medicines that treat six major disease areas – asthma, virus control, infections, mental health, diabetes and digestive conditions. Along with this, the pharmaceutical giant is also the manufacturer of brand leaders such as Gaviscon, Aquafresh and Lucozade.
18. BAE Systems
It has been a good year for business, says Chris Coupland, director of IT and e-business for aerospace and defence supplier BAE Systems. The company had nine per cent revenue growth, more than £1 billion profits, further growth in the US and made a number of international acquisitions.
26. Rentokil Initial
The year has been one of significant change for Rentokil Initial with a range of disposals including Manned Guarding in the UK, US and Belgium, and 70 company acquisitions across the full range of retained businesses around the globe.
81. AstraZeneca UK
It has been a mixed business year for pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca after buying biotechnology firm Cambridge Antibody Technology (CAT) last year for £702 million, and having an important stroke drug fail in clinical trials and development work on it pulled.
84. Cadbury Schweppes
After announcing disappointing results in February 2007, Cadbury Schweppes was reported to be looking to find around £300 million of yearly cost savings to bolster its confectionary profits.
91. Nestlé
Swiss-owned Nestlé has an impressive portfolio of leading branded food and beverage products, including Nescafé, KitKat, Ski, Carnation, Buitoni and Herta. Strong growth in its food and beverages business helped it reach a record full-year net profit this year.
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