Wheels Appoints Guillaume Bourst Global Product Director
Wheels, Inc.and ALD Automotive are pleased to announce the appointment of Guillaume Bourst as Global Product Director at Wheels.
Previously a business development manager for international key accounts at ALD Automotive, Guillaume will be responsible for further enhancing the innovative solutions offered by Wheels to its global clients.
“Guillaume brings a fresh perspective to the services we build and how we address the common challenges that the fleet industry is facing globally,” said Dan Frank president and CEO.
NAFA Webinar: A New Approach to Preventative Maintenance and Compliance
Webinar Sponsored by ARI
When: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 -- 12:00 PM -- 1:00 PM EST
Instructor: Charlie Guthro, VP Strategic Services North America at ARI
Effective preventative maintenance is a cornerstone to an overall fleet strategy, but managing compliance has long been the weak link. Now there is a new way to manage PM compliance, control costs, while minimizing failures and unexpected repairs.
Robot Vending Machines Are Delivering Snacks to Students
Students at University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., will be able to order snacks and beverages for the first time from a bright-colored roving robot on wheels known as the “Snackbot.”
The electric vehicle includes a camera and headlights and can travel 20 miles on a single charge, even up hills and in the rain, according to PepsiCo, which partnered with robot-making startup Robby Technologies to launch the campus delivery program.
Read the article at The Washington Post.
How to Embrace Change Using Emotional Intelligence
Changes at work can be emotionally intense, sparking confusion, fear, anxiety, frustration, and helplessness.
Experts have even said that the experience of going through change at work can mimic that of people who are suffering from grief over the loss of a loved one.
Next time your organization introduces a big change, there are four emotional intelligence strategies to help you embrace the change rather than brace for it.
Read the article at Harvard Business Review.
The Rise and Fall of Carlos Ghosn
In 1999, Carlos Ghosn was the Renault executive vice president who was handed the mission of finding a way to fuse two automakers - nearly bankrupt Nissan and chronically underperforming Renault—into one healthy enterprise.
The Renault Nissan Alliance has proven itself to be a vibrant, stable, competitive, and pro table global mobility business.
Ghosn was arrested on Nov. 19, 2018 and indicted on charges of underreporting his income from Nissan to Japanese authorities. Within a week of Ghosn’s arrest, the boards of Nissan and Mitsubishi voted to strip him of his chairmanship.
Read the article at Fortune.
