- The happiness hormones tangoed - on nora® floor coverings
It happened in South-Africa. This summer. And it was thrilling. A whole month long, from 11 June to 11 July 2010, the world stood still, held its breath and nevertheless went wild – during the Fifa World Cup 2010. The Netherlands and Spain successfully reaching the final, the whole world was excitedly looking forward to the final between the two rivals. And finally, Spain, the acting European Champion, won the World Cup in an enthralling final in the Johannesburg Soccer City Stadium. (07/10)
- EXPO 2010 – Walking through the country pavilions on nora® floor coverings
With spectacular fireworks, the mega-city of Shanghai gave the starting signal for the EXPO 2010 on May 1st in 2010. True to the motto “Better City, Better Life”, around 240 nations and international organisations present themselves at the EXPO. Around 12,000 square metres of the renowned nora® rubber floor coverings are to be found in the various international pavilions. (06/10)
- Marc Assa new member of the supervisory board of nora systems GmbH
Weinheim, Germany: Since the middle of February 2010, Marc Assa is a new member of the supervisory board of nora systems GmbH. Mr. Assa has been in the floorcovering industry for almost 40 years, having always held top ranking positions (since 1968). Mr. Assa, who originally hails from Luxemburg, was last employed as CEO at Tarkett. Since 2008 he has been self-employed in the private equity sector. (04/10)
- Alexander K. Althof takes over the reins at nora systems as new Chairman of the Board
In February 2010, the young but well established company received an infusion of new blood at the top-management level. Mr. Heinz Futscher, who will begin enjoying his well-deserved retirement at the end of 2010, is to be succeeded as Chairman of the Executive Board Chairman by Alexander K. Althof. Formerly the long-time Board Chairman of Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG, Mr. Althof was able to position this German company as a leading global provider of top-quality sanitary products. (03/10)
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