Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co. has cleaned out its most senior executives just hours after posting record profit and doubling investor payouts. Lee Sang-hoon has been nominated as the next board chairman while all three co-chief executive officers were replaced in a massive shakeup of the top ranks. The announcement came after Samsung topped profit estimates and said it would boost ...

Bloomberg Megvii Inc., a Chinese developer of facial-recognition technology, has raised about $460 million from investors including billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Financial and one of China’s largest state-backed venture funds, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Beijing-based company, also known as Face++, has attracted several other investors including the Russia-China Investment Fund, a venture backed by sovereign ...

Bloomberg Tata Steel Ltd.’s India head TV Narendran has been appointed global chief executive officer and managing director as the steelmaker returns to profitability, and sets about implementing an agreement with Thyssenkrupp AG to combine European steel businesses. Narendran has helmed the Indian and South East Asian operations since November 2013, the company said in a filing. It also reappointed ...