In 1960, as a young mechanical engineer, Valdiserri was hired on at National Steel's Great Lakes division as midnight shift construction engineer on the blast furnace.
Philips said weak construction activity was hurting its lighting division, though LED light sales were up 38 percent as the new technology continues to replace traditional incandescent bulbs.
In 1960, as a young mechanical engineer, Valdiserri was hired on at National Steel's Great Lakes division as midnight -shift construction engineer on the blast furnace.
With guidance from Jean Duboc, a veteran of Carrefour's hypermarket division, CBD has reduced construction and operating costs of its hypermarkets by 30% since 2000 by making simple changes like renting out space at store entrances.