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Fortis will restructure its top management as of 1 January 2008.[1] The Executive Committee will be recomposed and responsibilities redistributed. A Business Executive Committee - which will replace the Fortis Management Committee - will be installed and will operate in closest collaboration with a Group Executive Committee. Taking into account the Fortis managers who have already taken up responsibilities within ABN AMRO, Fortis is convinced it now has the adequate management structure in place, not only to guarantee the successful integration of the acquired businesses, but also to develop Fortis as a whole.

1. The Group Executive Committee will consist of:

* Jean-Paul Votron, CEO and Executive Director (Audit reports directly to the CEO);

* Herman Verwilst, Deputy CEO and Executive Director (Human Resources, Public and External Affairs, Business Transformation Office report to the Deputy CEO);

* Gilbert Mittler, Member of the Group Executive Committee responsible for Finance, Risk and General Counsel;

* Filip Dierckx, Member of the Group Executive Committee responsible for Merchant Banking;

* Lex Kloosterman, Member of the Group Executive Committee responsible for Private Banking, Asset Management, Investor Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility;

* Camille Fohl, Member of the Group Executive Committee responsible for Retail Banking and for Global Branding and Communications;

* Peer van Harten, Member of the Group Executive Committee responsible for Insurance and for Real Estate;

* Alain Deschênes, Member of the Group Executive Committee responsible for Technology and Information Services, Operations, Facility, Purchasing and Process Improvement.

Bahrain launches debit card payment for eGovernment services

Previously, only credit card users could make payments online for services such as traffic fines, electricity and water bill payments etc. Over 70% residents of Bahrain will now be able to pay the fees for services available on the eGovernment portal - www.e.gov.bh. This facility is available, at no additional cost, to the users. An agreement to enable the debit card payment facility has been signed between the Ministry of Finance and Ahli United Bank which would be using the Benefit system. This is in continuation with the progressive leadership of Ministry of Finance to leverage the latest developments in Information Technology for the benefit of the Kingdom. In January 2007, the ministry celebrated ten years of introduction of the Financial Management Information System (FMIS) that enables the government organizations in maintaining their accounts efficiently.

Pigging out never looked so good

I'd ordered it on a whim, after sharing plates of sweet potato fries, a grilled cheese sandwich, tomato bisque and a magnificent cheeseburger ($9) the height of the Sears Tower and width of a Frisbee. I'd ordered it because it sounded like such a quirky combination, so weird yet so right. And after just one bite, I knew I had entered the pearly white gates of the sandwich universe.