Barrick lead director steps down as leadership shakeup continues

Barrick Mining lead director Ben van Beurden steps down from board of directors

TORONTO — Barrick Mining Corp. says that Ben van Beurden, the company's lead independent director, has stepped down from its board of directors.

Barrick lead director steps down as leadership shakeup continues

No reason was given for Ben van Beurden’s sudden departure; board member Loreto Silva to succeed him

Leadership shakeup at Judges Scientific as founder takes chair role

Judges Scientific has lined up a new leadership team as founder and long-standing boss David Cicurel prepares to hand over the day-to-day running of the AIM-listed group. In an update to the London Stock Exchange, the scientific instrument buy-and-build specialist said Cicurel will step down as chief executive on the 9th February 2026 and move into the role of non-executive chair.  He will replace current chair Ralph Elman, who will become non-e…