Ireland“s Waterford Crystal, the luxury glass division of Waterford Wedgwood PLC, has appointed three new directors, Anthony Cappiello, JP Murtagh and Diarmuid Ryan. Cappiello is senior vice president of finance and operations for Waterford Wedgwood USA. Murtagh is Crystal“s logistics director and Wedgwood“s director of group procurement. Ryan is Crystal“s human resources director.

Irish china and glassware maker Waterford Wedgwood is considering bidding for Sara Lee-owned Coach and Mannesmann AG“s watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre, the Financial Times reported recently.
“I have no…

Irish china and glassware maker Waterford Wedgwood is considering bidding for Sara Lee-owned Coach and Mannesmann AG“s watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre, the Financial Times reported recently. “I have no doubt Coach is something we“ll discuss and we will certainly take a look at the Mannesmann business,” said Waterford Wedgwood Chairman Tony O“Reilly. The chairman said he hoped to transform Waterford Wedgwood into a luxury goods group representing “the best of the best in the world”. He expected this to require two or three takeovers. US meat and coffee group Sara Lee is reportedly planning an initial public offering of 20% of leather goods company Coach. Germany“s Mannesmann is expected to sell Jaeger-LeCoultre, in which it has a 60% stake, following its takeover by Britain“s Vodafone AirTouch Plc earlier this year.