Yogurt maker Chobani Inc. has named Dipak Golechha, an 18-year veteran of Procter & Gamble Co., as its new chief financial officer. Mr. Golechha, who will start on Jan. 1, has been a divisional CFO at P&G, most recently for its global feminine health and hygiene business, where he also is chief operating officer. Before that, he was CFO for its global snacks division. The appointment of Mr. Golechha is the latest in a string of executive appointments at the New Berlin, N.Y.-based company. In July, for example, Chobani hired David Denholm, formerly in charge of Kellogg Co.’s main breakfast division, as COO, and Peter McGuinness, a longtime advertising executive, as its chief marketing and brand officer.
In medical terms, Dr. Mehmet Oz's Hearst Magazines project has just begun "gestation" (no title yet for a magazine set to begin testing in first-quarter 2014), but the acclaimed cardiologist and television personality did his first meet-and-greet at a July 10 HM luncheon for the Chicago advertiser and agency communities at the Peninsula Hotel. 
PARKS, Nev., (SNC PR) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is pleased to announce that John Olson, Ph.D., former Assistant Director for Space and Aeronautics, Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President, has joined SNC as vice president of Space Systems. “SNC and I are truly fortunate to have John Olson join our senior leadership team,” said Mark Sirangelo, head of SNC’s Space Systems. “John’s world-class experience, vision, and energy will enable our success with the Dream Chaser® Space System and our strategic enterprise.” 
Chobani is the United States' top Greek yogurt brand and it prides itself on adding no GMO ingredients to its yogurt. However, it is likely that the company is relying on milk from cows eating a diet full of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). GMO Inside, a national, non-GMO coalition led by Green America, is calling on Chobani to cease marketing its products as "real" and "natural" until the company switches to verified non-GMO milk sources.
New York — Herrick, Feinstein LLP has represented The Gulaylar Group, a diversified Turkey-based company and leader in the international jewelry and diamond industry, in its acquisition of a three-level, 12,000-square-foot retail condominium at Extell Development Company’s International Gem Tower (IGT) on West 47th Street in Manhattan’s diamond district. “The Gulaylar Group has long been a presence in Manhattan’s Diamond District but this new retail condo offers an exceptional opportunity to capitalize on their experience and stellar reputation,” said Barbaros M. Karaahmet, a Partner and co-chair of the firm’s Turkish Practice Group, who has been representing the Gulaylar family for the past 15 years. “We are delighted to have played a role in this significant transaction,” he added. 
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas airplane maker Beechcraft has lost a legal battle to halt work on a high stakes Air Force contract awarded to rival Sierra Nevada Corporation. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims on Friday denied Beechcraft's request for a temporary injunction. The contract for 20 planes for use in Afghanistan is worth more than $427 million. It could be worth as much as $1 billion, depending on future orders. 
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov and Chairman of the Board of directors of the Çalık Holding Ahmet Calik discussed the development priorities of the energy sector during the meeting, the Turkmen government said on Wednesday. Turkish businessman announced proposals to ensure a stable and reliable power supply of the Turkmen capital and modernization of power system as a whole. 
Asil Nadir, the Turkish Cypriot businessman who fled from Britain to Cyprus, returning two years ago, has been found guilty of three counts of theft following a six-month trial. A jury at the Old Bailey cleared Nadir, after initial confusion, of one other count but is still considering a further nine counts after being given a majority direction. The verdicts draw to a close a high-profile prosecution brought by the Serious Fraud Office which had alleged that Nadir (71) had “abused” his power as chairman and chief executive of Polly Peck, a company he had helped to build into an international business. 
Trailers for a Turkish TV series on a Syrian refugee family that will feature global superstars such as actress Angelina Jolie and football player Cristiano Ronaldo have been completed in the southeastern province of Gaziantep, the show 
