Founded in 2010 in San Francisco by Irish brothers John and Patrick Collinson, Stripe is a payments business whose software platform allows companies to accept online payments. With customers ranging from small websites and apps to tech giants like Facebook and Amazon, Stripe has disrupted the way online payments world over the past decade, making […]
She believes that this is a great exercise for all leaders because it requires reflection and understanding that where we have been influences our communication style, comfort with risk and pursuit of opportunity. Her words for 2021? “Always curious and resilient, turning adversity into opportunity.” In January 2015, Rebecca was appointed President and CEO of […]
Africa's emerging megacities offer great opportunities, but will also open new fronts in East-West competition. New Decade, New Challenges If the last year has taught us anything, it is that looking too far into the future can be a futile exercise. Decision-makers in politics and business were both caught unawares by the seismic events of […]
This year, as in the previous five years, Russell Reynolds Associates interviewed over 40 global institutional and activist investors, pension fund managers, proxy advisors and other corporate governance professionals to identify the UK corporate governance trends that will impact boards and directors in 2021. Read on to find out what they are. The corporate governance […]
Bill Gates Gates admitted that he had been obsessed with computers since he was 13. “I mean, then I became hardcore. It was day and night.” His parents were worried about him: “Although he was only in the ninth grade, he already seemed obsessed with the computer, ignoring everything else, staying out all night.” In […]
Pierre joined the company in February 2017 after more than 30 years of financial leadership roles in various industries. Since arriving at IMV, he’s led the completion of six different financings raising over $120M and also played a decisive role in the listing of IMV’s shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market in June 2018. He […]
Today, TELUS International is a customer experience (CX) innovator that designs, builds and delivers next-gen digital solutions for global and disruptive brands from more than 25 countries around the world. Without a doubt, today's organisations are operating in a world where many of the ‘old rules’ of how to engage and interact with customers no […]
“There’s a shift happening right now in how companies and investors think of ESG,” Oatly’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Ashley Allen told MaryLee Sachs recently when she interviewed her for a panel in partnership with British American Business. “Traditionally,” she said, the business community has “got it wrong.”
According to a report from HSE, a whopping 828,000 people in the UK suffered from work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2020. And with an overwhelming workload cited as the main cause of burnout by respondents, it’s clear that during lockdown, we’ve had more work than ever, not less. That stress has had a direct […]
After graduating from the University of Hong Kong in 2006 and completing three years of basic surgical training in 2011, Katie moved to private practice in aesthetic medicine and started her clinic in March 2017. Dr Katie Clinic aims to treat patients in a holistic approach, not only addressing patients’ concerns – a very common […]
The theme for International Women's Day 2021 is #ChooseToChallenge, and it should strike a chord with tech leaders. Nicky Tozer, VP EMEA of Oracle NetSuite, believes it must set the tone for us to analyse, question and adapt our leadership to benefit the future of the technology industry as a whole. We hear more about it below.
Despite the tough year that 2020 was, it actually wasn’t too bad for women in leadership, with 41 female CEOs now slated to be running Fortune 500 companies. And although this is not a very high number, it’s certainly a new record which demonstrates that progress has been made – and that change is afoot!
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