Who Is Elizabeth Holmes? American former businesswoman Elizabeth Holmes was the founder and CEO of the now-defunct health technology company Theranos, which Holmes established in 2003 at just 19 years old. In 2015, Forbes magazine broadcasted her as “the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire” in the US, while Inc. Magazine called her the “next Steve […]
Three of Ark Invest’s funds, including its flagship Ark Innovation ETF, sold 142,708 shares of Tesla on Wednesday, according to the firm’s daily transaction reports. The shares represent a stake worth approximately $108 million. These latest transactions come just days after Wood praised the electric vehicle company’s success. In an interview with Yahoo Finance, Wood […]
A true veteran of the automotive industry, Torsten spent more than 13 years rising through a variety of positions at BMW Group. He took on roles in the Sales and Marketing Division, but became best-known for his impressive tenure as Director of the MINI brand between 2000 and 2003. He successfully relaunched MINI internationally as […]
Image by Web Summit - SD5_7851, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74256111 CEO and co-founder Nik Storonsky said: “To be able to IPO successfully we need to be at least in the few billion dollars range of revenue a year.” As of 2020, Revolut’s adjusted revenue was £261 million ($359 million). In July, the company managed to raise […]
Image by TechCrunch - 509306865DH00014_TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=88464732 Medical start-up Theranos was founded by Holmes in 2003 and reached a $10 billion valuation at its peak in 2013 and 2014. The company claimed it would revolutionise the medical testing space with a new blood diagnostic technology that was capable of performing several tests on […]
Business leaders have said that urgent changes to the visa system are needed as retailers struggle to keep shop shelves stocked, and restaurants run out of food and drink amid the supply chain chaos caused by Brexit and the pandemic. Earlier this week, it was reported that fast-food giant McDonald’s had run out of milkshakes […]
David Feinberg has led Google’s health care initiatives since 2018 in a role that was created when he was hired. His departure from Google has opened up speculation that the search giant may be reassessing its goal to create new products in its Google Health division to break into the health technology market. During his […]
Nathalie Nahai, international speaker and author of Business Unusual: Values, Uncertainty and the Psychology of Brand Resilience explains how businesses can create meaningful experiences for their customers. We’ve all witnessed it – the rapid, extensive, unstoppable roll-out of tech-mediated commerce, education and work have transformed how we live these past 18 months. Yet alongside the […]
Pascal Soriot became CEO of the pharmaceutical multinational company in October 2012 and has since presided over a remarkable turnaround. Soriot led the revival of AstraZeneca’s reputation for research and development while rebuffing a takeover attempt by rival Pfizer worth $118 billion. Soriot studied veterinary medicine at the École Nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort at Maisons-Alfort in […]
Staffan Göjeryd, CEO of Telia Carrier, considers what the last 16 months have meant for Telia Carrier, his team and for him, as he looks forward to the future as an independent company. The global economy and the telecom industry were put under incredible strain by the pandemic, and the value of our network as a […]
Miguel Leitmann, CEO of Vision-Box, explains how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the aviation and travel sector. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented global collapse for the travel industry compounded by the sharp downturn for the air transport sector and its supply chain. The result, which continues to play out today against the backdrop […]
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