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 […]
Abdullo Kurbanov, co-founder and CEO of Alif Bank, speaks to CEO Today about Alif and his career so far. You've got an interesting story of coming back home from London against all the odds and building a company in Central Asia. Why start a fintech in Tajikistan? In the early 2010s, the world was reeling […]
Square and Afterpay have entered into a “Scheme Implementation Deed” under which Square will acquire all of the issued shares in Afterpay. The transaction will be paid entirely in stock and is estimated to have a value of $29 billion. Like many other buy-now-pay-later companies, Afterpay has thrived during the pandemic as more shoppers have […]
On Friday, Xavier Niel announced a “simplified public tender” offer for Iliad shares at an offer price of $216 per share. The proposal saw a 61% increase for the stock on the Euronext Paris, boosting Niel’s net worth by $3 billion up to an estimated net worth of $10.4 billion. Niel owns approximately 70% of […]
Lynne Darcey Quigley, CEO and Founder of Know-it, explains why the platform-as-a-service concept is an advancement that financial business leaders cannot afford to neglect. Customers crave convenience. However, financial institutions often struggle to meet their demands whilst safeguarding information. As banks comply with evolving regulations, customers will benefit from the opening of APIs to customer […]
Revolut is now the UK’s most valuable fintech firm ever, making co-founder Storonsky, who owns more than 20% of the company, a paper billionaire several times over. His net worth is estimated to sit around the $7 billion mark, up from $1.1 billion not long over a year ago in March 2020. Over the past […]
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