CEO

Becoming the CEO of soft drinks manufacturer, Clearly Drinks in 2019 – an SME based in the North East of England – I felt more passionate and motivated for the future than I had for a long time working in the industry. This is the moment I…

As a CEO, for me, there were a few top lessons that I learned over a 10-year period that actually I wish I'd known the day I started. Just reflecting on them now, they seem so simple but I just didn’t have a grip on them on my first day as…

We speak with Doug Ennis - an American with Irish heritage who’s now leading Irish cybersecurity company Waratek.

As first reported by Sky News, aero-engine group Rolls-Royce is to give a one-off payment of £2,000 to 14,000 of its UK employees to help with the rising cost of living. In addition to the lump sum, Rolls-Royce will also offer a 4% pay…

Organisations tend to evaluate their success by performance metrics. These metrics capture tangible, measurable outputs — how much, how fast, how profitably — that connect directly to the bottom line or ROI. But as most CEOs know,…

Helen Connolly, who has been at New Look since 2020 as chief commercial officer, will now step into the role. She has previously served as chief executive at women’s clothing brand Bonmarche and as head of buying at Dorothy Perkins. In a…

Rowe stepped down as the British retail giant’s CEO last month. While he will not receive a pay-off, he will continue to be employed as a consultant with pay of up to £843,000 for as long as a year after ceasing full-time employment for…

Retail giant B&M Bargains has promoted its chief financial officer Alex Russo to the role of chief executive following Simon Arora’s decision to step down. Russo, who joined B&M in October 2020, has previously held senior…

Tell us your story and what brought you to coaching? My professional, and in part personal, story up to five years ago was that “unless I am a CEO of a multimillion or even billion $ company then I, and my career, are not a success”. This…

“What’s next?” tends to be the question on everyone’s lips during a company takeover. New ownership often brings new promises, new ideas and new ways of doing things. All of this has the potential to deliver momentous change, creating…

As the saying goes, it’s lonely at the top. CEOs and founders often experience loneliness, marking it down as an occupational hazard, and it can, unfortunately, lead to a dark recurring cycle of mental health problems. In fact,…

What does a typical day look like for Dr Daniel Moses? I think over the years, one thing I did actually struggle with was how to really structure myself. How I have learned to structure myself is by getting into a very serious morning…