Leadership

Henri de Castries

A man of two worlds, Henri de Castries shows how it is possible to be rooted in old European tradition yet embrace the modern realities of economic globalisation

Andrea Illy

Andrea Illy became chairman of Illycaffe at the tender age of 33. Now in his mid forties, Illy’s CEO has to keep his premium coffee business aloft from the likes of Starbucks, while also keeping innovation up and the family business private. Can he pull it off?

Thomas Enders

Forget business, finance or MBA degrees. Airbus chief executive Thomas Enders opted for a programme of liberal arts papers at university, finishing with a PhD in political science. It may seem an unlikely qualification for the head of one of the world’s biggest aircraft manufacturers, but, for a company which must balance the interests of […]

Willie Walsh

Not many bosses ask staff to work for free – but embattled British Airways boss Willie Walsh has. He’s also got union support for more pay cuts. But is mouthy charm enough to save a desperate BA from collapse?

Bringing it together

Marsh Risk Consulting argues that integrating risk management and business continuity boosts resilience. It’s a potent argument for change say Martin Caddick and Eddie McLaughlin

Paul Bulcke

In a curious mix of change and stability, Nestlé CEO Paul Bulcke has lived in seven countries around the globe, picking up six languages along the way, while remaining loyal to the food giant for thirty years. By Katie Llanos-Small

Anders Dahlvig

Ten years at the top of one of the world’s most successful home furnishing and houseware suppliers, with a string of awards recognising his contribution to making the world a better place. What next for Ikea chief executive, Anders Dahlvig?

Mike Lazaridis

The creator of one of the world’s fastest growing, entirely legal addictions has one intriguing obsession himself: he can’t get enough of science

Norbert Reithofer

BMW boss Dr Norbert Reithofer has to make the ultimate driving machine greener, more profitable while staying well ahead in the fast lane. Profitability though is his number one priority. Can he pull it off?

Jeroen Van der Veer

five years at the top of one of the word’s biggest oil companies in an industry groping for its own long-term survival. But question marks remain about just how effective Van der Veer has really been. Has he shaken – or stirred up – Shell enough?

César Alierta Izuel

Finance, banking, tobacco, and now telecommunications: César Alierta Izuel, CEO of Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica, has worked in some big industries. Katie Llanos-Small reports

Born to command: why less is more

Old-style imperial leadership is unlikely to deliver the best financial results or get the best out of the people who work for you, argues Williams Johnston, commercial director of the Great Place to Work Institute in the UK

Fiat Future

Fiat’s CEO is hopeful of getting enough financing for the future

Hector Sants

The UK’s ‘light touch’ financial regulatory framework has clearly failed to bear up against the global credit crisis. Hector Sants is the man now charged with ditching ‘light touch’ regulations

Andrew Witty

GlaxoSmithKline have been pioneers of the pharmaceutical industry for more than twenty years now. What kind of person carries a beast like this?

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