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María Dolores de Cospedal: Seeking More Bang
Almost nobody saw her coming. In barely ten years, María Dolores de Cospedal went from a political nobody to become Spain’s minister of Defence – the second woman to claim that job – and partake in the secretive Bilderberg Conference,
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CFI.co Meets the CFO of Heathrow Airport Holdings: Javier Echave
Javier Echave serves as chief financial officer of Heathrow Airport Holdings since May 2016. He is responsible for leading the organisation financially and to give passengers the best airport service in the world whilst delivering £1bn+ EBITDA growth over the
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CFI.co Meets the CEO of Heathrow Airport Holdings: John Holland-Kaye
John Holland-Kaye became chief executive officer of Heathrow Airport Holdings in July 2014. His previous roles at Heathrow include delivering the new Terminal 2 which opened successfully in June 2014, growing commercial income, and improving overall passenger experience. Heathrow is
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Serena Williams: Writing Her Own Script for Success
She is the only woman to rank amongst the world’s highest paid athletes, claiming a spot nearly dead centre on the annual list compiled by Fortune Magazine. In 2016, Serena Williams cashed in almost $27m in prize money and endorsement
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Ank Bijleveld: The Relentless Pursuit of Synergies
Upon re-entering national politics after an absence of seven years, newly-appointed Dutch Minister of Defence Anke Bijleveld was promptly dubbed “the little general”. Standing just 1m57 tall in a cabinet of physical, if not necessarily political, giants, Anke Bijleveld immediately
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Marise Payne, Australia: Survivalist
Australia is determined to boost its punch with an outlay of A$200bn ($152bn/€128bn) on new military hardware. The recently unveiled ten-year spending programme is to give teeth to the defence white paper released in 2016 which maps threats to the
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Florence Parly: Sales Push
French ministers of Defence are expected to not just administer the country’s armed forces, but help sell military hardware as well. A political outsider, Florence Parly was recruited into the cabinet by President Emanuel Macron and Prime Minister Édouard Philippe
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Peter Sloterdijk: Shaping a Multipolar National Debate
A prolific writer, publishing some sixty books over a career spanning four decades, German philosopher Peter Sloterdijk recently celebrated his seventieth birthday. Europe’s leading intellectuals and academics flocked to Mr Sloterdijk’s native Karlsruhe to pay tribute. Chancellor Angela Merkel chipped
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Mercury Capital Advisors: Customisation and Global Presence
Headquartered in New York, and with offices in London, Tokyo, Singapore, Dubai, San Francisco, Boston, and Washington DC, Mercury Capital Advisors competes via a differentiated platform with product offerings across private equity, hedge funds, real estate, credit, distressed, venture capital,
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Alexander Forbes Group: Three Strategies for Growth
Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Limited, a specialised financial services group headquartered in South Africa, successfully listed on the main board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on Thursday 24 July, 2014. The company focuses on employee benefits solutions for institutional
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