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Social Activist-Turned-Chief Executive: Leader Showing True Commitment to Worthy Causes — and to Brazil’s People
CAIXA’s Maria Rita Serrano understands challenge and inequality, and strives to overcome both. Brazil is currently facing major political and economic challenges — and CAIXA has the tools to tackle those issues. At the head of the bank is CEO
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Be Your ‘Authentic Self’ at Couche-Tard’s Global Stores
Inclusion and diversity for employees has been taken to new lengths by a company that has its heart in the right place. Canadian multinational Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) has evolved into a global leader in convenience stores and mobility. With 122,000
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Community, Commitment, Christian Values — and a Sincere Desire to be True to Modern Management
Lagos Business School holds its head high and stands firm on its core beliefs to create balanced, compassionate leaders of industry. Nigeria’s Lagos Business School (LBS) is a community committed to creating and transmitting management skills and business knowledge. The
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This Star of the North African Banking Firmament Remains Relevant, and Ready to Adapt
Tunis International Bank has seen and celebrated 40 years of innovation, growth and success. Tunis International Bank (TIB) was established in 1982, as the first banking corporation in Tunisia licensed to deal primarily with non-residents. TIB is a private, non-resident
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The Top Traits of a Great CEO
Does your chief exec have what it takes? Do you? Naomi Snelling tells you how to find out… Nothing can properly prepare you for parenthood, and the same is true for being a CEO. The challenges are immense, but the
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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: Seldom Down, Never Out
Echoes of the Franco Era still haunt Spain in subtle and often divisive ways. Now, a vibrant democracy, the country has taken decades to shed its past and rid society of the last vestiges and symbols of authoritarianism. A watershed
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Taking on Giants, and Winning: Aquis Exchange Shares Equinox Benefits with Trading Ecosystem
‘We’re regularly beating these 800-pound gorillas, and winning deals out from under them,’ says Aquis MD Adrian Ip… Aquis Exchange Plc is celebrating Equinox, a world first that took 10 years to perfect and reduces the latent time of a
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Rugby Injuries Tackled Head-on as Fans, Clubs and Ruling Bodies Put Renewed Focus on Player Safety
Tony Lennox reports on the ruck forming around rule changes to the rough-but-popular game of the oval ball. Hollywood legend Richard Burton had a true Welsh passion for rugby. He once said he’d rather play for his country at Cardiff
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David Hume’s Philosophy, Controversy, Superstition, Atheism — and Lucky Toes
The Scots philosopher’s sometimes divisive words gave him prominence in life, as in death. It’s ironic that a statue of the 18th Century Scottish historian and philosopher David Hume, situated at the top of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, has earned a
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Paolo Sironi, IBM: Creating Digital Advantage for Uncertain Times
Changing a car tyre isn’t that hard — unless the vehicle’s moving. And financial institutions have been trying to achieve the corporate equivalent of this feat over recent years. It’s never been easy. It’s still not easy. Geopolitical uncertainty causes
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