Editor’s Picks

Roberta Pinotti: Top Performance on a Shoestring

For Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti it is all about attaining economies of scale. Whilst EU member states spend over…

6 years ago

Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng: A Miss and Bond Girl on a Quest for World Peace

Saving the world from the scourge of war: Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng, of Tomorrow Never Dies fame, aims high.…

7 years ago

Iker Casillas: Scoring Goals for Change

The first football player to play in 20 Champions League seasons is Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who now tends the…

7 years ago

Marc Langenbrinck, Mercedes-Benz Schweiz CEO: Finding and Keeping the Exact Right Competitive Angle

Mercedes-Benz is enjoying a great run. Its cars have set new sales records in Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, and Poland…

7 years ago

Christian Mumenthaler, CEO of Swiss Re: Insuring Future Growth

The new frontier of insurance runs through cyberspace. Hacking has professionalised and is no longer the preserve of lone bespectacled…

7 years ago

Ana Botín: Reshaping the Financial Universe

The first woman to lead a major global financial services provider, Ana Botín remains one of only six women at…

7 years ago

Ksenia Sobchak: Stooge or Promise?

She never had any real chance of winning the Russian presidency and in the end only managed to obtain 1.53%…

7 years ago

Khaira Arby: Fighting Jihadists with Music

In Mali, she is the grande dame of the country’s exceptionally rich music scene: Khaira Arby - aka The Nightingale…

7 years ago

Joshua Wong: Teenager vs. Superpower

The sharp end of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, student activist Joshua Wong is getting up close and personal…

7 years ago

Yassine Belattar: Clown of the Republic

The Paris king of comedy likes to make people wince - either in agony or in shock. His jokes and…

7 years ago