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Jenny Just: The Deck Should Be Stacked — with Tech
US entrepreneur and fintech disruptor Jenny Just believes that girls should be taught to play poker. It’s a game that demonstrates strategy and risk-taking — two elements vital for business success. Growing up as a middle child surrounded by four
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Sunny Misser: A Visionary in the New Business Environment
When Sunil (Sunny) Misser joined AccountAbility to become its CEO, it was with the aim of filling a gap in the market that he had identified – the “one-stop shop for all things Sustainability”. His background working all over the
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Right Place, Right Time, Right Attitude: Dutch Firm, Orange Capital Partners Plays Its Cards with Skill
Since its first acquisition in 2014, Amsterdam-based Orange Capital Partners (OCP) has been on a roll. Set up by two former Goldman Sachs executives, Victor van Bommel (founder and CEO) and Hedde Reitsma (CIO) the company employs 55 people at
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Meet the Orange Capital Partners Team
Orange Capital Partners founder and CEO Victor van Bommel is responsible for day-to-day management, strategic direction, and capital-raising. He chairs investment committees and leverages relationships to source investment transactions. He has been instrumental in raising the Orange Capital Partners investment
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Right On Track: MTR Rail Empire Weathers the Pandemic in Style with Innovative Business Model
As public transport operators around the world battle sharp declines in patronage and revenues during the pandemic, MTR Corporation’s diversified “Rail plus Property” (R+P) business model is paying dividends. A long-term vision has enabled the company to maintain its solid
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MTR Corporation Finance Director Herbert Hui: Cool Head and Strong Hand at the MTR Tiller
With diverse revenue streams, including fare- and non-fare revenues from its property business, MTR has been able to ride out challenging economic cycles since its first railway line opened in 1979. The integrated Rail plus Property (R+P) business model, in
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Denise Coates Earns More Than Elon Musk, Would You Believe?
British business leader Denise Coates is the highest-earning woman in Britain — testament to the fact that the odds can sometimes be beaten. Easily able to pass unnoticed in public, Denise Coates’s net worth was recently estimated to be $5.3bn,
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Obituary – Wilbur Addison Smith (1933-2021): Lion of African Literature
A charming chauvinist, addicted to adventure, and in his personal life often as ruthless as the characters depicted in his fast-paced novels, Wilbur Addison Smith conquered the apex most writers quietly aspire to but seldom reach: the ability to ignore
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Ginger Krieg Dosier: Biotech Innovation Traces Path from Marine Structures to Carbon-Neutral Concrete
Portland cement production accounts for eight percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, and uses 10 percent of drinking water. Concrete, of which cement is the vital component, is the second-most consumed substance in the world after water. Every second, 1,000
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Shelter Afrique: Building Africa — One Roof at a Time
The great continent is facing a shortage of affordable housing — and that’s just one of the developmental challenges being tackled by Shelter Afrique. Africa’s housing scarcity is at crisis point due to rapid population growth and urbanisation. Governments and
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