Tata Steel: Perseverance & Excellence
Blame it on Ayn Rand. She – of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead fame – provided Sajid Savid with an ideological backbone. Secretary for...
Converting page visitors into paying customers
By GRANT FARHALL
ON AVERAGE, people spend 53 seconds on a product page — and Britain’s SMEs are grasping for ways to hold their attention.
Research...
Uber über alles? Ride-hailing firm damaged by leaked files
By HEATHER LEAH SMITH
DISTURBING details have surfaced surrounding ride-hailing service Uber’s chaotic global expansion period.
Uber was founded in the US in 2009; within three...
Achieving a shared vision with a well-disciplined team
Q&A with Banco Ripley Perú CEO René Emilio Jaime Farach
BV: How do you evaluate Banco Ripley's performance in banking?
René Jaime: Our bank is growing...
Out with the Old: Pope Francis
At an age when most people would gratefully embrace retirement, Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the CEO of a high-profile global organisation facing major challenges....
Wall Street’s Second Act
Now is the time to get rich. The volume of money idling on the side lines for lack of yield now stands at an...
Dirty rotten plastic? Biodegradable film cuts pollution and costs
A new Spanish firm hopes to end agricultural plastic waste with an environmentally friendly product. HAL WILLIAMS speaks to the founders…
PLASTIC is pretty much...
Patrick Awuah: Educating the Future Leaders of Africa
The prestigious and pioneering Ashesi University in Ghana is on a mission to educate a new generation of business leaders. Built on a hilltop...
Emma’s marvellous medicine
GlaxoSmithKline’s mighty empire faces a new chapter with the retirement of Sir Andrew Witty
A MOTHER-of-four from the gritty industrial town of Barrow-in-Furness will create...
From the Mean Streets of Havana: Carlos Acosta
Charismatic, highly acclaimed Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta is embarking on a new project. The greatest male ballet dancer since Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail...
