• September 23 2024
  InterviewChristian Kullmann

  The chemicals boss standing up to Germany’s far right

  Evonik chief Christian Kullmann pulls no punches when it comes to the AfD

  
• August 5 2024
  InterviewLuis Gallego

  ‘Some people don’t want to challenge themselves’: Luis Gallego on leading IAG

  The aviation chief executive on driving change in the face of resistance at historic airlines

  
• July 21 2024
  InterviewManagement

  Veuve Clicquot CEO: ‘Let’s break the chains to consuming champagne’

  Jean-Marc Gallot’s efforts to broaden occasions when people drink bubbly butts up against tradition

  
• July 8 2024
  InterviewWork & Careers

  ‘I saw a massive opportunity for what this organisation could be’: Hilary Evans-Newton on transforming Alzheimer’s Research UK

  Decision to associate charity with a cure turned it into Europe’s biggest funder of dementia research

  
• June 16 2024
  InterviewAli Dibadj

  Janus Henderson’s Ali Dibadj: ‘You’ve just got to roll with the punches’

  Head of asset manager has faced multiple problems as he tries to rebuild storied brand

  
• June 2 2024
  Interviewillycaffe SPA

  Illycaffè’s Cristina Scocchia: ‘I see my role as a doctor’s — once I am done I move on to the next patient’

  The CEO is applying lessons learnt from Covid and cosmetics to expanding the coffee maker overseas

  
• May 19 2024
  InterviewPrivate equity

  ‘We had no idea what private equity was about’: Japanese chipmaker CEO on buyout bosses

  Fumiyuki Kanai came to value KKR as a tool for change ahead of country’s biggest IPO in five years

  
• May 6 2024
  InterviewJózsef Váradi

  Wizz Air CEO: ‘Crisis management became a constant’

  Wars, soaring oil prices and engine troubles have thrown European airline off course

  
• March 17 2024
  InterviewSerhii Palkin

  ‘Our management team is crisis-proof’: how a Ukrainian football club battled a decade of conflict

  Shakhtar Donetsk boss had faced upheaval before Russia invaded and stopped everything

  
• March 4 2024
  InterviewLeadership

  How Makiko Ono became one of Japan’s few female CEOs

  The Suntory Beverage and Food executive reflects on her setbacks and successes

  
• February 19 2024
  InterviewGerry Cardinale

  ‘The one thing I’ve always had is deal flow’: RedBird’s Gerry Cardinale

  Investor behind high-profile media and sport takeovers says he has ‘no tolerance for political behaviour’

  
• January 22 2024
  InterviewRoly Keating

  How the British Library’s Roly Keating managed a major cyber attack

  The former BBC executive made it his mission to bring the nation’s book collection online — then disaster struck

  
• December 19 2023
  InterviewDe Beers

  De Beers chief Al Cook seeks to restore allure of diamonds

  Mining boss faces battle as lab-grown alternatives proliferate

  
• November 26 2023
  SEGRO PLC

  Property boss David Sleath gives warehouses the hard sell

  Segro CEO says his ‘very generic boxes’ are at the forefront of digitalisation

  
• November 12 2023
  InterviewLeadership

  Kotak Mahindra Bank’s Uday Kotak: ‘It is better to be stupid now than sorry later’

  The decision by Asia’s richest banker to start his own business was unusual in an economy dominated by family dynasties

  
• October 23 2023
  InterviewMike Wirth

  Chevron’s Mike Wirth: ‘We are not selling a product that is evil’

  Oil and gas executive says he will defy critics to make a ‘real world’ case for fossil fuels 

  
• October 1 2023
  InterviewLeadership

  ‘Talk to everyone you can’: Plaid’s Zach Perret on navigating a failed sale and Covid upheaval

  The fintech boss says he ‘over-communicated’ with staff as they suffered a period of uncertainty

  
• September 17 2023
  Leadership

  American Express’s Steve Squeri: ‘If you’re not ready for the upswing, you’ve missed’

  Chief executive who made bold moves during pandemic is facing fresh economic upheaval

  
• August 20 2023
  InterviewLeadership

  Booking.com’s Glenn Fogel: ‘Every day we have to fight for customers’

  Online travel group boss on his AI-driven effort to take the friction out of holiday planning

  
• July 30 2023
  InterviewMaxim Timchenko

  DTEK’s Maxim Timchenko: ‘If we are crushed, technically or financially, then we would lose this war’

  Head of Ukraine’s largest private energy supplier is fighting to keep the lights on while also attempting to plan future expansion

  
• July 16 2023
  InterviewLeadership

  LinkedIn’s Ryan Roslansky: ‘You can only learn how to be a CEO by being a CEO’

  Head of networking site says building a strong team and avoiding day-to-day minutiae are key to the job

  
• July 2 2023
  InterviewJesper Brodin

  ‘We like Ikea, but it’s not working for us’: how Jesper Brodin dealt with unhappy customers

  Furniture group’s CEO invested in online business and tested smaller stores as rivals circled