CEO Explainers

The World Bank’s Business Ready Project (B-READY) has analyzed 50 economies, assessing regulatory effectiveness, governance quality, and service delivery efficiency in property registration, building permits, and environmental clearances under the Business Location category. The findings indicate that economies excelling in this area share common traits, including strong property rights, efficient...

The UN Türkiye Joint Program on the Transformative Growth of the Care Economy in Türkiye, funded by the Joint SDG Fund, was officially launched on February 5 in Ankara. Designed to strengthen Türkiye’s care economy, the initiative aims to promote inclusive growth and accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals...

OTB Group has announced that Serge Brunschwig will take on the roles of CEO of Jil Sander and Chief Strategy Officer for the wider OTB Group, with his appointment becoming effective on February 5, 2025. He will report directly to Ubaldo Minelli, CEO of OTB Group, in what is seen...

Gold prices surged to an all-time high on Wednesday, driven by growing fears of a renewed trade war between the United States and China. The spike followed Beijing’s decision to impose tariffs on U.S. imports in retaliation for new U.S. duties on Chinese goods. Spot gold rose 0.2% to $2,848.69...

Air Products (NYSE: APD) has announced that Eduardo F. Menezes will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective February 7, 2025. He will succeed Seifollah (“Seifi”) Ghasemi, who is departing the company after more than a decade of service. Menezes will also join the company’s Board of Directors....

Citibank Taiwan has announced that Christie Chang will assume the roles of CEO and chairperson following the retirement of Aftab Ahmed. Her tenure is set to begin on April 1, during which she will be responsible for overseeing Citi’s operations in the region, with a focus on accelerating growth and...

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) has announced that long-time SkyCity executive Matt Ballesty will take over as Chief Executive Officer, officially stepping into the role on March 5, 2025. Ballesty, who has an extensive background in the gaming and entertainment industry, has previously held key positions at Australia’s Crown Resorts...

Significant leadership changes are on the horizon at Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), one of the world’s largest shipping companies. The Tokyo-based firm announced that following a shareholder vote in March, Takenori Igarashi is set to assume the role of president and CEO, succeeding Yukikazu Myochin, who will transition to...

Tullow Oil PLC (LSE: TLW), an independent energy company specializing in African oil and gas development, has announced that Richard Miller will assume the role of Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective February 14, 2025. This transition follows the departure of current CEO Rahul Dhir,...

US-based cloud banking solutions provider nCino has appointed its chief product officer (CPO), Sean Desmond, as the company’s new CEO and president, with the change taking effect immediately. Desmond will also join nCino’s board of directors, succeeding Pierre Naudé, who has led the company for the past 13 years. Naudé...