CEO Opinions

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. appointed veteran banker Thomas Montag to its board of directors, effective July 17. Considered to be an ally of CEO David Solomon, Montag, who had previously co-headed Goldman's securities division and held other senior roles in his 22 years at the firm, will join the audit,...

As Laurent Rossi moves to “focus on special projects linked to the group's transformation,” Philippe Krief will be Alpine brand’s new CEO. Krief, who was vice president of engineering and product performance, will continue his other duties until a successor takes over. As a member of the Renault Group Leadership...

Tubi appointed Anjali Sud as its new Chief Executive Officer. Sud will officially join Fox Corp.’s free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service on Sept. 1, 2023, succeeding founder Farhad Massoudi. Sud will report to Paul Cheesbrough, CEO of Tubi Media Group, which Fox formed this spring to house its digital...

BlackRock, the world's leading asset manager with over $9.4 trillion assets under management at the end of June, has announced a significant addition to its board of directors. Amin H. Nasser, President and CEO of Saudi Aramco, will join the board — which is effective immediately. Amin Nasser has been...

Kering announced the departure of Marco Bizzarri, the long-standing president and CEO of Gucci, effective from 23rd September. Bizzarri served as the head of Gucci for eight years, overseeing a period of revitalization for the brand, which had faced challenges regaining its appeal following the departure of designer Tom Ford...

From the CEO down the company hierarchy to the evening cleaning staff, employing new hires nowadays demands a rethink in terms of the basic competencies required to perform any job. Gone are the days of employing an accounts clerk who struggles the moment a spreadsheet won’t load, and they have...

The World Bank has today revealed the 15 Chief Executive Officers and Chairs who will constitute the Private Sector Investment Lab. This founding group of members (CEOs and Chairs) is responsible for formulating solutions to overcome the obstacles hindering private sector investment in emerging markets. The Lab will begin work...

Some astonishing advances in information technology have made big headlines in recent months. You probably don't need me to recap those headlines … but I want to ask you to pause to consider a single,  sobering question those headlines have given rise to among sales professionals. Some of us ask...

More than 40 years ago, I was a serviceable Division 1 tennis player. Yet, my college career didn't last long because of an injury to my wrist and two surgeries to try to fix it. After the second operation, I felt that going back to a practice regimen of 6...

Heading into 2023, most investors would have embraced any first-half report that didn’t bring more red, let alone double-digit positive returns.  As of June 30, the S&P500 was up 15.91% for its best first half since 2019, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq led the way with a 31.73% return, a rally...