CEO Opinions

SaskTel has introduced Carlene Gavel as the new CEO and President, who has assumed the role with immediate effect. Gavel has an extensive background as Chief Financial Officer at SaskTel for a period of 9 years, and the board has expressed their strong confidence in her capabilities. Charlene Gavel holds...

The importance of emotional intelligence in leadership is not a new concept. It has been talked about for years. But at a time when the pace of change and rate of uncertainty seems to be accelerating worldwide, the need for leaders to develop their EQ – short for emotional quotient...

At the end of this year, Wonya Lucas will be leaving her role as president and CEO of Hallmark Media. Hallmark Companies CEO, Mike Perry, will take over her responsibilities, while Lucas will remain on Hallmark's board of directors. Perry will work closely with Lucas and the Hallmark Media executive...

RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG) has recently named Tarek Robbiati as its new CEO, starting on August 28, 2023. Robbiati has been a member of RingCentral's Board of Directors since December 2022 and will continue in this role. Vlad Shmunis, the current CEO, will take on the position of Executive Chairman....

Welcome to the realm of STEM education! Thank you for following our article series. As we had previously announced, in this article we will deal with a very important factor for the success of STEM courses, the one that concerns the relationship of the STEM philosophy with the finding, the...

The CFO of Tesla, Zachary Kirkhorn, has resigned from his position, which has surprised many people who believed Kirkhorn could have been a potential successor to CEO Elon Musk. Tesla did not give any specific reason behind Kikhorn's departure. Vaibhav Taneja, who is currently the Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) and...

Rocket Companies, headquartered in Detroit, has named Varun Krishna as its new CEO, effective September 5th. Krishna, aged 41, will take over from Bill Emerson, who had been serving as interim CEO since Jay Farner's departure in June. Farner had retired after 27 years with the company. Emerson, who is...

In the last 20 years, I have recruited over 1000 senior executives for my clients throughout Australia.  One thing that has consistently amazed and frustrated me is how often highly qualified and accomplished candidates miss out on job offers, simply because they have interviewed poorly. Here are some tips to...

Less than a year after taking the job, the U.S. electric truck maker Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA) said on Friday that president/CEO Michael Lohscheller will step down at the end of the month. He will be replaced by board chairman Stephen "Steve" Girsky, a former General Motors (GM.N) executive. Stephen...

With 74% of US companies transitioning to a permanent hybrid work model, leaders are turning their attention to measuring the success of their hybrid work model. That’s because there’s a single traditional office-centric model of M-F 9-5 in the office, but many ways to do hybrid work. Moreover, what works...