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CEOs are still struggling to move the needle on employee wellbeing. Deloitte reports that while 90% of C-suite executives believe they promote workplace wellbeing, only 60% of employees agree. More worryingly, overall employee wellbeing declined in 2023, with 41% of global workers still experiencing daily stress, according to Gallup’s State...

“In the past, jobs were about muscles, now they’re about brains, but in the future they’ll be about the heart.” —Minouche Shafik, former London School of Economics director Traditional attitudes toward business tell us work should be tough and transactional. However, modern research suggests employees can’t perform at their best when...

DBS Hong Kong has announced the appointment of Kuok Khoon Hua to its board of directors, effective immediately. Kuok, the son of Malaysia’s wealthiest individual, Robert Kuok, takes on this role while maintaining his prominent leadership in several major companies. Currently, Kuok serves as chairman and CEO of Kerry Properties,...

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has seen his personal fortune soar to extraordinary heights, now surpassing the total market capitalization of Intel. Huang’s net worth has reached an impressive $109.2 billion, eclipsing Intel’s market cap of approximately $96 billion. Intel, meanwhile, is navigating one of its most challenging financial periods in...

Lena Esmail is the founder and CEO of QuickMed, a pioneering healthcare organization dedicated to improving access to medical services in underserved and rural communities. With a background in nursing and healthcare management, Lena established QuickMed in 2018 in her hometown of Youngstown, Ohio, where she identified significant gaps in...

The global supply of direct reduced iron (DRI), hot briquetted iron (HBI), and pig iron is expected to see a steady rise in the coming years. Yuriy Ryzhenkov, the CEO of Metinvest Group, conveyed this insight during the Siderweb 2024 forum held on September 26 in Vicenza, Italy. At present,...

The major challenges facing European rail transport and mobility were the central focus of the European Management Committee (EMC) meeting of the Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer (UIC), chaired for the first time by Stefano Donnarumma, CEO and General Manager of the FS Group. Held in Berlin on the...

Kazakhstan’s youth will ‘drive our business activity’ and encourage its entrepreneurs to ‘take more risks’, said CEO and Founder of Nasdaq-listed conglomerate Freedom Holding Corp Timur Turlov. His comments were made on the second and final day of the inaugural Kazakhstan Economic Freedom High-Level Conference, which has gathered representatives from...

There isn’t a magic formula for closing the gaps in your data security and compliance. A company’s ability to prevent data breaches is primarily dependent on its ability to communicate internal messaging effectively throughout the organization.  Your organization is more vulnerable to a data breach if your data security procedures...

Shamus McGuire is a distinguished healthcare executive with over 28 years of experience, known for his strategic leadership and innovative approach to improving healthcare systems. Based in Randolph, New Jersey, McGuire has held numerous high-level positions, including Vice President of Specialty Pharmacy Strategy at Prime Therapeutics, where he spearheaded efforts...