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As of July 21, 2023, Barnard Arnault was the wealthiest person in France, with an estimated net worth of 235.2 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Francoise Bettencourt Meyers (No. 2, $89.9 billion), Francois Pinault (No. 3, $40.3 billion); and Gerard Wertheimer (No. 4, $33.3 billion). Alain Wertheimer is the fifth-richest person in...

As of July 19, 2023, Gianluigi Aponte was the wealthiest person in Switzerland, with an estimated net worth of 31.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Rafaela Aponte-Diamant (No. 2, $31.8 billion), Ernesto Bertarelli (No. 3, $9.6 billion); and Ivan Glasenberg (No. 4, $9.2 billion). Guillaume Pousaz is the fifth-richest person in Switzerland, with...

As of July 19, 2023, James Ratcliffe was the wealthiest person in the United Kingdom, with an estimated net worth of 22.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Michael Platt (No. 2, $16.0 billion), James Dyson (No. 3, $10.0 billion) and Denise Coates (No. 4, $8.1 billion). John Reece is the fifth-richest person...

Experimentation was originally a tool used by start-ups and large tech companies to test their ideas quickly and leanly. But it hasn’t taken long for others to see the benefits, and it is now being used by all sorts of companies to test ideas in high levels of uncertainty.  Experimentation...

As of July 17, 2023, Stefan Persson was the wealthiest person in Sweden, with an estimated net worth of 19.4 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Melker Schorling (No. 2, $10.5 billion), Antonia Ax:son Johnson (No. 3, $9.8 billion); and Finn Rausing (No. 4, $9.4 billion). Jorn Rausing is the fifth-richest person...

As of July 17, 2023, Rafaela Aponte-Diamant was the wealthiest person in Switzerland, with an estimated net worth of 32.0 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Gianluigi Aponte (No. 2, $32.0 billion), Ernesto Bertarelli (No. 3, $9.6 billion); and Ivan Glasenberg (No. 4, $9.4 billion). Guillaume Pousaz is the fifth-richest person in Switzerland, with...

As an executive recruiter with over 20 years’ experience, I’ve found it both amusing and frustrating to hear the same myths throughout my career.  Whether in good times or bad times, booms or pandemics, employers and recruiters consistently complain about the ability to attract and retain quality staff.  In this...

As of July 12, 2023, Carlos Slim Helu was the wealthiest person in Mexico, with an estimated net worth of 102.5 billion U.S. dollars, followed by German Larrea Mota Velasco (No. 2, $29.6 billion), Ricardo Salinas Pliego (No. 3, $14.3 billion); and Alejandro Bailleres Gual (No. 4, $7.7 billion). Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala is...

As of July 12, 2023, Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken was the wealthiest person in the Netherlands, with an estimated net worth of 14.6 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Frits Goldschmeding (No. 2, $5.8 billion), Wim van der Leegte (No. 3, $3.8 billion); and Arnout Schuijff (No. 4, $2.7 billion). Hans Melchers is the fifth-richest person...

As of July 10, 2023, Nassef Sawiris was the wealthiest person in Egypt, with an estimated net worth of 6.9 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Mohamed Mansour (No. 2, $3.6 billion), Naguib Sawiris (No. 3, $3.3 billion); and Mohamed Al Fayed (No. 4, $2.0 billion). Youssef Mansour is the fifth-richest person in Egypt, with a whopping...