Success and Leadership

Alice Walton’s brief reign as the world’s richest woman ended Thursday when Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, the heiress to the L’Oréal fortune, regained the top spot. Meyers saw her net worth surge to $93.1 billion, surpassing Walton’s $90.4 billion, following a strong rally in European luxury stocks tied to a Chinese...

LVMH’s division overseeing Sephora and several iconic Parisian department stores is undergoing a significant leadership change, with its head stepping down at the end of October. The luxury conglomerate confirmed on Wednesday that Chris de Lapuente, who has been with the company for over a decade, will be retiring on...

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is establishing a family office in Dubai, joining a growing number of ultra-wealthy individuals who have turned to the Middle East's financial hub in recent years. With a personal fortune of $13.2 billion, Dangote is the richest person in Africa and ranks 168th on the global...

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Washington, D.C., to discuss the rapid advancements in technology and artificial intelligence (AI). These meetings were part of Sheikh Mohamed’s official visit to the United...

The Human Identity as the Center of Commercial and Capital Markets: In today's digital age, where technology evolves at breakneck speed, the concept of ethics has become a powerful operational center of gravity. This is especially true for visionary leaders like Sean Brehm, who views human identity as the linchpin in...

Hancock Prospecting is marking a significant milestone with the approval of its McPhee Creek iron ore mine in Western Australia, though CEO Gina Rinehart remains critical after years of bureaucratic setbacks hindered the project’s progress. The $600 million mine, located in the Pilbara region, has finally received the go-ahead from...

Chaos has been the defining feature at Roma for several seasons, marked by constant managerial changes, fan unrest, and questionable market decisions. This tumultuous environment recently led to the dismissal of head coach José Mourinho and Italian legend Daniele De Rossi, alongside the resignation of the club’s CEO, Lina Souloukou,...

In both our personal and professional lives, we're constantly striving towards goals. We fixate on outcomes - the sales figures, the profit margins, even our own weight. These tangible results are what keep us up at night, the metrics by which we measure success. But what if I told you...

In today’s dynamic business environment, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is no longer an option but a necessity. As CEOs, we are increasingly tasked with aligning our companies with the global push for sustainability and social equity. The integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals into corporate strategies is now...

As an executive recruiter with over 20 years of experience, I have worked with virtually every type of organisation, from top listed companies to small private businesses, not for profits, governments and government owned corporations.  There are attributes in the way I and my company work that have allowed us...