Success and Leadership

Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., the former Chairman and CEO of Visa Inc., has been appointed to General Motors Co.'s board of directors, the automaker announced on Thursday. Kelly’s addition brings the total number of directors on GM's board to 13, with a diverse range of experience in manufacturing, information technology,...

Peter Lucas-Jones, the Deputy Chair of Te Rūnanga Kaiwhakatere o Whakaata Māori and CEO of Te Hiku Media, has been named one of the world's foremost voices in artificial intelligence, joining the ranks of leading tech billionaires on the Time100 AI 2024 list. Jones received this recognition for his groundbreaking...

Clean Harbors, the environmental and industrial services company based in Norwell, Massachusetts, has expanded its Board of Directors with the addition of co-CEOs Michael Battles and Eric Gerstenberg. The appointments, which took effect immediately, increased the board's membership to 13. Alan S. McKim, the founder, Executive Chairman, and Chief Technology...

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China will grant zero-tariff treatment to all least developed countries that have diplomatic relations with China, including 33 African nations. The announcement was made during a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in...

John Finney was the founder of the satellite terminal company All.Space, has decided to step down from his position as CEO. The company announced on Wednesday that Paul McCarter would immediately succeed Finney as CEO. Finney, who was formerly the chief commercial officer at O3b Networks, established the company in...

JP Morgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States, is building a team of private bankers in the United Arab Emirates as part of a strategy to enhance its wealth management services in the broader Middle East. This move comes in response to a notable increase in the number...

Some years ago I stood in front of a leadership team to begin a lecture.  While I had been invited and briefed by the managing director I had not met all the other team members. After a glowing introduction by the leader,  a team member,  a man in his 50’s...

The executive reshuffling season is already in full swing as Christian Dior Couture has appointed Benedetta Petruzzo, currently CEO of Miu Miu, as its new managing director. Petruzzo is set to assume her role on October 15, reporting directly to Delphine Arnault, Dior's chairman and CEO. Petruzzo will be taking...

New cooperation agreements between China and several African countries under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are expected to be signed at the upcoming 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). The summit, scheduled to take place from Wednesday to Friday, will see China further deepen its collaborative...

Kelly Zong, also known as Zong Fuli, the daughter of the late Chinese billionaire Zong Qinghou, has officially assumed control of Hangzhou-based beverage giant Wahaha Group, according to a local business registration system. The Qichacha business registration platform confirms that Zong is now the company's chairman and CEO and has...