2014 – Page 18 – European CEO

Ready, jet, go! With Jetlogic, chartering a plane is fast and simple

By flying privately on business, airborne executives can actually save money while ensuring that less time is wasted, both on the ground and in the air

Christian Clausen | Nordea Bank

Nordea Bank CEO Christian Clausen is leading the institution onwards with an astute eye for reputational management and the role banks play in society

Sweden reviews GDP forecast for 2014

Finance Minister announces budget will be balanced by 2016, raising growth forecasts before elections

RA Shaw Designs: creating idyllic abodes in the Turks and Caicos Islands

With distinctive architecture and a coveted Caribbean location, the Turks and Caicos Islands have emerged as a hub for spectacular real estate projects

Has Cannes lost its lustre? Critics complain festival is too commercial

Traditionally the most glamorous date on the film industry’s calendar, Cannes Film Festival faces increasing competition and could be losing some of its lustre in the process

The ‘Phoenix Four’ and MG Rover Group’s long road to ruin

Tax evasion, bribery, mismanagement and corruption are just a few of the unsavoury details that plagued the final years of a British institution. Rita Lobo investigates what went wrong for MG Rover, and who is to blame

An office skyscraper at night in China. The UK currently sells £1bn worth of goods and services per year to China. Increasing trade links with the country will be key to Europe's economic growth

Opening up China: why Europe needs to increase trade with the country

Increasing Chinese trade could be the solution ailing European companies are looking for, as national and EU trade agreements begin to boost profits

‘It wasn’t easy’: Erick Roche on steering Teva France through media storm

Last year, Teva France faced a pharmaceutical firm’s worst nightmare when it was accused of causing deaths across the country. Amid the media storm CEO Erick Roche led from the front to save the company from disaster

Karl-Ludwig Kley | Merck KGaA

Karl-Ludwig Kley’s subtle, yet steadfast approach to major corporate restructuring is leading the world’s oldest pharmaceutical company, Merck KGaA, into a revenue-strong future

RBS has made Credit Suisse's Ewen Stevenson its new chief financial officer. After a tumultuous five years, the bank hopes Stevenson's managerial and restructuring experience will significantly boost its performance

RBS appoints Ewen Stevenson as new CFO after Bostock’s shock departure

After its previous CFO left after just 10 weeks, RBS is hoping newly appointed Ewen Stevenson can transform the bank’s fortunes

Trading it all away: Jerome Kerviel arriving for his trial at Paris’ main courthouse, escorted by French gendarmes and his lawyer

Downfall: tales of rogue traders

When all’s well in the world of trading it takes just one false step for things to go horribly wrong. Those imbued by the competitive nature of the industry can get in over their heads and go rogue

Damage limitation: More than 70,000 petitioned for Mozilla's CEO Brendan Eich to resign after it was discovered that he had supported a law to make same-sex marriage illegal in California

Mozilla CEO ousted as his anti-gay marriage views are outed

Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich’s resignation comes after widespread anger at the fact he donated $1,000 in support of Proposition 8, California’s anti-same-sex marriage bill

Western scepticism vs Putin propaganda: reporters react to Sochi

With a smattering of scandals in the run-up, Russia’s Winter Olympics saw western media arrive with their minds made up, while Russian journalists gushed praise for Putin

A champion of female entrepreneurship: Hillary Clinton has said that women are key to economic expansion. With data showing that women are responsible for over $20bn in spending, it would be hard to argue with the former US Secretary of State

Female entrepreneurship pays: how women are spurring the economy

Female entrepreneurs continue to face numerous challenges, but the time to buck the trend is fast approaching

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