When Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler, major shareholder in Schaeffler, turned up to a vital shareholders meeting in the middle of her takeover of Continental, she looked like Marlene Dietrich
As dusk gathers and the cars fade into streaks of brilliant white light and visceral black sound, Le Mans takes on an otherworldly feel. They drive through the night here and the following day a champion is crowned to join an immortal list of past winners that extends back to 1923 and the birth of the world’s greatest car race
UK consumers are clearly expecting more from their customer service experience and when the experience falls short, defection is a likely outcome, by Ryan Pellet
Albania is changing fast, from an exhausted ex-Comecon state to a Western-style open market economy. Mr. Lirim Muharemi, founder of Kapital Invest Albania, says too many investors will miss out if they don’t move quickly and the new Europort Shengjin is testament to this change
If you are planning to become a billionaire during your working career, is it more advantageous to start out in an already successful family business or to build your own from scratch, without any corporate baggage to hold you back? Should you get a university degree, or just get stuck in? What is the best subject to study?
Assembling the right players is imperative to the smooth operation of a business, by Kenneth H. Marks
Julie Nord’s drawings are striking in their beauty and strangeness. The combination of intricate draftsmanship and children’s-storybook-bright watercolour painting first attracts the eye; it is only when one looks more closely that sinister elements begin to appear
With every piece a reflection of his surroundings and beloved homeland, Patrick Mavros – master sculptor and silversmith – is easily one of Africa’s most desirable and successful exports. Marisa Bell talks to the family behind Africa’s number one luxury brand
Even for those who are anaesthetised to the immense losses run up by various industries – banking, automotive and maritime in particular – in the course of the financial crisis, the red ink just spilt by two of the world’s biggest airlines is alarming
Brussels is no ordinary European business city. As the seat of most of the EU’s administrative institutions and NATO, the capital of Belgium is, in many ways, the capital of Europe
Compared to Italy’s sprawling northern giant Milan, Bologna is just a dot on the map. Yet this gorgeous portico-ed city of 380,000 people, which traces its origins back to the Bronze Age, has more to it than meets the eye
Companies use coaching to achieve performance improvement and more: It’s worth the investment
Taking corporate information from the backbench to star forward, by Markus J Becker, Chief Executive, Swiss Post Document Solutions
Where do you go from CEO? The answer is to become an investor in as many projects as possible; reaping the financial and personal rewards from a wider scope of industries. In the first issue of a new series we bring to you those that have surpassed management level to become mogul, icon and often controversial dynamo
Picasso: Peace and Freedom, the large-scale exhibition at Tate Liverpool from May 21, has been in the making for more than 30 years, by Jo Caird
The European CEO awards 2025 have now been announced, presenting our pick of the CEOs, companies and campaigns leading their sectors.
