To what extent has the bank protected the German economy from damage and how much of that was to do with Martin Blessing?
After dreaming of becoming a professional footballer, Hainer supplies soccer’s elite
Visitors to Excursus on Fitness at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna will be confronted by what artist and filmmaker Josef Dabernig is calling a ‘sport pinakothek’, a gallery of gymnastics – by Jo Caird
Wealth management’s fastest rising star is now showing what he’s got at the helm of one of Zurich’s most established financial organisations
As Amazon’s technical guru, Dr Werner Vogels is only too well aware that advanced technologies are only part of the formula for success
After 72 years as a family run business, Lego brought in outsider Jørgen Vig Knudstorp to bring it back from the brink. Jane Bordenave examines how the new boy saved a Danish treasure
Werner Wenning’s appointment as CEO of German chemical and pharmaceutical giant Bayer in 2001 was the culmination of a lifetime’s dedication to the company he joined at the age of 20
How does someone become the president of one of the world’s most exclusive jewellery houses?
Rejuvenated Roche has revealed record sales in the teeth of a recession. Its young 42-year-old CEO Severin Schwan has also masterminded its $47m takeover of biotech star Genentech. Schwan is investing in science, not short-term sales. Will it work?
At the Genoa Boat show – the finale of last year’s big nautical exhibitions – as usual, the Ferretti boats attracted more than their fair share of attention among the hundreds of gleaming exhibits
The man behind SNCF must sometimes feel as though he’s hurtling into problems at the speed of one of his TGVs. Selywn Parker discusses the track Pepy has decided to ride down
A recent study by the International Coach Federation has highlighted the extraordinary impact professional coaching can have on a company’s revenue
That BNP Paribas has emerged from the global banking crisis relatively unscathed is more by design than good fortune, and largely the design of one man
The Russian Railways CEO has all the credentials that fits with Russia’s modern authoritarian corporate state. He’s a man the West needs to watch
The man who commands a luxury business empire that, unlike many other luxury Italian players, has shrugged off the global recession. This CEO’s secret? Understated elegance – and shrewd marketing
The European CEO awards 2025 have now been announced, presenting our pick of the CEOs, companies and campaigns leading their sectors.
