Eric Ries: Incorruptible, and the Case for Long-Term Governance Reform
In this episode, Eric Ries discusses the pervasive problem of short‑termism in corporate governance, which he calls “financial gravity,” and introduces his new book *Incorruptible* that proposes integrity‑focused reforms. He explains how his experience building the Long‑Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) and concepts like mission‑locked constellations aim to align incentives for boards, executives, and investors toward long‑term value creation. The conversation also covers emerging governance models—including AI oversight, public‑benefit corporations, and long‑term benefit trusts—using real examples such as Anthropic and Novo Nordisk. Ries advocates for concrete changes like a director’s oath and a renewed emphasis on ethical leadership as the foundation for effective board governance.
Nvidia Backs Openness with $2B Marvell Investment
At GTC, Jensen Huang stressed that Nvidia was vertically integrated and also horizontally open. He’s putting his money where his mouth is on the latter with a $2 billion investment in custom chip and networking company Marvell. $NVDA $MRVL...
Duvel Moortgat Looks Beyond Beer Following First Drop in Revenue in 20 Years
Duvel Moortgat, the Belgian brewer, reported a 1.7% revenue decline to €598 million (approximately $652 million) in 2025, marking its first sales drop in two decades, aside from the pandemic‑hit 2020. Volume fell about 2% to 2.2 million hl, prompting CEO Michel Moortgat to speed...
Indosat Bets on Inclusive AI to Reach Every Corner of Indonesia
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison is shifting from a traditional telco to an AI‑driven tech company, focusing on inclusive AI that reaches Indonesia’s 280 million people across 17,000 islands. The operator has opened an AI experience centre in Jayapura to support remote healthcare,...
Job-Share Pioneers Take on Chief Exec Role at Higher Ed Regulator
Ruth Hannant and Polly Payne, veteran civil‑service job‑sharers, have been appointed joint chief executives of the Office for Students, the regulator overseeing England’s higher‑education sector. The pair will assume the role on 15 June, following an interim period led by Director...
Omnicom CEO John Wren Earned $70m Package in 2025
Omnicom Group announced that CEO John Wren will receive a $70 million compensation package for 2025, despite reducing his base salary to a symbolic $1. The bulk of the payout is tied to stock options that only vest if Omnicom’s share...
Lentra Appoints Rajesh Kumar Rathanchand as CEO
Lentra has named Rajesh Kumar Rathanchand as its new chief executive officer, succeeding his tenure as managing director and CEO of TransUnion CIBIL. Rathanchand brings more than three decades of experience in retail credit, risk management and analytics, previously leading...
Why CEOs Plateau (And It’s Not What They Think)
CEOs often hit a performance plateau while the business appears stable, marked by slower decision‑making and reduced clarity. This subtle executive slowdown, termed performance drag, precedes any visible revenue decline and spreads inefficiency throughout the organization. Traditional solutions that focus...
Master Drilling Defers Dividend as Iran Crisis Looms Large
Master Drilling reported record US‑dollar revenue of $292 million, a stable $371.4 million order book and a $997.8 million pipeline for the year ending December. Despite these strong fundamentals, the company has postponed its annual dividend, citing uncertainty over the escalating Iran conflict...
Bluesky’s Ex‑CEO Jay Graber Launches Attie, an AI‑driven Personalized Feed App
Jay Graber, the former chief executive of Bluesky, has moved into a chief innovation role and released Attie, an agentic app that lets users build personalized social‑media feeds with natural‑language requests. The beta‑stage product, built on Bluesky’s decentralized protocol, signals...
Boston Mutual Names New CEO and Launches $1 Million Digital Platform Overhaul
Boston Mutual has hired John Ward as its new chief executive and begun a two‑year digital platform transformation that will let policyholders pay bills and view policies online. The overhaul, backed by a $1 million AI training grant for local schools,...
HireQuest Posts Q4 2025 Profit, Announces $20M Share Repurchase as Staffing Market Stabilizes
HireQuest (Nasdaq: HQI) posted a $1.6 million net profit for Q4 2025, declared itself debt‑free and approved a $20 million share repurchase. The company also restructured MRINetwork’s executive‑search ownership to align franchise operators with the brand’s mission.
Exclusive: Jamie Dimon's Plan to Rescue the American Dream
JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon announced the American Dream Initiative, a multi‑year effort to boost economic opportunity for lower‑income Americans. The program will channel $80 billion into small‑business lending, mentor 115,000 owners, and add 1,000 bankers across 5,000 branches, targeting 10 million...
Rebuilding a $100M Hospitality Brand: Pinky Cole, Slutty Vegan CEO, on Failure and Franchising
In this episode, Pinky Cole, founder and CEO of the $100 million Slutty Vegan brand, recounts her journey from a two‑bedroom Atlanta apartment to a national vegan empire, detailing how she leveraged bold branding, TV‑style storytelling, and social media to attract...
Willie Walsh Named CEO of India's IndiGo
Big CEO appointment at India’s IndiGo - IATA head and former IAG boss Willie Walsh https://t.co/29hVImJrw6
I Interviewed the CEOs of Reddit, Colgate-Palmolive, and 6 Other Top Companies About Leading for the Long Run. Here’s What...
The article surveys eight CEOs, including Reddit and Colgate‑Palmolive, on how they practice long‑term leadership. It uses NASA’s Artemis II mission as a 50‑year case study of conviction turned into structural tenacity across administrations. Colgate‑Palmolive’s CEO highlights the company’s Bright Smiles...
Tech in Asia CEO and COO Step Down as Editor-in-Chief Prepares to Lead
Tech in Asia’s founder and CEO Willis Wee and COO Maria Li announced they will leave the company, ending 16 and seven years of leadership respectively. Their departures coincide with the platform’s integration into Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) Media and a restructuring...
Prospect CEO Mark Beard Leaving to Join Ireland’s Business Post
Mark Beard is leaving his role as CEO of Prospect after three years to become chief executive of Ireland’s Business Post. During his tenure, Beard transformed Prospect from a print‑focused title into a multi‑channel media company, boosting print readership to...
Dr Moritz Fichtmüller Takes over as Head of Büfa
Dr. Moritz Fichtmüller will become chief executive of the Büfa Group on 1 March 2026, succeeding long‑time CEO Felix Thalmann. Thalmann highlighted the company’s strong international presence, innovative solutions and resilient supply chains. Fichtmüller, a physicist with senior roles in the chemical...
Strategy: A Monetary Construct, Not a Pyramid Scheme.
In August 2020 Michael Saylor announced MicroStrategy’s bold "Bitcoin Strategy," buying 21,454 bitcoins for roughly $250 million. The crypto‑backed treasury turned the company’s stock from $13.50 to $139 by March 2026, a 924% gain, prompting a rebrand to simply "Strategy." Despite transparent...
Zipair Targets Fleet Expansion as It Builds Tech-Driven Low-Cost Model
Japanese low‑cost carrier Zipair plans to more than double its Boeing 787‑8 Dreamliner fleet, increasing from eight aircraft to over 20 within four years. The airline, which launched in 2020, emphasizes a technology‑enabled model featuring free Starlink internet, an on‑demand...
Food Price Rises Unlikely Before Summer, Says Boss of Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s chief executive Simon Roberts told reporters that food price increases are unlikely before summer, despite the Middle East conflict affecting fertilizer supplies. The retailer has secured long‑term contracts worth £5 bn (about $6.3 bn) to lock in farmer prices and has...
Garage CEO: ‘Wholesale Slows Us Down’
Canadian womenswear label Garage opened its second United Kingdom store on London’s iconic Oxford Street, marking a rapid push into the European market. CEO Andry Lutfy told Drapers that the brand’s growth engine relies on urgency, agility, and a granular...
Mikko Soirola Joins Elisa Industriq as CEO
Elisa Industriq, the fast‑growing software arm of Finland's Elisa Group, has appointed Mikko Soirola as its new chief executive officer. Soirola, who previously unified multiple Nordic software firms at Finago and Accountor Software, will steer the company through its next...
Nordstrom’s $6.25 Billion Deal to Go Private Is Paying Off—And Don’t Expect an IPO Anytime Soon
Nordstrom completed a $6.25 billion take‑private in 2025, giving the founding family a 50.1% stake alongside Mexico’s El Puerto de Liverpool. In 2025 revenue rose 7% to $15.9 billion, finally surpassing its 2019 peak after pandemic‑related weakness. The private structure lets the co‑CEOs...
M&S Boss Stuart Machin Says Leaders Should Not Fully Switch Off on Holiday
Stuart Machin, chief executive of Marks & Spencer, told delegates at the Business Leader Summit that senior leaders should remain reachable even while on holiday, rejecting the conventional work‑life balance mantra. He highlighted his hands‑on leadership style, which has driven...
GBRf Looks Inward to Leadership Transition
GB Railfreight has launched a formal search for a new CEO as John Smith prepares to step back after 25 years at the helm. Interim Managing Director Liam Day and newly appointed COO Ian Langton will oversee daily operations during...
Ep295 Richard Milner CEO Chaucer Group: Let's Do What We're Good At
In this episode, Mark Gagan talks with Richard Milner, CEO of Chaucer Group, about the firm’s five‑year strategic plan (2026‑2030) and how it will focus on its core underwriting strengths while expanding its global footprint. Milner emphasizes a disciplined approach:...
Laura Weir Rewires the British Fashion Council as an Incubator, Targets 18 Million Pounds in Annual Revenue by 2030
Laura Weir, the new CEO of the British Fashion Council (BFC), unveiled a 64‑page "BFC 2030: Access, Creativity, Growth" plan that repositions the organization as an industry incubator. The strategy aims to lift gross annual revenue by 38% to £18 million...
The Latest Beauty Executive Moves at YSL Beauty, Bellami and More
In March, several high‑profile beauty executives changed roles, signaling a talent shuffle across the industry. Dania Blin moved from Biotherm to YSL Beauty as global sustainability and science director, while Stacie Henderson Capece Minutolo became CEO of Beauty 4U to expand its omnichannel...
Unpacking Davines Group’s Sustained Growth, Next Steps
Davines Group posted 2025 sales of €306.7 million (≈$337 million), a 3.9% rise, with 82% of revenue generated outside Italy. U.S. sales jumped 9.8% and the brand now reaches about 8,500 salons, its strongest market. The company invested €6 million (≈$6.6 million) to launch...
Ikea Veteran Martin Lindstrom to Exit After Three Decades
Martin Lindstrom, the long‑time CEO of IKEA under DFI Retail Group, will step down at the end of May, ending a 36‑year career that began in 1993 as an operations manager in Poland. He later led IKEA’s Hong Kong and Taiwan...
Mark Zuckerberg Is Doing Content Moderation Again
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has re‑entered the front lines of content moderation, signaling a hands‑on approach after months of criticism over policy enforcement. The move follows a series of high‑profile moderation missteps, including the rollout of a new support bot...
Herbalife to Acquire Bioniq for $55 Million, Boosting Global Personalized Nutrition
Herbalife Ltd. agreed to buy assets of UK‑based Bioniq for $55 million, with $10 million paid at closing and up to $95 million in performance‑based earn‑outs. The acquisition is designed to expand Herbalife’s data‑driven, personalized nutrition offerings through its global distributor network.
Armstrong Fluid Technology Appoints Danilo Elez as Chief Executive Officer
Armstrong Fluid Technology announced Danilo Elez as its new chief executive officer, positioning him to lead the firm’s next growth phase. Elez arrives with senior leadership experience at major HVAC and building‑technology companies, known for driving sustainable expansion and integrating...
Waymo Co-CEO Pushes Personal-Car Autonomy Amid Austin School-Bus Safety Scrutiny
Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov announced plans to embed its robotaxi technology in privately owned cars, even as the company grapples with a series of school‑bus‑passing incidents in Austin that have drawn NHTSA and NTSB investigations. The dual narrative highlights both...
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc (FFAI) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Ford Motor Company reported $187 billion revenue for 2025, marking its fifth consecutive year of top‑line growth, and generated $6.8 billion adjusted EBIT after absorbing $2 billion each from Novelis fire losses and a tariff headwind. U.S. market share rose to 13.2%, the...
Hallmark Media Picks New Prez
Hallmark Media announced Darren Abbott as its new President, succeeding John Matts who departed after a brief tenure. Abbott will retain his existing role as Chief Brand Officer while taking charge of ad sales, distribution, and research. The appointment marks...
ENDRA Life Sciences Inc (NDRA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Schneider National reported fourth‑quarter 2025 revenue of $1.3 billion, up 4% year‑over‑year, but adjusted earnings per share fell to $0.13, a 35% decline. The quarter was marred by a truncated peak season, severe Midwest weather, and auto‑production shutdowns that compressed margins,...
Former Flagstar Chairman to Step Down From Board of Directors
Alessandro DiNello, former Flagstar Financial CEO and non‑executive chairman, announced he will not seek re‑election and will leave the board on June 9. His departure follows a brief stint as executive chairman during a 2024 crisis that saw the bank post...
Michael Rousseau, Air Canada’s CEO, to Step Down Amid Backlash Over Comments After Crash
Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau announced his resignation after intense criticism for a largely English condolence video following a fatal LaGuardia crash. The board will seek a successor who can communicate fluently in French, reflecting the airline’s bilingual obligations. The...
New CEO for Aboriginal Sacred Site Authority
Robert Pocock, who served as interim chief executive since August 2025, has been confirmed as the permanent CEO of the Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority (AAPA). His appointment marks the first time an Aboriginal person will lead the independent statutory body...
Beth Israel Lahey Hospital President to Retire; Successor Named
Jonathan Lind has been appointed president of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital‑Plymouth, effective May 4, succeeding retiring leader Kevin Coughlin. Lind previously served as president of Swedish Hospital in Chicago, where he drove ambulatory growth and achieved the highest employee‑engagement scores across...
Leave It to Me: Overconfident CEOs Less Likely to Delegate M&A Work
A new study of 3,690 public‑company M&A deals (2000‑2019) finds that overconfident CEOs are 10‑15% less likely to delegate acquisition responsibilities. Researchers measured CEO confidence via stock‑option behavior and delegation through mentions of non‑executives in press releases and SEC filings....
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Never Has One-on-One Meetings With His 60 Direct Reports — Here’s Why
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang deliberately avoids one‑on‑one meetings with his roughly 60 direct reports, preferring large, open‑forum discussions. This flat reporting structure eliminates multiple management layers, allowing rapid decision‑making and shared information across the AI chipmaker. Huang describes the approach...
Divergent Technologies' 3D‑Printed Missiles Promise Faster, Cheaper Defense Production
Divergent Technologies CEO Lukas Czinger announced a 3D‑printed missile family that can be designed, printed and assembled in weeks, dramatically cutting production time and cost. The move could overhaul how the U.S. defense industrial base manufactures munitions and affect global...
Microsoft Mulls Cheaper Xbox Game Pass Tier as Sony Raises PS5 Prices
Microsoft is exploring a lower‑cost Xbox Game Pass tier, possibly with ads or limited perks, to attract budget‑conscious gamers. The move comes as Sony lifts PS5 prices to $649.99 for the standard model, $599.99 for the Digital Edition, and $899.99...
AI Startups Should Prioritize Infrastructure Over Competition
How do you survive as an AI startup competing with Anthropic and OpenAI Know when to retreat, says Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg. His advice for AI startups: focus on infrastructure, security and other defensible areas -- instead of getting "distracted" by...
Compass Promotes a ‘Trusted Leader’; KW Elevates 25-Year Veteran
Compass International Holdings promoted longtime executive Rory Golod to president of growth, a role designed to accelerate agent adoption of its AI‑driven platform, oversee recruitment, M&A and corporate communications, and unify its brand portfolio. Golod’s decade‑long tenure includes leading brokerage...
Texas Health Resources CEO to Retire, Successor Named
Barclay Berdan, CEO of Texas Health Resources, will retire in September after four decades with the system, having overseen major clinical, digital, and operational transformations since taking the helm in 2014. The board has appointed senior executive vice president and...