EXCLUSIVE: Horizon Media Cuts 50 Roles in AI-Focused Agency ‘Realignment’
Horizon Media, one of the world’s largest independent ad agencies, announced a restructuring that eliminates 50 positions from its more than 2,000‑person global workforce. The cuts span several departments and affect some long‑tenured staff, while the firm simultaneously launches a hiring push for over 100 roles focused on data, technology, AI, and product innovation. CEO Bill Koenigsberg framed the move as a skills‑optimization effort aimed at delivering greater client value. Horizon also highlighted its HorizonOS platform, powered by the proprietary Blu AI system, as a core growth engine.
Korail Appoints New CEO
Korean national railway operator Korail named Kim Taeseung as its 12th president and CEO on March 3. Kim, a transport and logistics veteran who has taught at Inha University since 2007, brings more than 30 years of industry experience. He outlined three...
HDFC ERGO General Insurance Appoints Parthanil Ghosh as MD and CEO
HDFC ERGO General Insurance's board has approved Parthanil Ghosh as managing director and chief executive officer, effective April 16, 2026, succeeding Anuj Tyagi. Ghosh brings over three decades of financial services experience and 16 years in general insurance, having joined...
Publicis CEO: 'Competitors Living in a Dream' About AI Replacing People
Publicis marks its 100‑year anniversary as CEO Arthur Sadoun warned that rivals are “living in a dream” by assuming artificial intelligence can replace people. Sadoun argued that AI should be used to augment creative talent rather than eliminate jobs, criticizing...
Cambridge Satchel Appoints New CEO to Spearhead Expansion
Cambridge Satchel, part of Chargeurs Invest, has named Swiss entrepreneur Vincent Perriard as its new chief executive officer. Perriard succeeds Carine de Koenigswarter and brings a track record of luxury brand repositioning, including stints at Audemars Piguet, Zegna, Escada and...
How INB.bio Is Building a Wellness Ecosystem Across 15 Exotic Countries
INB.bio, founded by Rozhden Totskoinov, has built a full‑stack wellness ecosystem in over 15 emerging markets across Africa, MENA and Latin America. The company employs more than 400 staff and offers 50‑plus exclusive dietary supplements, handling production, native call‑centers, logistics...
Haleon Bets on Asia
Haleon, the consumer‑health giant behind Sensodyne and Advil, announced a strategic push into Asia, emphasizing e‑commerce growth in China and market expansion in India. The company will open a new manufacturing plant in the region to support local demand and...
The Edges Are Winning: Sudhir Sitapati, Godrej Consumer
India’s FMCG market is undergoing a K‑shaped recovery, with affluent consumers driving rapid premiumisation while price‑sensitive shoppers fuel explosive growth in low‑cost sachets and incense sticks. Sudhir Sitapati, CEO of Godrej Consumer Products, says the sector’s “middle” is stagnant, forcing brands...
73% of New CEO Appointments in APAC in 2025 Were Internal: Survey
CEO turnover in the Asia‑Pacific region hit a new high in 2025, with 87 departures—a 26% rise over 2024 and the most in seven years. A record 73% of the newly appointed CEOs were promoted from within, outpacing the global...
Natalie Shpiegel: A Global Mindset, Built to Scale
Natalie Shpiegel, Director of Sales and Marketing at RIGID Industries, leverages a globally mobile upbringing and a diverse career spanning brand marketing, operations, and program management to drive growth. Her early moves across six countries honed rapid relationship‑building and adaptability,...
Alterra CEO To Step Down at End of Season
Jared Smith will step down as CEO of Alterra Mountain Company at the end of the 2026 ski season, with the board’s executive committee assuming interim control. The company has not named a successor yet but will launch a comprehensive...
Bluesky's New CEO Inherits Strong Community, Faces Tough Road
I wrote about Bluesky's CEO switch. Jay Graber deserves lasting credit for building a big and bustling community. But the challenges ahead of the company are significant: https://www.platformer.news/bluesky-ceo-change-graber/
Sprinklr Inc (CXM) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Sprinklr reported Q1 FY2026 revenue of $205.5 million, a 5% year‑over‑year increase, with subscription revenue growing 4% to $184.1 million. Non‑GAAP operating income reached $36.7 million, delivering an 18% margin, and free cash flow hit a record $81 million. The company announced a $150 million...
Navigator Holdings Ltd (NVGS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Scorpio Tankers reported Q4 2025 adjusted EBITDA of $152 million, bringing full‑year adjusted EBITDA to $568 million. The company shifted from a $3.1 billion net‑debt position in 2021 to a $309 million net‑cash balance, supported by $1.7 billion of total liquidity and $450 million of debt...
Oracle's Larry Ellison Downplays Software Apocalypse Fears: 'We Think the SaaSpocalypse Applies to Others, but Not to Us'
Oracle’s leadership used its earnings call to dismiss the so‑called SaaSpocalypse, arguing that AI‑driven disruption will spare the company. Larry Ellison said Oracle’s AI‑enabled coding tools let it build end‑to‑end, agent‑based solutions for sectors like healthcare and finance. CEO Mike...
Disney Names Thomas Mazloum Chairman of Disney Experiences, Succeeding Josh D’Amaro
Disney announced Thomas Mazloum as Chairman of Disney Experiences, succeeding Josh D’Amaro, who will become CEO after Bob Iger. Mazloum brings luxury‑hospitality and cruise‑line experience, having overseen Disney’s Signature Experiences and the recent launch of Disney Adventure in Singapore. The...
Buy DIS on Dips: Parks Expansion Drives Cash Flow
Macro: Disney reshuffles; Thomas Mazloum named Chair of Disney Experiences as D’Amaro becomes CEO. Risk: parks/cruise execution, capex. Trade: buy DIS on dips—parks expansion underpins cash flow. 📈 — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
Elon Musk Says X Money Set to Debut in April
Elon Musk announced that X Money, the financial services arm of the X platform, will enter early public access in April 2026. The rollout follows a multi‑year push to turn X into a super‑app, with a Visa Direct partnership enabling...
Debra Freitas, CEO of LSC, Listed Among Top Female Founders
Debra Freitas, CEO and co‑founder of Light Source Communications, was named to Inc.’s 2026 Female Founders 500, a list that aggregates $12.3 billion in revenue and $12.2 billion in funding from its honorees. LSC builds underground dark‑fiber networks for hyperscalers and enterprises,...
Teladoc CEO: ‘We Like What We’re Seeing So Far’ in BetterHelp Insurance Coverage Push
Teladoc Health’s CEO Chuck Divita reported that the company’s BetterHelp mental‑health platform is gaining traction with insurer‑covered members after the $30 million acquisition of UpLift Technologies. UpLift’s network of 1,500 providers generated $13 million in revenue last year, putting the insurance‑covered stream...
Capri CEO John Idol: Jimmy Choo Is ‘On Track’
Capri Holdings CEO John Idol told investors Jimmy Choo is “on track” at the Citi Global Consumer & Retail Conference. The brand reported fourth‑quarter comparable‑store sales growth, marking a third consecutive quarter of higher comps and over 20% wholesale growth in...
Business Dev Exec Joins Howard Hanna NYC; a New CEO at Zumper
Howard Hanna appointed veteran broker Hal D. Gavzie as executive director of business development to accelerate its New York City growth following the Elegran acquisition. Gavzie, who has overseen more than 10,000 transactions across Douglas Elliman, Town Residential and Corcoran,...
Patreon's CEO Says AI Will Be a 'Bloodbath for the World's Creative People' Unless Tech Companies Pay Up
Patreon CEO Jack Conte warned that AI could devastate independent creators unless tech firms compensate them. He highlighted the lack of licensing infrastructure for creators compared with media companies and called for regulation or a rights‑management model similar to YouTube’s...
Grading the Tycoons’ Exits
The Ankler essay grades major studio owners' exits, using David Zaslav’s $30 billion payout as a focal point. The author proposes a ratio that balances personal profit against the health of the studio, employees, and audiences. By assigning letter grades to...
Röko: Undervalued Serial Acquirer Poised for Growth
The holding company that almost no one talks about, yet it might be one of the most efficient compounding engines. RÖKO owns 29 niche, traditional businesses, runs at 21% margins, generates 14.5% returns on capital, and keeps acquiring new companies every...
LVMH Beauty, Parfums Christian Dior Gain Deputy CEO
LVMH announced the appointment of a new deputy chief executive officer to head its Beauty division, which includes the Parfums Christian Dior portfolio. The executive will take charge of both Dior’s fragrance line and its cosmetics brands, reporting directly to...
Nadine Merabi Drafts in Former Jigsaw and Matches Bosses as Advisers
Nadine Merabi has appointed former Jigsaw CEO Hash Ladha and ex‑Matches chief Nick Beighton as part‑time advisers to help reshape its organisational structure. Ladha will work two days a week and Beighton three days a month, both serving as non‑executive directors...
Mario Rodríguez, New President of Mediaset Spain
Mario Rodríguez has been appointed president of Mediaset España, the leading free‑to‑air broadcaster in Spain. The veteran executive joins the role after nearly three decades with the group, most recently serving as Corporate General Manager and Director of Institutional Relations....
Partners Group Chief: AI, Credit Fears Are ‘Wildly Overdone’
Partners Group CEO David Layton said concerns that artificial‑intelligence‑driven credit risk are exaggerated, calling the current AI and credit‑market anxiety ‘wildly overdone.’ He highlighted that the firm has deliberately kept leverage on its private‑credit evergreen funds lower than many competitors....
Ford CEO Farley: They'll Have to Rip the Mustang's Stick Shift 'Out of Our Cold, Dead Hands'
Ford CEO Jim Farley declared at the 2026 Australian Grand Prix that the company will not abandon the manual transmission in the Mustang, echoing the iconic “cold, dead hands” phrase. While the EcoBoost variant already shed its manual option due...
Helldivers 2 Studio CEO Acknowledges It “Underinvested” In Technology by Using Stingray Engine
Helldivers 2, released in 2024, continues to suffer performance problems because it runs on Autodesk’s discontinued Stingray engine. CEO Shams Jorjani admitted the studio underinvested in the technology and is now working to improve the engine independently. Despite frequent crashes, a...
AWS Innovator Caylent Selects New CEO To Drive Agentic AI, Customer ROI
Caylent, an AWS Premier Services partner and AI innovator, has appointed Valerie Henderson as its new CEO. Henderson, who previously served as president and CRO, aims to transform Caylent into an AI‑first, agentic delivery powerhouse. The firm plans to embed...
Citi CEO Jane Fraser Has a Warren Buffett-Approved Trick for Dealing with a Toxic Boss or Difficult Colleague: ‘Never in Anger,...
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser said Warren Buffett taught her to never answer a hostile email while angry and to praise individuals while criticizing issues, not people. She applied the advice during a tense activist‑investor episode, emphasizing empathy as a competitive...
Citi Stock Rebounds As CEO Jane Fraser Paints A Bullish Picture
Citigroup’s shares jumped 2.5% after CEO Jane Fraser outlined a bullish outlook at an RBC conference. She said investment‑banking fees and markets revenue should grow in the mid‑teens year‑over‑year, and reaffirmed a target of 10‑11% return on tangible common equity...
How a Strategic Shift Helped Anheuser‑Busch Beat the Beer Market Slump
Anheuser‑Busch has mitigated the industry‑wide beer slump by expanding into non‑beer categories, notably non‑alcoholic beer and ready‑to‑drink cocktails. Michelob Ultra became the top‑selling U.S. beer, while its spirits‑related portfolio now accounts for 3% of revenue and is growing twice as...
IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers Resigns; Interim Leadership Appointed
IndiGo’s CEO Pieter Elbers has stepped down with immediate effect the airline said without giving a reason for his departure. The carrier said in a statement today that managing director Rahul Bhatia will oversee the airline’s operations on an interim basis...
Cresset Promotes President Susie Cranston to CEO
Cresset, the $235 billion multi‑family office, announced that President Susie Cranston will assume the chief executive officer role on April 15, joining the board of directors. Co‑founders Avy Stein and Eric Becker will step down as co‑CEOs and transition to executive co‑chairs,...
Merging LiDAR Performance with Radar Robustness
Teradar emerged from stealth with a $150 million Series B round to launch a new class of terahertz sensors that blend LiDAR‑level resolution with radar‑grade all‑weather and Doppler performance. The solid‑state, modular design can be mounted behind vehicle bumpers, eliminating moving parts...
Wow: IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers Resigns, Effective Immediately
IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers announced his immediate resignation, officially citing personal reasons. Elbers, a former KLM chief, has led the airline since September 2022, overseeing long‑haul expansion and a premium cabin launch. His departure comes weeks after IndiGo’s December 2025...
PayPal’s New CEO Faces a Digital Payments Reckoning
PayPal announced Enrique Lores, the former HP chief who has overseen major supply‑chain and split‑up initiatives, as its new CEO and president. The appointment comes as the company’s branded checkout growth slumped to 1% year‑over‑year in Q4, far below the...
BioNTech Founders' Exit Needed as Sales Plunge
This morning's BioNTech news strikes me as very odd. Certainly, founder Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci shouldn't feel compelled to run the company forever, and they may not be the right people to manage both the continued decline of Covid-19...
David Ellison Shows Success Where Others Failed
David Ellison is out prove he can succeed where others have failed $PSKY $WBD The LightShed Podcast, Ep. 304. With @BrandoLightShed and @WaltLightShed https://t.co/Bs2ZMjBSA8
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re Reading About a U.S. Senator Probing FDA, BioNTech Founders Leaving, and Much More
BioNTech co‑founders Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci will leave the company by year‑end to launch an unnamed mRNA‑focused venture, with BioNTech retaining a minority stake and licensing key technology. The split allows BioNTech to concentrate on its late‑stage cancer pipeline...
Ellison Declares Deal Turbulence Over, Hails HBO as Gold Standard
Paramount’s David Ellison Addresses Warner Bros. Execs at Town Hall: CEO Says ‘Turbulent’ Deal Process Is ‘Now Behind Us,’ Praises HBO as ‘Gold Standard’ in TV https://t.co/lNtW2mfuLg via @variety
Patreon CEO: Amazed by AI, Furious Over Unpaid Creator Contributions
Patreon CEO Sounds Off on AI: ‘I’m Both Amazed and Furious’: As a Creator, ‘I’m Angry That We Aren’t Being Paid’ for Value of Contributing to AI Models https://t.co/rYw6dV5WNW via @variety
This Founder Bet Against the ChatGPT Hype. Now Her ‘Boring’ AI Startup Is Worth $1.9 Billion
May Habib founded Writer in early 2020 to deliver enterprise‑grade AI agents, not consumer chatbots. While the pandemic froze budgets, she doubled down, betting that large firms would adopt AI through governance, security, and integration. Writer built proprietary language models...
One Person, Whole Team's Power in Action
From bid adjusts to the board room. What does it really look like for one person to execute with the capacity of an entire team. Meet Anmar, join him for a day: https://t.co/3HFBm3qZ8k
BioNTech Founders Leave to Launch New mRNA Venture
BioNTech founders to step down and helm new mRNA startup https://t.co/yjvsVRQH2D by @Lilah_Alvarado $BNTX - 20%
Inside the 3-Year Battle to Legalize America’s Most Controversial Prediction Market
Kalshi co‑founder Luana Lopes Lara has taken the fight to legalize U.S. election prediction markets to court, suing federal regulators after three years of lobbying. The Chicago‑based startup runs a federally regulated platform where users trade contracts on real‑world events,...
Bezos: Write First, Think Better, Run Better Meetings
Jeff Bezos on how to run effective meetings by adopting a writing culture. Read to improve your writing. Write to improve your thinking. https://t.co/D4cOCgUMtY