Prudential Advisors’ Moira Buckley Tapped for Finseca Leadership Track Toward Presidency
Moira Buckley, a senior executive at Prudential Advisors, has been appointed secretary of Finseca, entering a four‑year leadership track that aims for the presidency by 2028‑29. Her three‑decade tenure at Prudential positions her to influence Finseca’s push for broader, holistic financial advice. The role is part of Finseca’s structured succession “chairs” system, designed to ensure strategic continuity. Buckley also highlighted a commitment to increasing women’s representation in the advisory profession.
The Biggest Mistake Startup Founders Make Is Waiting for Certainty. Here’s Why Going All In Wins
Startup founders often stall by waiting for a perfect, certain moment, but real progress comes from committing publicly and moving forward despite uncertainty. The author likens this to his own high‑visibility wedding, illustrating that bold, all‑in actions force momentum and...
N Brown Appoints CEO and Chair to Drive Next Phase of Retail and Financial Growth
N Brown Group has named Dan Joy as chief executive and Malcolm Le May as chair, succeeding Steve Johnson after a decade of leadership. Joy, who led N Brown’s financial‑services division for six years and previously held senior roles at...
Lawrence Scoops President Role at ATSG’s CAM
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) appointed Andy Lawrence as president of its Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) leasing unit. Lawrence will oversee global leasing, portfolio optimisation, customer relationships, and growth initiatives as ATSG expands its leasing, airline operations, and MRO capabilities....
This 16 Seed’s Coach Made NCAA History. His Secret? A Simple Leadership Rule Every Manager Needs to Know
The Howard Bison men’s basketball team recorded its first NCAA tournament win under head coach Kenny Blakeney, defeating UMBC before falling to Michigan. Since taking over in 2019, Blakeney reversed an 18‑year winless stretch, delivering back‑to‑back MEAC tournament titles in...
When Online Misogyny Comes to the Office
The rise of manosphere and red‑pill ideology, highlighted by the Netflix documentary "Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere," is spilling from online forums into corporate environments. A global Ipsos study shows 31% of Gen Z men believe wives should obey husbands, while...
Debenhams Group Appoints Richard Vanoli as Managing Director
Debenhams Group has promoted long‑time executive Richard Vanoli to managing director, tasking him with accelerating the online retailer’s next growth phase. Vanoli, who spent more than 25 years at the brand, will drive marketplace expansion, deepen brand partnerships and boost...
Sojern Names New President and GM of Global Destinations
Sojern, the AI‑driven travel marketing platform, has named Sylvia Weiler as president and general manager of its global destinations division. Weiler returns after a stint as chief revenue officer at Zartico and senior roles at Tripadvisor and Airbnb, where she helped...
Kunal Roy Joins VML India as Managing Partner + Shekhar Khanna Named CSO
VML India announced two senior leadership hires, naming Kunal Roy as Managing Partner – West & Growth Lead and Shekhar Khanna as Chief Strategy Officer. Roy arrives with over two decades of agency experience, most recently as CEO of Dentsu...
Up the Ranks: Robert Stone to Now Lead People & Culture at Omnicom Oceania
Robert Stone has been appointed Chief People Officer of Omnicom Oceania, effective March 2026, arriving from Clemenger BBDO where he served as Chief Talent Officer. He will steer the people integration required after Omnicom Group’s acquisition of Interpublic Group, aligning culture,...
HSBC Names David Rice Its First Chief AI Officer
HSBC announced that David Rice will become its first Chief AI Officer on 1 April, reporting to Group CEO Georges Elhedery. The new role will steer enterprise‑wide AI adoption, including generative AI tools for staff and customer‑facing teams. Simultaneously, CTO Mario...
Leadership Practices That Retain Top Performers In A Shifting Sales Workforce
Leadership practices that prioritize transparency, growth mindset, and empowerment can significantly improve sales team retention. The article outlines seven tactics—transparent data use, robust onboarding, long‑term customer focus, personalized feedback, empowerment tools, burnout prevention, and skills‑based incentives—to keep top performers engaged....
Looking for a Co-Founder? Don’t Draw From This Pool
A new study of 350 U.S. tech IPOs and over $1 billion in exits finds that founders who choose co‑founders from familiar circles underperform. Teams with prior work relationships generate 21% lower exit valuations, and those who attended school together see...
OnePlus India CEO Robin Liu Steps Down, Moves Back to China
OnePlus India CEO Robin Liu has resigned, ending his eight‑year tenure and returning to China, with his last day set for March 31. His departure occurs amid a broader Oppo Group restructuring that consolidates sub‑brand leadership under Realme CEO Sky Li. In...
How Hope McGarry’s People-First Leadership Is Powering Ingram Micro’s Growth Engine
Hope McGarry, Ingram Micro Australia’s vice‑president and country chief executive, is cementing a people‑first strategy that underpins the firm’s growth engine. She has launched a year‑long leadership capability program and a structured Sales Academy to accelerate internal talent development and...
I Moved to Dubai for a Job 2 Years Ago. It's Still Where I See My Future.
Lebanese‑born architect and interior designer Nizar Mezher relocated to Dubai two years ago to manage a design studio and quickly rose to senior leadership. The city’s merit‑driven, high‑velocity market gave him responsibilities and project scales far beyond his expectations. Leveraging...
ESOPs and Profit-Sharing Inspire Employees to Upskill
Manufacturers adopting employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and profit‑sharing schemes see stronger workforce motivation and skill development. Companies like Astro Machine Works reported ESOP share values soaring from $1.12 to $114.50, while bonus programs tied to cash‑flow performance encourage staff...
Phillip Britt Exits Aussie Broadband Board
Phillip Britt, co‑founder of Aussie Broadband, resigned from the board after nearly 18 years, ending his formal influence over the challenger telco. His departure coincides with the launch of Rural Fibre Co, a $10 million (≈US$6.6 million) regional fibre venture that is...
‘Stick In There’: CommBank’s Jane Adams Calls For Systemic Change To Improve Diversity At The Women Leading Tech Awards
CommBank’s executive general manager for HR in technology, Jane Adams, warned that women leave the tech pipeline at three critical stages – school, university and mid‑career – and called for systemic change to reverse the trend. She highlighted research conducted...
Royal Mail Staff Say They Were Told to Hide Post to Look Like Delivery Targets Met
Postal workers across the UK say managers ask them to hide or “take the mail for a ride” so delivery metrics appear met. Royal Mail claims 92% of letters are delivered on time, but recent figures show only 77% of...
Bastion Taps Peter Filopoulos To Lead Experiential & Partnerships
Bastion has appointed Peter Filopoulos as Managing Director, Experience, bolstering its push into sports, entertainment and experiential marketing. Filopoulos arrives with more than two decades of leadership in sport, media and large‑scale events, most recently consulting for Canadian Soccer Media...
Activist Investor Wants Board Shakeup at Maryland-Based Eagle
Activist investor Diligence Capital Management, owning 27,500 Eagle Bancorp shares, is urging the Maryland‑based lender to add three directors with bank‑turnaround experience and replace chairman James Soltesz. Eagle, a $10.5 billion‑asset bank, is still searching for a new CEO after a...
Students Should Take Risks, but Not with Their Lives
A tragic death during a wild‑swimming outing highlighted serious safety gaps in university student societies. The incident revealed missing site‑specific risk assessments, inadequate training, and lack of safety equipment. In response, a national outdoor‑pursuits safety programme has been launched with...
Industry Veteran Takes the Helm at Glencore
Glencore has appointed Peter Sharpe as CEO of its Australian coal division, succeeding Ian Cribb. Sharpe arrives with more than three decades of senior mining experience at BHP, Newcrest, South32 and previously at Glencore. The move follows Glencore’s recent decision...
Insight Names Accenture Veteran Jack Azagury As CEO, North America President Resigns
Insight Enterprises announced Jack Azagury, a 29‑year Accenture veteran who led a $15 billion consulting business, as its new president and CEO effective April 13. Simultaneously, North America President Dee Burger and longtime general counsel Sam Cowley will depart, with Burger leaving March 31...
Are Managers and Supervisors Guilty of AI ‘Workslop’ Too?
New Zety research reveals that 55% of U.S. employees have received AI‑generated "workslop"—polished but inaccurate output—from a manager or supervisor. The report shows 85% of those workers say this erodes their trust in leadership, while 45% report heightened skepticism toward...
Microsoft Hires Former Allen Institute for AI CEO Under Mustafa Suleyman
Microsoft has appointed Ali Farhadi, the former CEO of the Allen Institute for AI, as a corporate vice president reporting to Mustafa Suleyman’s new in‑house AI team. Farhadi stepped down from his Ai2 role earlier this month and is known...
WellSpan’s CEO-CFO Power Duo: How 2 Female Leaders Guide the Growing System
WellSpan Health, now a 10‑hospital system after opening Newberry Hospital, credits its rapid expansion to a tightly knit CEO‑CFO partnership. President and CEO Roxanna Gapstur leverages deep clinical and operational experience, while CFO Laura Buczkowski brings 35 years of healthcare...
Turning Around an Agency Under Scrutiny: The Challenges Facing BOP Leadership
The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) entered 2026 under new Director William Marshall III and Deputy Director Josh Smith amid back‑to‑back critical reports from the DOJ Inspector General and the GAO. Both oversight bodies flagged chronic staffing shortages, crumbling infrastructure, and...
Focusing on Human-Centered Innovation: A Conversation with Karli Sage
Karli Sage, VP of Supply Chain Management, Technology and Engineering at Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, is championing "human‑centered innovation" by deploying warehouse automation, drones, collaborative robots, and decision‑intelligence software that serve employees first. She emphasizes that technology should simplify...
Maryland’s Data Lead Reflects on Ongoing ‘Culture Shift’
Maryland has intensified data‑driven decision making under Governors Larry Hogan and Wes Moore, with Chief Data Officer Natalie Evans Harris describing a statewide "culture shift" toward breaking data silos. The state is building a centralized governance structure and an enterprise...
NextTrip Strengthens Global Media Leadership
NextTrip announced three senior appointments to accelerate its JOURNY travel network. Casey D’Ambra joins as VP of media and distribution, bringing experience from Brand USA and National Geographic. Assaf Blecher and Nir Haklili become managing directors of NextTrip Media, adding...
IndiGo Picks Ex-Air India Express CEO for Chief Strategy Officer
IndiGo, India’s largest airline, has appointed former Air India Express chief Aloke Singh as its new Chief Strategy Officer, effective April 6. The move follows the abrupt resignation of CEO Pieter Elbers and a December operational crisis that forced thousands of flight cancellations...
Google Cloud Partner Program Chief Departs; Microsoft’s Former Channel Sales Head Steps In
Google Cloud announced that longtime Microsoft channel executive David Smith will replace departing partner program chief Colleen Kapase. Smith, who spent 27 years at Microsoft and most recently served as vice‑president of worldwide channel sales, joins Google in November 2025....
New England Legacy Award Winner Robin Greenleaf: Steady Hand During Uncertain Times
Robin Greenleaf, the first woman chair of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), steered the organization through the COVID‑19 pandemic and subsequent social‑political turbulence. She recognized that ambiguous issues split member sentiment, prompting a focus on clear, business‑related guidance....
Tang Seizes Control of Aurinia, Taking CEO Post in Total Transformation of C-Suite
Kevin Tang, chair of Aurinia’s board and head of Tang Capital Management, has seized the CEO role, replacing Peter Greenleaf, and installed fellow Tang Capital executives as COO, CFO, and CSO. Tang Capital expanded its ownership from 5.1% in September 2024 to 9.2%...
Indigo Appoints Aloke Singh as Chief Strategy Officer
Indigo appointed Aloke Singh, former MD and CEO of Air India Express, as its new Chief Strategy Officer to drive strategic planning, operational efficiency, and international expansion. Singh brings over three decades of aviation experience and will report to Managing...
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Hot Startup of the Month: South Africa's Chocolate Tribe
South Africa’s Chocolate Tribe, founded by former lawyer Nosipho Maketo‑van den Bragt, has evolved from a Johannesburg startup into a pan‑African VFX and animation studio serving global clients such as Netflix and Disney. The company now employs over 30 creatives...
Quote of the Day by Jensen Huang: ‘Sometimes, Running Away From Problem Is the Worst Thing You Can Do’
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang warned that avoiding problems can be more damaging than confronting them, emphasizing resilience as a driver of success. He cited NVIDIA’s own history of bold bets on GPUs, parallel computing and AI, which survived intense competition...
People & Appointments: Nozeman Steps Down as NN Group Nature Lead
NN Group announced that its nature lead, Nozeman, is stepping down, prompting a leadership transition in the firm’s sustainability unit. In parallel, asset manager Nuveen has hired New Jersey‑based Warshauer for a senior role, bolstering its ESG capabilities. IAG’s McDonnell...
Two More Leadership Exits Take Place at Xbox
Xbox announced the departures of two senior leaders: Lori Wright, the vice‑president of partnerships, business development and marketing, and Haiyan Zhang, general manager of gaming AI. Their exits come just weeks after Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer retired and Xbox...
Nomono Appoints Owen Grover as General Manager, U.S. Digital Audio Veteran to Spearhead U.S. Market Development
Nomono, the Norwegian audio‑capture platform, has hired Owen Grover as its first General Manager for the United States. Grover brings more than 25 years of experience across digital audio, mobile platforms, and streaming services, most recently as CEO of TrueFire...
Philips Proposes New Appointment and Re-Appointments to Its Supervisory Board and CEO Re-Appointment
Royal Philips announced a supervisory board reshuffle ahead of its 2026 AGM, appointing John DeFord as a new member while Marc Harrison will step down after two terms. The board also proposed re‑appointments of Paul Stoffels, Herna Verhagen and Sanjay...
GTCR Taps Donnie Phillips as Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer
GTCR announced the appointment of Donnie Phillips as managing director and chief administrative officer, based out of its Chicago office. Phillips will oversee the firm’s administrative functions while contributing to strategic decision‑making. The move adds a seasoned executive to GTCR’s...
Orange Board Nominates Next Chairman
Orange announced that Frédéric Sanchez will succeed Jacques Aschenbroich as chairman, assuming the role in May 2026. Sanchez, who chairs Orange’s Strategy and Technology committee and has been an independent director since 2020, brings extensive experience from his tenure at...
Personality Assessments For Financial Advisors: How To Choose The Right Tools And Apply Insights To Improve Fit, Productivity, And Retention
Financial advisory firms are turning to personality and aptitude assessments to boost team satisfaction, productivity, and retention. The article emphasizes selecting tools that are psychometrically sound, contrastable, and focused, such as Insights Discovery, CliftonStrengths, Kolbe A Index, and Working Genius....
NormanMax Targets Latin & South America Growth with Alvaro Espinel Pardo Hire
NormanMax, the U.S. parametric insurance and reinsurance group, has appointed Alvaro Espinel Pardo as Vice President to head its Latin and South American strategy. The hire follows the company’s rapid expansion since its 2023 launch, including the creation of a...
Why Leaders Lose the Room in High-Stakes Meetings
Leaders often lose influence in high‑stakes meetings when pressure amplifies their preferred thinking style, turning strengths into communication barriers. The article shows how over‑reliance on preparation, control, delegation, or real‑time brainstorming can increase audience effort, silence input, and stall decisions....
Only 7% of Leaders Get This Right—And Their Teams Outperform Everyone Else
The FranklinCovey Institute’s new survey reveals that only 7 % of managers are rated highly on both demanding performance and caring for their people. Those “Expect a Lot, Care a Lot” leaders generate dramatically higher engagement, with 43 % of their reports...
There’s a Version of Class that Has Nothing to Do with Education or Wealth — It Belongs to People Who...
Recent research from UC Berkeley shows that people raised in low‑income households consistently display higher generosity, trust and charitable behavior than wealthier peers. Studies by Paul Piff, Dacher Keltner and colleagues also reveal that lower‑class individuals outperform higher‑class counterparts in reading emotions and...