Global pharma and data firms have had access to NHS patient data for years, analysis finds July 23, 2021 More than 40 pharmaceutical, consultancy and data companies worldwide have access to UK hospital data and medical records, according to new analysis. The detailed medical records – many from the NHS – date back years, the Financial Times first reported. Some companies with access to the records are co-founded by the Sackler family, who have [...]
Weekend Read: Foreign investors flee Myanmar as regime strengthens grip May 16, 2021 Businesses have continued to bow out of Myanmar after the bloody coup has killed more than 750 people and seen over 5,000 arrested for protesting the military’s forced reign. Companies began to flee Myanmar in March, like Japanese beverage group Kirin which had a $1.7bn stake in Myanmar Economic Holdings Public Company Limited, a company [...]
McKinsey elects Bob Sternfels as new leader following former boss’s ousting March 10, 2021 Bob Sternfels has been elected the new global managing partner of McKinsey, making him the 13th partner to lead the firm since its founding in 1926. The change comes after former boss Kevin Sneader was voted out of his position following a perceived poor handling of a succession of crises. Sternfels will begin his three-year [...]
McKinsey boss Sneader ousted following poor crisis handling February 24, 2021 McKinsey global managing partner Kevin Sneader has been voted out of his position following a perceived poor handling of a succession of crises. All 650 of McKinsey’s senior partners routinely vote every three years on who should lead the firm, but, according to the Financial Times, this year’s election was seen as a referendum on [...]