Raising the standard: The male business chiefs helping the drive for gender equality Not all business leaders are joining the battle for gender equality. As more women are being pushed up the corporate ladder and trained for senior roles, some male chief executive officers (CEOs) privately admit to feeling belittled, excluded and minimised. They complain that “you can’t say what you think anymore” and it’s “PC gone mad.” [...]
Carlsberg puts its hopes in hops – but will its new brew lift fortunes? Danish brewers Carlsberg sparked confusion after promoting a series of tweets ridiculing the taste of their own beer, likening it to bath water among other less than favourable comparisons. Yet this wasn’t some serious error from Carlsberg’s social media team, but the start of a carefully brewed marketing campaign, one amended with a tweaked version [...]
Stephan Shakespeare: Easyjet’s had a bumpy ride, but what do flyers think? With Brexit set on autopilot and seemingly heading direct to no-deal, budget airline Easyjet can see turbulence ahead. The company told investors higher fuel costs and increasing overheads per seat, paired with passengers’ unwillingness to risk booking a holiday during the current political crisis, had damaged business and led to losses. Although management reassured shareholders [...]
City Moves for 3 April – who’s switching jobs at Finastra, Trustpilot and Softomotive? April 3, 2019 Who’s on the move today? Finastra Finastra has announced the appointment of Sharon Doherty as chief people officer. Sharon joins from Vodafone, where she held the position of global organisation and people development director. In her new role at Finastra she will have global responsibility for making Finastra the most inclusive employer in the fintech [...]
Editor’s Notes: Amid Brexit chaos, John McDonnell is ready for a Marxist revolution March 29, 2019 Earlier this week, I was talking to a fellow pundit in a broadcaster’s green room. “What are you in for?” I asked. “Brexit, what else?” came the reply. Read more: CBI: Labour nationalisation plans will cause 'profound harm' to economy There followed a convivial conversation about the good old days when we in the media [...]
Mark Kleinman: Chairs face revolt over independence day March 29, 2019 Who’s the odd one out on this list of veteran FTSE-350 bosses? As chairs of Babcock International, Domino’s Pizza and GVC Holdings, Mike Turner, Stephen Hemsley and Lee Feldman find themselves among the first victims of governance reforms decreeing the end of their ability to act independently after nine years on the board. In the [...]
City Moves for 29 March – who’s switching jobs at Neom, The City Mental Health Alliance and Aon? March 29, 2019 Who’s on the move today? Neom Wellbeing and beauty brand Neom has appointed Emmanuel Osti as chairman. French-Italian Osti was managing director of L’Occitane from 2000 until 2015. During that period the company grew from a brand turning over close to €50m (£42.9m) to a multi-channel business with sales of more than €1bn and over [...]
May lost her chance at leadership long ago March 28, 2019 Just a few days ago, allies of the Prime Minister were talking about her desire to focus on the domestic policy agenda once a Brexit withdrawal deal was agreed by parliament. Nobody hearing such a claim could take it seriously, but it represented the last desperate effort to cling to a vision of the future [...]
City Moves for 28 March – who’s switching jobs at Knight Frank, Clifford Chance and Newgate? March 28, 2019 Who’s on the move today? Knight Frank Knight Frank has bolstered its commercial research team with the appointment of Victoria Ormond as partner. She will lead the capital markets research team, working alongside the global capital markets teams to produce insight, commentary and analysis. With 15 years’ experience in commercial real estate, Victoria joins from [...]
City Moves for 27 March – who’s on the move at Wiggin, Coverys Managing Agency and Kirkland & Ellis? March 27, 2019 Who’s switching roles today? Wiggin Media, technology and IP law firm Wiggin has promoted Sarah MacDonald (digital entertainment) and Matthew Dando (litigation) to the partnership. This reflects the firm’s impressive growth and investment and an overall 30 per cent increase in partner numbers over the last two years. John Banister, chief executive, said: “Both Sarah [...]
