How Mars CEO Poul Weihrauch is future- proofing the legacy of one of the world’s largest family-owned companies

Mars CEO Poul Weihrauch shares how family ownership enables long-term thinking, purpose-driven leadership, and sustainable growth across generations.

Anchored, alert, and agile: how Keppel CEO engineered a change in fortune

Loh Chin Hua, CEO of Keppel, tells Jean-François Manzoni how bold restructuring, strategic discipline, and a long-term vision transformed an industrial conglomerate into a global asset manager

Refreshingly authentic: HEINEKEN chief says it’s vital just to be yourself

Dolf van den Brink, CEO of HEINEKEN talks to Jean-François Manzoni about early influences in his career that have helped him excel as a leader.

Rio Tinto CEO: ‘You have to bring hearts and minds with you’ 

Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm emphasizes relationship-building and empathy to restore Rio Tinto’s social license and guide its decarbonization efforts.

International SOS’s Arnaud Vaissié: ‘The job of a CEO is to be a stress absorber’

CEO of International SOS Arnaud Vaissié explains to IMD President Jean-François Manzoni how the business has survived 40 years by overcoming obstacles like COVID-19 and navigating financial crises.

Ringing the changes: Vodafone ‘insider’ makes some tough calls as CEO 

Margherita Della Valle tells IMD President Jean-François Manzoni how she is delivering radical change to reenergize Vodafone and paving the way for greater diversity in leadership

Why Novo Nordisk’s CEO has learned to trust his gut feeling 

Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, CEO of the company which makes game-changing obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, explains how its culture and long-term view underpin its recent turnaround.

RWE’s Markus Krebber on building energy reserves to keep focused on the long term 

The RWE CEO tells Jean-François Manzoni how he is reshaping the power company to drive the energy transition and why leaders need to always keep something in the tank to remain resilient.

ACWA Power’s Marco Arcelli: ‘I’m the Chief Facilitating Officer’ 

A year into the job, Marco Arcelli, CEO of ACWA Power, tells IMD President Jean-François Manzoni how the Saudi company plans to triple assets to $250 billion in six years by expanding internationally.

Henkel’s Carsten Knobel: A CEO who sticks to his strategy

Henkel CEO Carsten Knobel tells IMD President Jean-François Manzoni why he has remained laser focused on implementing its purposeful growth agenda and why the company decided to exit Russia.

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