“The business president has lost the business community,” said Alexia Fernández Campbell at Vox. Two of President Trump’s business advisory councils disbanded last week in protest over the president’s response to white-supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. The executive exodus began slowly…
Georgia hospital CEOs named to national lobby
In a sign of Georgia’s rising influence in federal health care policy, two Georgia hospital CEOs have been named to the board of trustees of the American Hospital Association, a lobbying group for hospitals in all 50 states. John Haupert,…
Men replacing women CEOs marks step back on diversity
The direction a company takes on diversity comes from its board room, where white men have dominated since the last century. When choosing a new CEO, board members tend to rely more often on people they know than on executives…
Women in the Fortune 500: 62 CEOs in half a century
Just this June, Fortune Magazine announced a new milestone in its list of Fortune 500 female CEOs. The number of women CEOs listed had reached an all–time high: 32 in a single year. The percentage was still small — just 6.4% —…
WHAT BIOTECH CEOS (AND THEIR FUNDERS) LEARNED FROM THE THERANOS DEBACLE
The collapse of the diagnostic company Theranos shook the world of venture-funded biotechnology. Theranos was a “unicorn,” valued by its investors at $9 billion at one point. That made its founder, Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest woman billionaire in the world for inventing a technology…
CEOs Consider Disruption as Opportunity for Business Growth
The KPMG International 2017 Global Chief Executive Outlook (CEO) outlook has revealed that disruption is a reality that has become part of life as more than six in 10 CEOs (65 per cent) saw disruption as an opportunity, not a…
Australians think fair pay for CEOs is about $300,000
Australians have a poor view of the ethical standards of large corporations and their top managements, particularly in the banking and finance sector, an annual survey by the Governance Institute of Australia has found. Executive pay continues to be a top…
CEOs must live, breathe and communicate transformation
Industries have always faced challenges in the marketplace, but today they are under stress like never before. Advances in technology have ushered in dramatic changes, remaking traditional industries like energy, retail, journalism, and medicine. Even cutting-edge technology companies that themselves…
Special Report: CEOs leading the way for a noble cause
Corporate chieftains are expected to lead when it comes to work and business. For the CEOs of Corporate Malaysia, their participation in The Edge Kuala Lumpur Rat Race (KLRR) 2017 on July 25 also shows their leadership quality.…
Dangote shares business success, reveals daily routine
President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has given insights into the drive behind the success of his businesses. This is contained in the 2017 KPMG CEO Outlook, which profiles CEOs from leading corporations around the world to assess…