May 19, 2013

Karl-Johan Persson, H&M chief

Karl-Johan Persson, CEO H&M, in Stockholm Sweden. ©Johan Jeppsson

The grandson of the Swedish brand’s founder says price is not the only way to judge a company

Chairul Tanjung May 12, 2013

Chairul Tanjung, CT Corporation

Lessons from dental training set the tone for the Indonesian tycoon’s rise

Photo of Steve Mosko, CEO of Sony Television, shot for the Financial Times. ©Koury Angelo May 5, 2013

Steve Mosko, Sony Pictures Television

A love of the small screen has helped the TV boss create one of the Sony empire’s brightest spots

William McGrath CEO of Aga ©Anna Gordon Apr 28, 2013

William McGrath, Aga chief executive

The head of the cooker maker is looking beyond the English kitchen

Zong Qinghou, chairman of Hangzhou Wahaha Group Ltd., poses for a portrait after an interview in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. ©Bloomberg Apr 21, 2013

Zong Qinghou: work, tea and cigarettes

The chairman of Wahaha and China’s wealthiest man aims to maintain a modest image

Management Guru Charles Handy at his South London home. ©Rosie Hallam Apr 14, 2013

Charles Handy: management writer

Britain’s best-known business guru believes modern companies damage personal relationships

©Rosie Hallam Apr 7, 2013

Touched with ‘madeness’

Designer Thomas Heatherwick straddles the worlds of art, architecture and manufacturing

Sir Charles Dunstone, chairman of Talk Talk/ Carphone Warehouse, at his office in White City ©Anna Gordon Mar 31, 2013

Sir Charles Dunstone, Carphone Warehouse

The billionaire mobile phone retailer is looking beyond handsets to the fast-food market

John Hirst Mar 24, 2013

In charge of the weather

The Met Office chief is not troubled by a lack of training

Prashant Ruia, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Essar group at Essar Energy Plc. ©Dhiraj Singh Mar 17, 2013

Prashant Ruia, chief executive of Essar

The Indian group’s head says leading a family-owned global company requires specific skills

Mar 10, 2013

In search of the right note

Yamaha’s president explains why playing guitar will just have to wait until retirement

Mar 3, 2013

Unlikely ‘pushover’ who doesn’t play safe

The architect Dame Zaha Hadid says you cannot run business and be a ‘doormat’

Feb 24, 2013

From oil painter to the C-suite

Bob Collymore, head of Kenya’s Safaricom, has built a career based on constant adaptation

Feb 19, 2013

A long view of a mighty legacy

Frank Bennack, chief of Hearst, says managing creatives is not difficult

Feb 17, 2013

A mild-mannered toughie

Dame Barbara Stocking, outgoing Oxfam chief, built corporate links but will not miss going to Davos

Feb 10, 2013

A go-to commodities dealmaker

Reserve chief fell into sector to become one of its key figures

Feb 3, 2013

A manager of creative disruption

Roger Faxon, former EMI chief, explains why media companies misunderstand their consumers

Jan 27, 2013

The dealmaker’s dealmaker

Mick Davis, chief of Xstrata, says the miner’s ‘takeover’ by Glencore could lead to a tricky union

Jan 13, 2013

Sweden’s back-to-the-future banker

Pär Boman, Handelsbanken chief, says its rare strategy has shielded it during financial crises

Jan 6, 2013

Canteen president at the EBRD

Sir Suma Chakrabarti is bringing a more activist style to the bank as it expands its overseas lending