New brain behind the beauty

When Estée Lauder hired an ‘outsider’ in Fabrizio Freda to be its chief executive, the Neapolitan had to work hard to convince the beauty product group’s employees that he was more than a process-driven cutter

Scion reshapes media group

The head of CIR, one of Italy’s biggest conglomerates, and scion of its founder has restructured it – and is trying to stay out of its media arm’s public fight with Silvio Berlusconi, the prime minister

‘Turnaround Kid’ bows out

As Delphi, the car parts supplier, prepares to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the man who carried out its restructuring tells about his biggest regret

Lift maker’s ascent to the next level

The head of Finland’s ‘other’ large company has brought Kone out from the shadow of its competitors, increasing its presence in China and the US

Head of the headhunters

Patrick De Maeseneire, the chief executive of Adecco, the world’s biggest temporary staffing company, in the Monday Interview discusses the ample opportunities that the downturn has created

Banker who wants to serve the world

Nobuo Kuroyanagi, the head of Japan’s biggest bank, explains in The Monday Interview why financial innovation is fine provided it adds to the common good

A driver of change

Sizwe Nxasana, the first black chief of a major bank in the African country, believes that social transformation and improving the bottom line go hand in hand

Innovative Wang becomes her father’s daughter

Only since HTC became a fast-rising star among global gadget makers has the 50-year-old chairman engaged with the public

Connecting the dots

Capital gained from culture