ESG
Manuel Sánchez Ortega, CEO, Abengoa
Over the next 30 years the earth’s population will increase by some three billion people, putting the planet’s energy, food and water resources under even more pressure. Manuel Ortega explains how Abengoa’s engineering expertise is helping to develop sustainable solutions to these challenges.
March 1, 2011Related by the tag Corporate Governance
Banking
Godwin Emefiele, CEO, Zenith Bank
Zenith Bank has one of the lowest non-performing loan ratios in Nigeria, a capital adequacy ratio of 25 percent (15 percentage points higher than the level prescribed by the Nigerian Central Bank) and the sixth-largest market capitalisation in Africa. Godwin Emefiele describes Zenith’s remarkable growth story, from just a single branch to an international network of stable subsidiaries.
May 14, 2012
ESG
Mark Schmitz and George Lambros, Alghanim Industries
Alghanim Industries is a cross-sector, $2bn turnover business, operating across some of the world’s highest-growth geographies: from south-east Asia, through Vietnam and India, to the Middle East and Turkey. Mark and George explain why a company’s governance journey must start with the “tone at the top” – and how Alghanim’s excellent standards and controls have helped it expand three-fold in 10 years.
April 20, 2012
ESG
Matjaž Zadravec, CEO, Tus Holding
Tus Holding has diverse interests across numerous sectors – operating in retail, entertainment and telecommunications, it is consistently in the top three market operators in Slovenia and growing its share fast. Matjaž Zadravec discusses the company’s recent financial restructuring, optimising its synergies and supply chain, and improving relations with business partners.
March 23, 2012Related by the tag Spain
Banking
Hugo Aramburu, Managing Director of Wealth Management, Banca March
According to the European banking stress tests, Banca March has the highest solvency rating in Europe, at 22 percent. Hugo Aramburu discusses how the European Banking Authority’s analysis has been a powerful marketing tool for the bank, the hope of the Spanish financial industries as the country comes out of the recession, and the three pillars of support Banca March offers to family businesses and business managers.
May 7, 2012
Banking
Rafael Gascó, Director of Wealth Management, Banca March
We hear how Banca March’s long-term, conservative way of doing business – developing long, multi-generation relationships with its customers – has not only given confidence to its clients but made it the most solvent bank of those stress-tested in the EU.
October 20, 2010