ESG
Patricia Gastelumendi, CFO, Ferreyros SAA
Ferreyros is the leading distributor of capital goods in Peru, and it is enjoying considerable success as the country invests in its infrastructure – the company clocked $1bn in sales in 2010. Ms Gastelumendi discusses the company’s successes and the importance of transparency.
June 24, 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 Peru
Tax & Legal
Dr Victor Marroquin, Partner, Marroquin & Merino Abogados
The recent success of the Peruvian economy is being driven by light touch regulation of business creation, investment and acquisition. Dr Marroquin outlines Peru’s investor-friendly tax and regulatory regime, and updates us on the state of the local M&A market.
June 12, 2011
Investment
Dr Victor Marroquin, Partner, Marroquin & Merino Abogados
As the date of its presidential run-off election nears, Peru is a nation in waiting. Recently it has enjoyed incredible economic growth, with the World Bank forecasting continued strong development. But the political right is warning that the popular centre-left candidate could undo the reforms making the country friendly to investors.
May 15, 2011