Management
Tiberiu Urdăreanu, President and CEO, UTI Holdings
Founded in 1990 as a security system developer, UTI has synergistically expanded into a number of complementary fields: first IT, as communications became a vital component of the security sector; followed by installation and construction as part of a vertical integration strategy; then facility management. Tiberiu Urdăreanu discusses the company’s past growth and his ‘Farming, Hunting, Targeting’ strategy for the future.
April 11, 2012
Management
José Morgado, CEO, Inapa Group
Inapa is a specialist in paper, packaging and visual communication, based in Portugal but with most of its sales coming from the rest of Europe. As such it has been particularly at risk from ongoing austerity and the eurocrisis – but with José Morgado’s leadership it has successfully developed its client relationships, improved efficiency and tightened its resource management to beat the downturn.
April 4, 2012
Management
Jim Moloney and Suresh Sankaran, Co-Heads of EMEA at Kamakura Corporation
For more than 20 years Kamakura has adopted an integrated approach to risk; understanding that separating risk into silos such as liquidity, credit and market risks is detrimental to business security. Jim and Suresh discuss the importance of a holistic approach to risk, and how to move from the cliff-edge model used by the rating agencies to a gradual, percentile approach.
February 8, 2012
Management
Raúl Peláez Cano, CEO, Gruma SAB
Gruma is the world’s largest food producer from Mexico, well established in markets as diverse as Asia, Europe and of course the Americas, thanks to its comprehensive planning and strategy of tailoring its products to each region’s tastes, traditions and lifestyles. Mr Cano explains the company’s innovations.
July 7, 2011
Management
José Rogério Luiz, Executive and Financial Vice President, TOTVS
The last few years have been good for management software producer TOTVS, recording 15-25 percent growth every year. VP José Luiz describes the company’s focus on organic growth and the importance of thriving SME opportunities in its success.
March 18, 2011
Management
Olivier Lim, Group CFO, Capitaland
Capitaland has enjoyed success after success over the last decade, building and transforming real estate in the Asian region. Olivier Lim discusses recent highlights and future projects, as well as the multi-local approach and capital recycling structure that has made the company what it is.
March 8, 2011
Management
Silvio Guerra, Director of Investor Relations, Localiza
For 38 years Localiza has been developing its simple but effective model: buying, renting and selling cars. Mr Guerra explains the company’s competitive advantages, how the liquidity of its assets affords it good flexibility, and aligning employee interests with longterm value.
February 24, 2011
Management
Nicholas Higgins, CEO and Founder, VaLUENTiS
People are fundamental and vital assets to any real business – but people management has long been considered a soft or fuzzy practice. Human Capital Management applies a more scientific approach, putting a framework around management to offer more robust analysis.
January 28, 2011
Management
Scot Rank, President and CEO, and Rafael Matute, CFO, Walmart Mexico and Central America
The hugely successful Walmart group is the perfect case study for socially responsible growth in emerging markets. CEO Scot Rank explains how Walmex has adapted with its customers as they live through the economic crisis.
December 16, 2010