W Y Lin, President, Tatung

Electronics conglomerate Tatung is pioneering new ‘smart’ technologies that it hopes will improve its energy efficiency and allow it to expand at the same time. President W Y Lin talks about the company’s approach to energy, its investments in solar technology, and how its partnerships with local education establishments are sustaining Tatung’s prospects.

Patricio Jottar, CEO, CCU

CCU is a diversified beverage company, operating mainly in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. It is the largest brewer in Chile, and the second largest in Argentina, but is also one of the most important companies in the soft drink, mineral water, wine, and liquors sectors. Patricio Jottar explains how he drove the business into these new areas, and the model of corporate governance adopted through all CCU’s operations.

Andrey Shalimov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Vozrozhdenie Bank

The Russian banking sector in its present form is just 20 years old and, with much of it controlled by European banks, it has felt the strain since the 2008 crisis. Analysts are expecting a decrease in its capital this year and a worsening quality of consumer loans. Andrey Shalimov discusses how Vozrozhdenie Bank has attained a stronghold in the sector through a commitment to good corporate governance and positioning itself as a community bank.

Arthur Lang, Group CFO, CapitaLand Limited

CapitaLand is a pan-Asian real estate company, and although it also has interests in Europe the majority (80 percent) of its assets are in Singapore, China and Australia. Arthur Lang explains the company’s particular focus on China, and discusses some of the exciting projects the company is bringing to Singapore’s CBD.