Today we welcome Ruba Borno VP, Worldwide Channels & Alliances for Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this role, Ruba leads the AWS Partner Organization (APO), a global team responsible for recruiting, enabling, buying and selling with over 100,000

with Ann Cairns

Jan 8th, 2024 42m

Ann Cairns started her career as a research scientist and was the first woman to work offshore with British Gas. She moved into investment banking in her 30’s and rose up the ranks in Citibank – ExCo Citi Global Transaction Bank, CEO of ABN Amr

with Lisa McGeough

Dec 14th, 2023 42m 58s

Lisa is Co-Head of Global Banking Coverage, alongside Gerry Keefe, responsible for a multi-billion- dollar business delivering tailored financial solutions to Corporate and Institutional clients worldwide through a comprehensive suite of ser

with Katherine Ainley

Nov 14th, 2023 36m 58s

Katherine Ainley is the CEO of Ericsson UK and Ireland, working alongside major mobile network operators and service providers to create world leading mobile networks and game-changing technology for millions of subscribers and enterprise partn

with Alison Hutchinson

Oct 24th, 2023 43m 55s

Alison Hutchinson CBE is the CEO of Pennies, an award-winning fintech charity making digital giving affordable, sustainable, and feel-good. She is also a Senior Independent Director at DFS plc, Yorkshire Building Society and Foresight Group Hol

with Tracy Watkinson

Sep 24th, 2023 36m 42s

Today we welcome Tracy Watkinson who is a Chief Operating Officer and Transformation specialist who worked in the world's largest investment banks for over 20 years, alongside a Non Executive Director career. She is currently the COO of th

with Tracy Watkinson

Sep 1st, 2023 36m 42s

Today we welcome Tracy Watkinson, a Chief Operating Officer and Transformation specialist who worked in the world's largest investment banks for over 20 years, alongside a Non Executive Director career. She is currently the COO of the Finance F

with Mary O'Connor

Jul 18th, 2023 39m 56s

I am delighted to be speaking today with Mary O’Connor, CEO of Howden CAP part of Howden, the global insurance group. She was most recently the acting CEO for KPMG in the UK. Mary has 30 years of experience in leading & advising financial servi

with Céline Assimon

May 14th, 2023 34m 6s

I am delighted to be speaking today with Céline Assimon, CEO of De Beers Jewellers and De Beers Forevermark. Celine has more than 20 years of experience in the luxury industry, specialising in watches and fine jewellery. She started her career

with Tina Fordham

Mar 18th, 2023 42m 30s

Tina Fordham is a geopolitical strategist and advisor working at the intersection of geopolitics, financial markets and the drivers of social change. The first Chief Global Political Analyst on Wall Street and previously, head of global politic

with Mauren Wheeler

Dec 28th, 2022 46m 4s

We are delighted to welcome Maureen Wheeler, who with her husband Tony, founded the universally popular Lonely Planet guidebooks. Lonely Planet has printed more than 100 million copies of it’s 600 guides in 17 languages. Maureen is the driving

with Mandy Hickson

Oct 12th, 2022 39m 4s

Today we speak with Mandy Hickson, who has over 30 years experience within aviation. She joined the Royal Air Force in 1994 and flew the Tornado GR4 on the front line, where she operated in hostile environments, including patrolling the ‘No Fly

with Kumsal Bayazit

Sep 4th, 2022 42m 42s

Today we welcome Kumsal Bayazit, Chief Executive Officer, Elsevier. As Chief Executive Officer, Kumsal Bayazit is a strong advocate of research and innovation and leads Elsevier’s 8,600 people in their mission to help researchers and healthcare

with Julia Streets

Jul 20th, 2022 37m 19s

Today we welcome Julia Streets, founder & CEO of Streets Consulting, a business development, marketing & communications consultancy advising a wide range of domestic & international fintech clients. Formerly global head of communications

With Carrie Coombs

May 29th, 2022 34m 16s

Today we are joined by Carrie Coombs. Carrie has become really well known in the UK and abroad for her ability to help executive, senior and high potential clients, teams and boards increase their leadership confidence and resilience in the con

With Aleida Rios

Apr 27th, 2022 40m 54s

Today we welcome Aleida Rios, SVP of Engineering at bp, leading engineering across bp's 3,000 discipline engineers globally. Aleida has spent 25 years in manufacturing operations/P&L, commercial development, technical innovation and engineering

With Christine Ourmières-Widener

Feb 2nd, 2022 39m 45s

We are joined by Christine Ourmières-Widener, CEO of TAP Air Portugal since June 2021, with a long career in aviation and one of the few female CEOs of a commercial airline. Christine previously was CEO of Flybe Group PLC, and CEO, CityJet and

With Tanuja Randery

Dec 31st, 2021 47m 33s

We are joined by Tanuja Randery, Managing Director, EMEA for Amazon Web Services. Tanuja joined AWS from McKinsey where she was a Partner leading business transformation programs in the technology and industrial sector. Tanuja has spent her car

With Dame Anne Richards

Nov 22nd, 2021 43m

Dame Anne Richards is CEO of Fidelity International and has worked in the asset management industry since 1992, including over two decades as an analyst, portfolio manager and CIO. She is a strong proponent of ESG investing and diversity and in

With Keri Gilder

Sep 18th, 2021 42m 48s

Keri Gilder is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Colt. Before joining Colt, Keri held several leadership roles at Ciena and was most recently Vice President and General Manager EMEA. Prior to Ciena, Keri worked in multiple roles for Lucent

With Melanie Richards

Aug 16th, 2021 50m 19s

Melanie Richards is a Non-executive Director of Morgan Stanley International, on the board of the Royal National Theatre and Chair of The Eve Appeal. Melanie was until September 2020 the Deputy Chair of KPMG UK. Melanie was awarded a CBE for he

With Jacqui Ferguson

Jul 10th, 2021 36m 47s

I am delighted to welcome to our podcast Jacqui Ferguson, Non Exec Director of Croda, Wood Group, Tesco Bank and Deputy Chair of Engineering UK. Most recently Jacqui was CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services UK, Ireland, Middle East, Medit

With Sally-Ann Hibberd

Jun 7th, 2021 36m 48s

I am delighted to be joined today by Sally-Ann Hibberd who had a successful career with Willis (now Willis Towers Watson), where she served in two separate roles over a 6 year period, first as COO of the International division and then as Group

With Kate Grussing

May 20th, 2021 35m 19s

I am delighted to be joined today by Kate Grussing, the founder of Sapphire Partners. Kate has worked internationally in senior positions at JPMorgan, McKinsey & Co. & Morgan Stanley. She is a regular commentator on diversity, women’s careers

With Fiona Hathorn

Apr 19th, 2021 38m 16s

I am delighted to be joined today by Fiona Hathorn, the CEO of Women on Boards UK, an Advisory Board Member to Spktral (a technology company that helps organisations simplify the gender pay gap reporting process), advisor to Peel Hunt (mid-cap