Best C Andersen Podcasts (2024)

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Ringing the changes: Vodafone ‘insider’ makes some tough calls as CEO 41:21

2M ago41:21

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Margherita Della Valle tells IMD President Jean-François Manzoni how she is delivering radical change to reenergize Vodafone and paving the way for greater diversity in leadership. -- Read our magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.By IMD

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Why Novo Nordisk’s CEO has learned to trust his gut feeling 49:08

3M ago49:08

49:08

Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, CEO of the company which makes game-changing obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, explains how its culture and long-view underpin its recent turnaround.By IMD

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Henkel’s Carsten Knobel: A CEO who sticks to his strategy 45:33

3M ago45:33

45:33

Henkel CEO Carsten Knobel tells IMD President Jean-François Manzoni why he has remained laser-focused on implementing its purposeful growth agenda and why the company decided to exit Russia.By IMD

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ACWA Power’s Marco Arcelli: ‘I’m the Chief Facilitating Officer’ 47:43

3M ago47:43

47:43

A year into the job, Marco Arcelli, CEO of ACWA Power, tells IMD President Jean-François Manzoni how the Saudi company plans to triple assets to $250 billion in six years by expanding internationally.By IMD

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RWE’s Markus Krebber on building energy reserves to keep focused on the long term 47:43

4M ago47:43

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By IMD

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TV Narendran, CEO & Managing Director of Tata Steel 42:39

5M ago42:39

42:39

Anticipating rising raw material costs, Tata Steel’s CEO & Managing Director TV Narendran tells IMD President Jean-François Manzoni how he introduced a change management process to instill a culture of future readiness at the 100-year-old industrial company.By IMD

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Henrik Andersen, CEO of sustainable energy leader Vestas 54:16

5M ago54:16

54:16

Henrik Andersen discusses with IMD President Jean-François Manzoni the challenges of navigating supply chain disruptions and soaring raw material costs over the past three years, and why he changed the wind farm developer’s culture to encourage openness and trust.By IMD

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Erik Fyrwald, CEO of leading agriculture firm Syngenta Group 47:27

5M ago47:27

47:27

Regenerative agriculture techniques are vital to improve the resilience of crops and help farmers achieve humanity’s dual objective of growing more food using less land, the CEO of the Swiss agriculture group tells IMD President Jean-François Manzoni, as he advocates for carbon labelling on produce.By IMD

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Dilhan Pillay, CEO of Singapore’s global investment giant Temasek 53:14

5M ago53:14

53:14

Dilhan Pillay, CEO of Singapore’s global investment giant Temasek, discusses with Jean-François Manzoni the importance of a carbon tax and how his company is working to ensure ‘every generation prospers’ without sacrificing profits.By IMD

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01 – Preface, Time and the Gods 6:57

8M ago6:57

6:57

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02 – The Coming of the Sea 10:36

8M ago10:36

10:36

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03 – A Legend of the Dawn 14:26

8M ago14:26

14:26

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04 – The Vengeance of Men 7:05

8M ago7:05

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05 – While the Gods Slept 14:47

8M ago14:47

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06 – The King that was Not; The Caves of Kai 16:14

8M ago16:14

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07 – The Sorrow of Search 13:52

8M ago13:52

13:52

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08 – Men of Yarnith; For the Honour of the Gods 23:51

8M ago23:51

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09 – Night and Morning; Usury; Mlideen; Secret of the Gods; South Wind 24:05

8M ago24:05

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10 – In the Land of Time 19:06

8M ago19:06

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11 – The Relenting of Sarnidac 19:32

8M ago19:32

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12 – Journey of the King: Pts. 1 and 2 12:55

8M ago12:55

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13 – Journey of the King: Pts. 3 and 4 11:47

8M ago11:47

11:47

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14 – Journey of the King: Pts. 5, 6, and 7 17:44

8M ago17:44

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15 – Journey of the King: Pts. 8 and 9 20:45

8M ago20:45

20:45

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16 – Journey of the King: Pts. 10 and 11 18:48

8M ago18:48

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Mostafa Terrab, CEO and Chairman of the Board of OCP 56:01

12M ago56:01

56:01

Mostafa Terrab, CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Moroccan fertilizer group OCP, explains to IMD President Jean-François Manzoni how sincerity of intent helped him gain the trust of his people. ------- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.By IMD

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Antoine de Saint-Affrique 46:13

1+ y ago46:13

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Antoine de Saint-Affrique is a man who doesn’t let himself, his employees, or his investors get too comfortable. Since becoming the CEO of French food and nutrition giant Danone in September 2021, the 58-year-old executive has delivered some uncomfortable truths. Saint-Afrique has clearly called out the company’s underperformance compared to peers …

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Hiroshi Mikitani 40:27

1+ y ago40:27

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Rakuten CEO Mickey Mikitani tells IMD President Jean-François Manzoni how – by challenging conventional wisdom and encouraging all staff to tidy their own offices – he has grown his company from an e-commerce startup into an ecosystem spanning internet services, fintech, and mobile.By IMD

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Marcus Wallenberg 45:03

1+ y ago45:03

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The Wallenberg sphere operates in about 180 countries and its holdings generate a total of $260bn of annual revenue. But Marcus Wallenberg, chairman of the family holding company, explains to Jean-François Manzoni why working for the benefit of his native Sweden is so important. The Swedes even have a word for it: landsgagneliga. As companies grapp…

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Khadija Mohamed-Churchill 1:01:46

1+ y ago1:01:46

1:01:46

In Nairobi’s industrial area, motorcycles piled high with bright yellow plastic tubs zip through the early morning traffic to deliver food staples like flour, cooking oil, and pulses to women who have set up makeshift stalls to cook meals for low-income workers. The street food vendors place their orders the day before via an app and pay for their …

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14. Zurich North America’s Terryn on limits, commercial lines and growing beyond large accounts 27:30

1+ y ago27:30

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In the 14th episode of Unreserved, Zurich North America CEO Kristof Terryn sits down with Inside P&C’s editor-at-large, Adam McNestrie. The executive stressed that his firm would not change tactics on deployed limits in the national accounts space as it seeks to manage volatility across the business. Terryn also outlined the company’s ambitions to …

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Jean-Pascal Tricoire 52:20

1+ y ago52:20

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For Schneider Electric, making a difference centers on bringing technology and expertise to best manage energy – specifically sustainably produced electricity. After 16 years in charge of the French multinational – seven as CEO and a further nine as Chairman – Jean-Pascal Tricoire has clear views on what keeps him motivated. “You have to be very st…

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David Loew 37:13

2y ago37:13

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The role of any CEO comes with a unique level of pressure that must be actively managed. David Loew, the Chief Executive of Ipsen, knows this well. Since joining the French pharma firm in 2020, he has led it through a complex transition; and says he holds a strong belief in “single accountability”. In this episode of the CEO Dialogue, Loew tells IM…

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Jan Jenisch 42:37

2y ago42:37

42:37

Jan Jenisch, CEO of Holcim, discusses with IMD President Jean-François Manzoni the importance of building and maintaining strong relationships with all stakeholders… In the five years since taking the helm at Holcim, Jenisch has overseen a complex acquisition, creating a company with 70,000 employees and net sales of nearly CHF 30 billion. Jenisch …

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Håkan Agnevall 26:36

2y ago26:36

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As the chief executive of Wärtsilä, one of the world’s leading power technology and services providers for the maritime and energy industries, Håkan Agnevall has called on governments and companies to speed up decarbonization in these two sectors that account for roughly a third of the world’s carbon emissions. Agnevall himself joined Wärtsilä as C…

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13. Dual’s Sweeney on a $100bn US MGA market and his own firm’s ambition to become the biggest agency in the world 43:02

2y ago43:02

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In the latest episode of Unreserved, Dual executive chairman Kieran Sweeney sits down with Inside P&C’s acting managing editor Adam McNestrie. The executive explains that structural forces are propelling growth in the MGA market, which will reach $100bn of GWP in the coming years. He argues that Dual itself will double in size to $5bn of premiums i…

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Jessica Tan 54:41

2y ago54:41

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Founded in 1988, Ping An has built itself into Asia’s largest insurance company, selling US$110 billion of insurance premiums last year. But while Ping An made its name in insurance, the company has also established itself as one of China’s leading digital innovators; and the key figure driving some of its cutting-edge technologies is Jessica Tan. …

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12. Aon’s Andersen on net new markets, the benefits of hybrid work and how pricing cycles work 36:25

2y ago36:25

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In the 12th episode of Unreserved, Aon president Eric Andersen sits down with Inside P&C’s acting managing editor, Adam McNestrie. The executive explains that net new markets can buttress broker growth as the momentum from P&C pricing and strong economic growth dissipates. He also dismissed the critique that Aon is a “great stock, not a great compa…

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Julie Sweet 30:46

2y ago30:46

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Less than six months after Julie Sweet was named Global CEO of Accenture, COVID-19 hit. For some businesses, the pandemic marked a breaking point; but Accenture was ready to ride it out. Sweet says the company has been preparing for a rapid change to working life for a decade, and that as far back as 2013 the company was declaring that “every busin…

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11. Kinsale’s Michael Kehoe on the Golden Age of E&S, the wily plaintiff bar and being a 'work-from-office' company 40:23

2+ y ago40:23

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In the 11th episode of Unreserved, Kinsale CEO Michael Kehoe sits down with Inside P&C’s acting managing editor, Adam McNestrie. The executive explains that the E&S market is passing through a Golden Age of margin expansion and growth, although some in the market are still struggling with prior-year development. He also notes that the pandemic has …

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Takeshi Niinami 26:27

2+ y ago26:27

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Takeshi Niinami became President and CEO of Suntory Holdings just over seven years ago, in October 2014. His task: to help the company manage the biggest event of its 120-year history – its purchase of the US’s Beam Inc, maker of Jim Beam and a host of other spirits, for US$16 billion. In conversation with IMD president Jean-Francois Manzoni, he di…

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10. Hagerty’s Jack Butcher on affinity marketing, the MGA structure, a 43 million vehicle target market, M&A and more 38:58

2+ y ago38:58

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In the tenth episode of Unreserved, Jack Butcher, president of collectible car MGA Hagerty, sits down with Inside P&C News Editor James Thaler. The executive discusses the company’s unique approach to lifestyle/affinity marketing and its growth strategy in targeting what it believes is a 43 million addressable market. The collectible car enthusiast…

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9. Burns & Wilcox’s Alan and Danny Kaufman on WSIA, new capacity, fronting companies, M&A and succession 34:12

2+ y ago34:12

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In the ninth episode of Unreserved, Burns & Wilcox chairman, president and CEO Alan Kaufman and COO Danny Kaufman sit down with Inside P&C News Editor James Thaler. The wholesale executives explain why market conditions are likely to remain firm for the next year and a half, why new capacity has been to slow hold down rate rises and the increasing …

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Alain Dehaze 34:19

2+ y ago34:19

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As CEO of the Adecco Group, Alain Dehaze has a unique perspective on the future of labor. The pandemic revealed just how quickly workplaces can change, and his fortune 500 group has helped millions of people find jobs and reskill in an uncertain and highly-competitive global economy. For Dehaze, the pandemic did not create new megatrends but accele…

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Riad Sherif 30:02

2+ y ago30:02

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Riad Sherif is truly an expert in his field. Trained as a doctor, his drive to succeed in business led him to pharmaceuticals; and a successful 25-year career at corporate giants like Sanofi and Novartis. After reaching the top of the pharmaceutical industry, he joined the start-up Oculis in 2017. And as IMD President Jean-François Manzoni discover…

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Antje Kanngiesser 25:57

3y ago25:57

25:57

In a rapidly decarbonizing world, the energy sector is facing immense challenges. The 'net-zero' promises of today lead to demands for greener more efficient grids tomorrow, and some are struggling to keep up with the times. Others, like Antje Kanngiesser, are flourishing. As a young lawyer in Germany, she specialized in renewables long before they…

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8. RenRe's O'Keefe and Marra on January renewals, inflation, cyber and appeal of fronted deals 32:57

3y ago32:57

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In the eighth episode of Unreserved, RenaissanceRe’s CUO for property Justin O’Keefe and CUO for casualty and specialty David Marra sit down with Inside P&C’s US News Editor, James Thaler. The reinsurance executives explain why the January renewal is likely to be tough for property and how strong underlying rate gains have to led to heavy demand an…

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Gilbert Achermann 31:55

3y ago31:55

31:55

As the Chairman of Straumann Group, IMD EMBA graduate Gilbert Acherman knows the essential value of strong corporate leadership. Having joined the global dentistry powerhouse in 1998, he served first as CFO and then as CEO before joining the board in 2009 and becoming chairman a year later. Now with more than a decade under his belt in this positio…

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Stefan Larsson 33:31

3y ago33:31

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Whether you live in London, Stockholm, or Seattle, there’s a good chance that Stefan Larsson has had something to do with your wardrobe. As the recently appointed CEO of PVH Corp. he oversees an impressive catalog of brands, including Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein. And now he has his sights set on revolutionizing sustainability in the fashion wor…

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Severin Dressen 25:09

3y ago25:09

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Business is full of animal metaphors: bull markets, cash cows, and fat cats abound. But for IMD alumni Severin Dressen, the natural world is a far more literal part of his day-to-day work. As the CEO of Zurich Zoo, he's taking a proactive role in tackling the worldwide loss of biodiversity. Since the Zoo reopened, visitors have flocked in, and Seve…

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