Beyond Branson: Ensuring Virgin’s Succession Plan
As a network of over 400 branded companies with more than 43,000 employees – Virgin is a family that’s grown up with its founding father. But as the face of the brand for over 40 years: what does a future without Sir Richard look like? We spoke with the company’s Group CMO, Ian Rowden, to find ...
Innovating the Protein Drug Development Process
Developing any new drug is a challenge – particularly when it comes to working with proteins, antibodies, viruses and other complex biologics. Identifying the right targets, excluding misleading candidates and eliminating side-effects are all essential concerns that have proved challenging using existing techniques. MeetTheBoss TV’s Ben Thompson caught up with Paul Helbling, Head of Business ...
Five Principles of Successful Technology Leaders
The Technology sector is a dynamic and avant-garde industry, it is constantly advancing and altering the way we live and work, so-much-so we are surrounded by and heavily dependant on technology on a day-to-day basis. Leaders who work in the business must have knowledge and experience in all areas of the industry in order to ...
BCS Global, Clive Sawkins
Clive Sawkins is the CEO for BCS Global. His Cloud Media product offers visual communications via the cloud, and a whole lot more. Vital to its success, he believes, is that it answers one key question for marketing and IT: what is my return on investment?
Expense Management: Moving from Reporting to Control
Keeping a handle on expenses is a headache for employees and businesses alike. Most see it as a chore at best. Yet in an environment where companies are under increasing pressure to become more efficient, cut costs and improve the bottom line, gaining visibility into this crucial cost area is critical. In this interview, MeetTheBoss ...
Big Data: The Healthcare Transformer
Big data may be a buzzword, but for healthcare payers across the US, its uses are already proving tangible. From predictive analytics to unveiling fresh insight, emerging algorithms are paving the way for a new breed – and few are helping direct the journey better than FICO. With over 57 years’ under their belt, we caught ...
Enterprise Mobility: Securing beyond the device
Latest estimates from PWC suggest that anywhere from 15-30 percent of IT spending now occurs outside of the standard IT budget. Indeed, the spectre of Shadow IT is looming large for CIOs everywhere – particularly when it comes to protecting sensitive data. So what’s the answer? Ben Thompson caught up with Ryan Kalember, Chief Product ...
Network Intelligence: Grounded In Reality
According to its website, InfoVista has “…a clear focus on leveraging the rich data that can be collected from networks for the purpose of managing network performance, maximising network efficiency and customer experience.” Bernard Breton is the company’s SVP, Americas & APAC Sales and Chief Marketing Officer. MeetTheBoss TV’s Nick Pryke asked him: what will ...
Taking Back Control: 20/20 Vision for Digital Marketing Technology
AudienceScience CEO, Mike Peralta, recently said: “We’re on the cusp of a significant pivot in the ad tech sector where brands will take more control of their digital marketing technology investments in ROI.” Sounds great? Of course it does. But what is this pivot moment and how will it play out? To find out, MeetTheBoss caught up ...
Data Centers: The Next Generation in Value Creation
As McKinsey Director David Court recently put it: “Big data and analytics have climbed to the top of the corporate agenda…together they promise to transform the way many companies do business, delivering performance improvements not seen since the redesign of core processes in the 1990s.” To delve a little deeper, Nick Pryke spoke with Brian Johnston, CTO ...