How Arla Foods boss went from selling cigarettes to Lurpak and Cravendale Business A globe-trotting career that began selling cigarettes at British American Tobacco and has led to heading up the UK arm of dairy giant Arla Foods is maybe not what Bas Padberg could have predicted when he started out in the early 1990s. The managing director of the group behind Lurpak, Cravendale, Skyr and B.O.B milk [...]
Should a business be like your family? The boss of B&Q thinks so Retail A business should be more like a family in order to attract employees with the right moral and cultural judgements, the boss of B&Q has said.
Purplebricks boss: Rental market is ‘completely broken’ and is a ‘disaster for first-time buyers’ Property The rental market is "completely broken" and is a "disaster for first-time buyers", the boss of Purplebricks has said.
Ikea sales slump as shoppers feel the pressure October 10, 2024 The UK arm of Ikea has suffered a slump in its sales for its latest financial year as under-pressure shoppers held off buying bigger-ticket items. The division of the Swedish homeware giant said the fall was also partly driven by price reductions to keep attracting customers hit hard by the higher cost of living. The [...]
Travelex to be put up for sale after post-pandemic rebirth October 10, 2024 The chief executive made the comments about Travelex's sale plans in the latest episode of City A.M.'s Boardroom Uncovered interview series.
Quin AI: Start-up secures £1.5m to ‘revolutionise’ data privacy September 26, 2024 Quin AI has secured £1.5m in seed funding as it looks to shift its unique focus on customer personalisation into new industries.
Robinhood boss: Why UK public should trust trading and investing app after Gamestop saga September 10, 2024 In this episode of Boardroom Uncovered, the boss of Robinhood UK Jordan Sinclair talks about his journey from South Africa to the City of London, how the trading and investing app is taking on the likes of Hargreaves Lansdown and AJ Bell as well as what kind of a leader he is.
Totally Wicked: Do vaping companies cause more harm than good? August 27, 2024 Boardroom Uncovered is City A.M.‘s on-camera interview series featuring the bosses of the biggest and best-known companies operating in the UK.
Croydon is a brutalist playground and a photographer’s dream August 15, 2024 I stand killing time on the platform of one of Croydon’s many decrepit railway stations. Like me, it’s seen better days, and again like me, its makeover has been on the cards for years. I do a lot of waiting and thinking here, mostly enforced. Norwood Junction: even the name sounds like a line from [...]
Boardroom Uncovered: How Virgin Group’s CEO went from New Zealand to running Richard Branson’s empire July 30, 2024 Boardroom Uncovered is City A.M.‘s on-camera interview series featuring the CEOs of the biggest and best-known companies operating in the UK.