Former Kingfisher CEO Gerry Murphy to replace Sir John Peace as next Burberry chairman April 13, 2018 Former Kingfisher boss Gerry Murphy will be the next chairman of Burberry. Shares in the FTSE 100 fashion label were up 1.3 per cent just after lunchtime after Burberry confirmed a Sky News report revealing the appointment. Murphy will replace Sir John Peace, who took Burberry onto the stock market as chairman in 2002. He [...]
At the top since the turn of the millennium: Admiral chairman steps down January 25, 2017 Admiral non-executive chairman Alastair Lyons will retire in April after nearly 17 years in the role. "It has been fantastic to have been on the journey with Admiral since the management buy-out, a journey which I am confident will continue to deliver sustained success," said Lyons. The way the business has developed has been astonishing [...]
What I’m reading interview: Newgate Communications and Porta Communications boss Emma Kane on the book that changed the direction of her career August 13, 2018 As chief executive of Newgate Communications, co-CEO of Porta Communications, chair of Target Ovarian Cancer and chair of the Barbican Centre Trust, Emma Kane has an impressive roster of titles. City A.M. spoke to Kane about the book she's reading, what's on her reading list for this summer and the book she was given as [...]
What I’m reading interview: Newgate Communications and Porta Communications boss Emma Kane on the book that changed the direction of her career August 13, 2018 As chief executive of Newgate Communications, co-CEO of Porta Communications, chair of Target Ovarian Cancer and chair of the Barbican Centre Trust, Emma Kane has an impressive roster of titles. City A.M. spoke to Kane about the book she's reading, what's on her reading list for this summer and the book she was given as [...]
World Cup 2018: Kylian Mbappe stars as France beat Croatia 4-2 in a final fit for a thrilling tournament | City A.M. July 15, 2018 Ruthless French counter-attacking, bags of Croatian resolve, flashes of Kylian Mbappe brilliance, scintillating goals, even a VAR penalty: if ever a final reflected the tournament that it concluded then this was surely it. A month of sustained thrills drew to a close in Moscow yesterday with a wildly entertaining World Cup final won by France [...]
The Girl Power puzzle: What women really, really do (and don’t) want | City A.M. July 25, 2018 Girl Power seems to be the feminist mantra these days – on T-shirts, mugs, and across a whole shelf of sparkly notebooks in Paperchase. Does this phrase make anyone else feel a little bit nauseous? (And this from an original Spice Girls fan.) Let’s start with “girl” – what’s so bad about that? Well, nothing, [...]
Smash the stigma around MENtal health June 13, 2018 Let’s be honest, mental health is still taboo in corporate environments, particularly at the top. From the investment banker struggling with depression to the lawyer battling an eating disorder, countless professionals live in fear of being “outed” at work. I know all too well – I was one of them. The logic goes something like [...]
The Founder director John Lee Hancock: “There are things about Ray Kroc I really admire” February 14, 2017 Released in UK cinemas this week, The Founder tells the story of the world’s best-known brand, McDonald’s – and how entrepreneur Ray Kroc wrestled the company away from its founders. We sat down with the movie’s director, John Lee Hancock, to talk burgers, unscrupulous business tactics and what he learned about leadership from Kroc. Your [...]
Facebook data and privacy rules sink Admiral’s insurtech plans November 2, 2016 Facebook has sunk plans by Admiral to offer a reduced car insurance premium based on users posts on the social network. It turns out the insurance firm has fallen foul of Facebook's terms of use, which stipulate that data from Facebook can't be used for assessing eligibility. That's exactly what Admiral wanted to do, using posts [...]
Hold the praise for Sergio Ramos: our willingness to applaud the dark arts of football has gone too far May 29, 2018 Football’s loose and ever-shifting moral code has been thrown under the spotlight by Real Madrid’s Champions League triumph over Liverpool, the injury to Mohamed Salah that changed the momentum of Saturday’s final, and the foul by Sergio Ramos that ended the Egyptian’s participation – and possibly his hopes of playing at the World Cup next [...]