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The CEO

In the CEO, high profile bosses reveal the challenges they face and the leadership styles they apply. In conversation with the FT's best business writers, they delve into successes and setbacks, from changing corporate culture to leading major acquisitions to tackling unexpected crises.
  • Sunday, 19 April, 2026
    Max Hollein
    Interview. Met museum CEO: ‘We don’t operate in a vacuum. You have a responsibility.’

    Max Hollein is overseeing $1.5bn of development projects at the New York art institution

    Max Hollien in navy suit and pink collared shirt walks through the Temple of Dendur in the Egyptian Wing of the Met
  • Sunday, 12 April, 2026
    Lutz Schüler
    Interview. Virgin Media O2 boss: before prostate cancer, ‘I thought I was a bit invincible’

    Telecoms boss has juggled personal challenges with the competing priorities of two sides in a high-stakes merger

    Lutz Schüler stands in front of a red wall with vertical light strips at the Virgin Media O2 offices in Paddington.
  • Monday, 30 March, 2026
    ABN Amro
    Interview. ABN Amro CEO: ‘You don’t want to be a herbivore in a world of carnivores’

    Marguerite Bérard says Europe must not be left behind as she overhauls Dutch lender with job cuts and AI

    Marguerite Bérard stands smiling in front of ornate wooden doors with floral glass panels, wearing a blue blouse and dark blazer
  • Tuesday, 10 March, 2026
    Technology sector
    Interview. Hinge CEO: Our algorithm doesn’t judge on attractiveness

    Jackie Jantos defies dating app decline with focus on serious relationships: ‘It’s not TikTok, you need to put in effort’

    Jackie Jantos stands smiling against a decorative orange wall with a floral and tree pattern
  • Sunday, 8 March, 2026
    Travel & leisure industry
    Interview. Geopolitical hit to travel is ‘temporary’, says CEO of world’s largest visa processor

    VFS boss Zubin Karkaria is confident global migration will remain resilient despite new tensions

    Zubin Karkaria sits on a sofa in front of bookshelves, flanked by orange cushions and two lamps, at the St James’ Court hotel in London
  • Monday, 2 March, 2026
    Ivan Espinosa
    Interview. Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa: ‘So many things happen every morning it’s scary’

    Months into restructuring, the carmaker faces new challenges from Chinese rivals and advances in automotive technology

    Ivan Espinosa stands beside a blue Nissan Leaf inside a semi-anechoic chamber at Nissan’s Cranfield test facility.
  • Sunday, 15 February, 2026
    Tara Comonte
    Interview. Weight Watchers’ CEO on diet drugs: ‘The key is re-owning weight’

    Tara Comonte is putting fat jabs at centre of a plan to steer company through bankruptcy protection

    Tara Comonte sits in a booth at Weight Watchers’ New York headquarters, with branded posters behind her and a vase of flowers on the table.
  • Sunday, 1 February, 2026
    Technogym
    Interview. Technogym CEO: ‘Showing up at the gym’ is no longer enough

    Maker of gym equipment is mining data to track fitness and flag potential health problems

    Nerio Alessandri stands in a modern office with wooden shelves, leaning on a white chair, with his reflection visible in the glass door.
  • Monday, 26 January, 2026
    Management
    Interview. Baillie Gifford’s CEO on the fight to save active investing

    UK asset manager is pushing into faster growing areas such as wealth and private markets

    Tim Campbell
  • Sunday, 11 January, 2026
    Leadership
    Interview. Mandarin Oriental CEO: ‘Guest is God, this is fact’

    Hospitality newcomer hopes to bring fresh take on luxury to expansion of international hotel brand

    Laurent Kleitman poses in a suit on a marble staircase with ornate railings at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park.
  • Tuesday, 9 December, 2025
    Jon Stannah
    Interview. UK stairlift maker Stannah hands controls to first non-family CEOs

    Jon and Sam Stannah step up to board level in shake-up designed to boost governance and accountability

    Jon Stannah and Sam Stannah sit outdoors in business attire with tall grasses and London architecture in the background.
  • Sunday, 30 November, 2025
    Technology sector
    Interview. Logitech CEO: ‘The mouse built this house’

    Hanneke Faber says Swiss company known for everyday tech will become the ‘eyes, ears and hands’ of AI

    Hanneke Faber stands on a rooftop with city skyscrapers in the background, wearing a white blouse and dark trousers.
  • Monday, 24 November, 2025
    IonQ
    Interview. ‘We’re physicists who are also capitalists,’ says quantum CEO

    Niccolo de Masi insists IonQ’s tech is better than rivals’ — but some investors say it is unproven

    Niccolo de Masi sits at a table with hands clasped, wearing a suit and red tie, in a modern office setting.
  • Monday, 10 November, 2025
    Artificial intelligence
    Interview. ‘People like dealing with people’: Reed boss on the challenge of AI in hiring

    Technology offers new tools for recruiters but threatens to take jobs, says James Reed

    James Reed stands smiling in front of a lit sign reading "love MONDAYS" with a heart symbol.
  • Monday, 3 November, 2025
    Omar Abbosh
    Interview. Pearson chief: ‘The majority of kids are not supported sufficiently’

    Omar Abbosh argues technology can be transformative in education, but only if it enhances the human touch

    Omar Abbosh stands indoors with arms crossed, wearing glasses and a navy jacket, looking directly at the camera
  • Sunday, 26 October, 2025
    Eastman Kodak Co
    Interview. The ‘blue-collar CEO’ trying to fix Kodak

    Turnaround specialist Jim Continenza is focused on putting the brand back on the right path

    Jim Continenza, CEO of Kodak, poses in front of Kodak-themed wall displays at Kodak HQ.
  • Saturday, 4 October, 2025
    DoorDash
    ‘We’re all in’: DoorDash CEO turns to Deliveroo to boost global growth

    Tony Xu says bar is high for deals as M&A is ‘mostly littered with failure’

    Tony Xu sits in a modern chair at Deliveroo offices, hands clasped, looking slightly to the side and smiling.
  • Sunday, 21 September, 2025
    Amanda Blanc
    Interview. Aviva boss Amanda Blanc: ‘The word relentless will have been used about me’

    Head of UK insurer has taken a bold approach to restructuring but must now deliver further growth

    Amanda Blanc stands in front of two abstract landscape paintings, wearing a green textured jacket and black dress.
  • Sunday, 31 August, 2025
    Travel & leisure industry
    Dryrobe CEO Gideon Bright: ‘I wear it pretty much everywhere’

    After creating a cult product, the surfing entrepreneur is now dealing with imitations — and a backlash

    Gideon Bright, founder of Dryrobe, sits on rocky terrain near the coast wearing a Dryrobe.
  • Sunday, 22 June, 2025
    Eni SpA
    Interview. Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi: ‘I hate to be politically correct’

    Energy boss has broken ranks with rivals as he faces the challenge of diversifying beyond oil and gas

    Claudio Descalzi
  • Sunday, 8 June, 2025
    Luis Von Ahn
    Interview. Duolingo CEO on going AI-first: ‘I did not expect the blowback’

    Luis von Ahn says criticism over strategy change shows ‘anxiety’ about technology replacing jobs

    Luis von Ahn in jeans, black T-shirt and glasses, sitting in an armchair
  • Sunday, 18 May, 2025
    Recruitment
    Interview. ‘Clients cannot do nothing forever’: Randstad CEO on recruiting in a stalled market

    Sander van ’t Noordende hopes technology can energise a jobs market hampered by low vacancies and productivity

    Sander van ’t Noordende at home in Miami with ‘Fall Leaves, left, and ‘Vivid Colloid’ by the artist Fara Thomas, and ‘Cube’ by Heidi Spector, behind
  • Sunday, 11 May, 2025
    Leadership
    Interview. Dr Martens’ Kenny Wilson: ‘I’m not going to sit here and say I’m pleased’ 

    The bootmaker’s recently departed boss on IPO regret and whether the group can recover

    Kenny Wilson
  • Sunday, 27 April, 2025
    Jill Popelka
    Interview. Darktrace CEO: ‘We didn’t have the valuation we knew we could get’

    Jill Popelka has tried to strengthen the cyber company’s operations and cast off the shadow of early backer Mike Lynch

    Jill Popelka at the Darktrace office overlooking the river Thames in London
  • Monday, 7 April, 2025
    Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd
    Interview. Virgin Atlantic’s Shai Weiss: ‘In aviation, you need to be paranoid’

    Airline boss has returned company to profit but challenges loom

    Shai Weiss
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