Leading Corporate Transformation: The WHU Podcast, powered by PwC

Oct 17 2024 19 ep. 51 mins 8
Leading Corporate Transformation: The WHU Podcast, powered by PwC artwork

Im Podcast "Leading Corporate Transformation" der WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management und PwC Deutschland geben Prof. Dr. Serden Ozcan, Prof. Dr. Martin Glaum (beide WHU) und Gori von Hirschhausen (PwC) authentische Einblicke in Transformationsprojekte verschiedenster Unternehmen, geschildert aus unterschiedlichen C-Level Perspektiven europäischer Top-Führungskräfte, beleuchtet mit wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen.

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EMERAM Capital Partners - Dr. Sven Oleownik: Private Equity, German Mid-Cap & Investor-CEO Relationship

Oct 17 2024 63 mins  
How do you bring management and investor views together to successfully transform a company for growth? In this episode, we explore this question with Dr. Sven Oleownik, Partner at EMERAM Capital Partners. EMERAM is a Munich-based private equity firm focused on the DACH region, specializing in mid-sized companies. Together, we examine the company’s approach to nurturing leadershi

AVL CFO Dr. Yorck Schmidt – automobile technology, strategic innovation & financial stability

Sep 02 2024 55 mins  
How can a family-owned company navigate the industry-wide transformation while maintaining financial stability? AVL List, a €2 billion company located in Graz, Austria, is a leader in engine technology. With the car industry’s shift to electric vehicles, AVL List needs to transform itself, too. This requires substantial investments. As Yorck Schmidt, AVL List’s CFO, explains,

Delivery Hero CFO Emmanuel Thomassin - Deals, Profitability, and Fierce Competition

Aug 01 2024 56 mins  
“We grew by more than 100% for 12 quarters in a row." Today, the market reality of the food delivery business has changed. Fierce competition, devaluations, and strong pressure from investors to turn the business profitable are the dominating forces. Join us for an interesting discussion in which, together with Emmanuel Thomassin, we talk about the future of the food delivery bus

Bayer AG CFO Wolfgang Nickl – Monsanto litigations, the pharma pipeline, and Dynamic Shared Ownership

Mar 05 2024 62 mins  
Bayer AG is one of the most important German companies in the life science business. Now the organization is at a historic turning point, dealing with numerous lawsuits resulting from the acquisition of Monsanto, a pharmaceutical pipeline that is losing exclusivity, and a significant decline in market value over the past few years. This has also sparked investor discussions about t

Sixt SE CFO Kai Andrejewski - electric mobility, flashy advertising & US-expansion

Jan 04 2024 65 mins  
In this new episode of the Leading Corporate Transformation podcast, Professor Martin Glaum from WHU and Gori von Hirschhausen from PwC Germany interview Kai Andrejewski, the CFO of the Sixt Group. Sixt has achieved remarkable growth in recent years. How have they managed to achieve this amidst global challenges? As CFO, Kai gives us insights into the company's growth story, highli

Keysight Technologies CMD Dr. Joachim Peerlings - supply chain disruptions, AI enablement & vertical integration

Jun 07 2023 44 mins  
In the latest episode of Leading Corporate Transformation, Prof. Serden Ozcan and Gori von Hirschhausen from PwC Germany interview the Chair Managing Director of Keysight Technologies Germany, Dr. Joachim Peerlings. He talks about the history of his company and how its operations have evolved over the years. Learn more about the business of Keysight Technologies and what impact the

INTER IKEA Group Head of Global Retail Experience Gillian Drakeford - family business, Chinese market & franchising

May 03 2023 72 mins  
In this new episode, Prof. Serden Ozcan and Gori von Hirschhausen from PwC Germany discuss with Gillian Drakeford, former Head of Global Retail Experience at INTER IKEA Group. She talks about her long career at IKEA and her role as a CEO in China, United Kingdom and Ireland . Gillian explains the company's biggest strategic and operational challenges and also looks at the company's

Mercedes Benz Group CFO Harald Wilhelm - Daimler carve out, going electric only & focus on luxury

Apr 12 2023 72 mins  
In this episode of Leading Corporate Transformation, Professor Martin Glaum of WHU and Gori von Hirschhausen of PwC Germany are joined by Harald Wilhelm, CFO of the Mercedes Benz Group. In their conversation about the fundamental changes within the In this episode of Leading Corporate Transformation, Professor Martin Glaum of WHU and Gori von Hirschhausen of PwC Germany are joined

Hensoldt AG CFO Christian Ladurner - market consolidation, working in defence & reestablishing as an AG

Feb 16 2023 66 mins  
In this new episode of Leading Corporate Transformation, Prof. Dr. Martin Glaum (WHU) and Gori von Hirschhausen (PwC) together with their guest Christian Ladurner, CFO of Hensoldt AG, talk about Hensoldt's operation model, business structure and product portfolio. Christian also answers the question of what challenges exist for a defence company like Hensoldt in the areas of supply

Breitling SA CFO Lars Kaestle - smart watches, increasing production cost & aviation branding vs. Sustainability

Jan 12 2023 55 mins  
To kick off the second season of Leading Corporate Transformation, Prof. Dr. Martin Glaum (WHU) and Gori von Hirschhausen (PwC) are joined by Lars Kaestle, CFO and Managing Director of Breitling. The three finance experts talk about the importance of strong brand positioning, Breitling's special approach to sustainability, and how the current geopolitical circumstances are affectin