Author’s acknowledgements

This book would not have been possible without the help – conscious or not – of all the fantastic leaders and individuals listed below. I had the great pleasure of working with and learning from them. Some of them very kindly agreed to be interviewed, to share their journey or simply to brainstorm their views of leadership with me and some have acted as role models or mentors over the years.

Jeremy BenthamVice President, Global Business Environment, Head of Scenarios Team, Royal Dutch Shell
Alain BlochDirector, HEC Entrepreneurs
Jeff BornsteinSenior Vice President, General Electric, Chief Financial Officer, GE Capital
Ruth CairnieExecutive Vice President Strategy and Planning, Royal Dutch Shell
Estelle ClarkGroup Business Assurance Director, Lloyd’s Register
Andrew L. CohenChief Executive Officer, JP Morgan Private Bank, Asia
Fred CrognaleDownstream Controller, Royal Dutch Shell
Rachel DenoonDirector, Compliance, Barclays
Stéphane DistinguinFounder, faberNovel
Michael DrexlerSenior Director, Head of Investors Industries, World Economic Forum, USA
Patrick DunneDirector Marketing and Communication and Marketing, 3i
Mercédes ErraFondatrice, BETC, Directrice Générale, Havas, Présidente Exécutive d’Euro, RSCG Worldwide
Antoine FirmenichPhD, Co-Founder, Alatus SA, Managing Director, Aquilus Pte Ltd
Emma FitzgeraldVice President Retail Network, Royal Dutch Shell
Guillaume GauthereauFounder, Totsy
Clara GaymardPrésidente Général Electric France
Wolfgang HafenmayerManaging Partner, LGT Venture Philanthropy
Camilla HartvigCountry President, Spain, AstraZeneca
Simon HillFounder and CEO, Wazoku
Venetia HowesPast Master, Worshipful Company of Marketors
Richard JoryGeneral Manager, Shell Markets (Middle East) Limited
Nigel KershawOBE, Chief Executive, Big Issue Invest, Group Chairman, The Big Issue Company
Philippe KalmbachFounder, Wine Source Group
Linda KromjongVice President, Labor Relations, International Deutsche Post DHL
Hervé Latard-BatonFinancial Services, Global Business Unit, Cap Gemini
Scott LawsonFounder, Sow Asia
Ning LiFounder, Made.com
Eric Lim Yew TouExecutive Director, Business Development Chemicals Limited, Far East
Gérard LopezFounder, Mangrove Capital, Partner-Owner, Lotus Formula One
Ruth Marshall-JohnsonFuture Consumer and Trend Development Consultant, WGNS
Alison MaitlandFormer Financial Times journalist and co-author of Future Work (2011, Palgrave Macmillan)
Sherene MetwallyDownstream LNG Finance Manager, Europe, Global Support, Royal Dutch Shell
Vincent MogePartner, Chief Executive Office, StormHarbour Securities, Singapore
Tobias NevinFounder, Everfeel
Sjoerd PostExecutive, Vice President Strategy, Downstream, Royal Dutch Shell
Alexandre de RothschildMember of Management Committee, Rothschild Merchant Banking
Tina RevsbechSenior Vice President, Torm A/S
Adam RitchieChief Economist, Royal Dutch Shell Trading and Shipping Company
Mary-Sue RogersFormer General Manager, Global Human Resources, Learning and Recruiting, IBM, currently General Manager, Talent2
Robert RozekExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Korn Ferry International
Farid SalemDirecteur Général, Delegue CMA-CGM
Scott SchenkelSenior Vice President Chief Financial Officer, eBay MarketPlaces
Marc SimonciniFounder, Meetic
Murray SteeleSenior Lecturer, Strategic Management, Cranfield School of Management
Ruth SunderlandAssociate City Editor, Daily Mail
Tan Chong MengChief Executive Officer, PSA International
Hans Van GelovenVice President Projects and Technology Division, Royal Dutch Shell
Nathalie de WachterGlobal Commercial Finance Director, AstraZeneca
Fields Wicker-MiurinOBE, Co-founder and Partner, Leaders’ Quest

Thank you all for your time – this book is also partially yours.

I would like to extend my gratitude to Serge H. Borg CDI EMEA Vice President Markets Development, Oddi Aasheim, Managing Director of Strategy Leadership and Performance (SLP Limited) and Laurent Choain, Chief Human Resources Officer for Mazars, for acting as my advisory board during the creation of this book. Thank you so much for your time, your generosity and helping me stay on course.

Many thanks to Andy Lopata for his great contribution to Chapter 8 – Andy, you are the best! Also to Sue Richardson for turning my writing into ‘plain English’.

A very special thank you to Anne-Laure – the indirect cause of all of this – Grégoire and Jean-Marc for so kindly opening their networks to me, and Fabien and Fabrice for sharing coffees, progress and giving me motivational boosts.

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