Wednesdays at 6:35 pm (repeats 9 am Saturdays) Pete Forster and François Clerc invite Swiss-based executives to offer insight into the upper echelons of corporate Switzerland and beyond. In the fast-paced business world, top managers frequently change jobs and you will find that some of our previously interviewed guests have moved on to new positions. Executive Life podcast feed Wednesdays at 6:35 pm (repeats 9 am Saturdays) Pete Forster and François Clerc invite Swiss-based executives to offer insight into the upper echelons of corporate Switzerland and beyond. In the fast-paced business world, top managers frequently change jobs and you will find that some of our previously interviewed guests have moved on to new positions. Executive Life podcast feed WRS WRS web@wrs.ch en Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:15:26 UT Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:35:58 GMT Big Medium 2.0.8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/index.shtml (C) WRS 2009 News & Politics no François Clerc visits the offices of Eaton Corporation, a global leader in power management that boasted sales of $13.7 billion in 2010. He chats with President of Europe, Middle East and Africa operations Yannis Tsavalas about his experiences in this major industry: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:00:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-yannis-tsavalas-eaton-corporation.shtml?28510 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18510 Programmes/Executive Life Daily Shows/The Wrap François Clerc talks to the Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Yves Daccord. They discuss the historical beginnings of this renowned organization, which began in 1863, and the defining moments that have recently shaped the face of the Red Cross and the world: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:00:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-yves-daccord-international-committe.shtml?28097 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18097 Programmes/Executive Life Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.icrc.org/ François Clerc speaks with Niculae Cantuniar, Vice President and Managing Director Carrier Business EMEA at Cable & Wireless Worldwide, about the ins and outs of the cable and wireless business: Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:44:05 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-niculae-cantuniar-vp-cable-wireless.shtml?27476 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17476 Programmes/Executive Life Daily Shows/The Wrap The ABB Group employs more than 130,000 in 100 different countries and is a global leader in power and transportation technologies. François Clerc talks to Jean-Luc Favre, CEO of ABB Sécheron, which specializes in railway transport: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:00:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-jean-luc-favre-ceo-of-abb-scheron.shtml?26954 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-16954 Programmes/Executive Life Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.abb.com/ François Clerc talks to IMD President Dominique Turpin about the history behind the renowned business school—the collaboration between Nestlé and Harvard Business School that started it all—and how it has maintained its reputation: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:00:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-dominique-turpin-president-of-imd.shtml?26483 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-16483 Programmes/Executive Life Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.imd.org/ François Clerc talks with François Gabella, the chief executive officer of LEM S.A, a small company based in Plan-Les-Ouates, in the canton of Geneva, with a global market for its specialized products. The company is a world leader in the production of electric current transducers, devices that are used in airplanes, cars, lifts and scanners, among other products:  Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:00:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-franois-gabella-ceo-of-geneva-based.shtml?26033 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-16033 Programmes/Executive Life Daily Shows/The Wrap François Clerc talks to Eric Leroyer, CEO for the medical technology start-up Endosense. The company has developed a special ablation catheter, a long tube used to surgically treat heart conditions with minimal invasion. Leroyer explains how he believes this innovation will make this procedure much more available to those in need, and how the company came to be: Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:00:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-eric-leroyer-ceo-endosense.shtml?24952 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-14952 Programmes/Executive Life Daily Shows/The Wrap Nine of the 10 most expensive boarding schools in Europe are in Switzerland, according to a Forbes magazine article. Most of them are in the French-speaking part of the country, and all of these schools are more expensive than Eton College in England. Clearly, independent education is a big business in Switzerland, but how did it become so important? WRS’s Pete Forster poses this question and others to Richard McDonald, headmaster of Aiglon College and outgoing chairman of Zurich-based SGIS, the Swiss Group of International Schools: Wed, 18 May 2011 17:00:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-headmaster-of-aiglon-college-richar.shtml?24683 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-14683 Programmes/Executive Life Daily Shows/The Wrap Polo Ralph Lauren is a leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products, including apparel, home accessories and fragrances. Since its inception more than 40 years ago, the brand has reached an increasing number of international markets. François Clerc talks to Brian Duffy, Polo Ralph Lauren’s group president for Europe and the Middle East, who says that even though he’s nearing the age of retirement, he doesn’t feel like slowing down: Wed, 11 May 2011 17:00:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-brian-duffy-polo-ralph-lauren.shtml?24580 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-14580 Programmes/Executive Life Daily Shows/The Wrap Dorian Selz is the entrepreneur behind Local.ch and was previously a partner with Namics, Switzerland’s largest web consultancy. He is now in the process of building up his current enterprise, Memonic.com. Selz believes that creativity can be fostered by using modern technology to radically open communications within a business.  WRS’s Pete Forster talks to Selz about ’virtual’ organizations, among other things: Wed, 04 May 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-dorian-selz-localch-and-memoniccom.shtml?24476 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-14476 Programmes/Executive Life Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.memonic.com/ http://www.local.ch/ François Clerc interviews Jean-Frédéric Dufour, the president and chief executive officer of Zenith, the high-end Swiss watch company based in Le Locle, in the canton of Jura. Dufour, an industry veteran who previously worked for Chopard and Swatch, begins by giving a potted history of the illustrious firm, which employs 200 people:   Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:00:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-spending-time-with-zenith-ceo-jean-.shtml?24353 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-14353 Programmes/Executive Life Daily Shows/The Wrap Every year, the Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne (EPFL) and the Institute for Young Entrepreneurs (IFJ) host a conference, called “Venture ideas @ EPFL,”. The gathering gives the public a chance to hear from successful entrepreneurs about their experiences and business philosophies. WRS’s Pete Forster speaks to the directors of IFJ about what they see as healthy prospects for new businesses in Switzerland. Forster also sits down with guest speaker Eduard Lambelet, one of the the founders of Paper.li, to find out if his company is going to be the next big thing in social networking: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:00:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-epfl-discusses-what-makes-a-great-e.shtml?24287 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-14287 Programmes/Executive Life Daily Shows/The Wrap http://vpiv.epfl.ch/page-59240-en.html http://paper.li/ Geneva is host to the 38th International Inventions Exhibition. WRS’s Pete Forster goes to look at some of the inventions on show, talk to their creators and hear about their plans for world domination. He also tracks down some of the exhibitors from previous years to discover how they have been faring, and speaks to the World Intellectual Property Organisation about the challenges of taking new ideas from “mind to market”: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-inventions-fair.shtml?24169 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-14169 Programmes/Executive Life Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.inventions-geneva.ch/cgi-bin/gb-exposants.php Over a billion people do not have access to clean drinking water around the world. However, is there a middle ground between NGO and business? Can one serve the world’s need for clean water and make a profit for shareholders? WRS’s Pete Forster speaks to Swiss water purifying innovator, Yves Ducommun who believes it can be done. Ducommon is the CEO of SwissINSO, a Lausanne-based company making Krystall water purification and desalination units: Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:00:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-yves-ducommun-swissinso.shtml?24047 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-14047 Programmes/Executive Life Daily Shows/The Wrap WRS’s Pete Forster talks to Roland Dominicé, CEO and founder of the Geneva-based microfinance funding firm, Symbiotics. According to Dominicé, the microfinance industry is worth an estimated 50 billion dollars and touches the lives 150 million low income households across the developing world. Potentially the poorest two or even three billion people on the globe might one day be clients of microfinance, so in his view the scope for growth is immense. Dominicé talks about the sometimes difficult balance of helping the poor and making money at the same time, and in particular, business in Bangladesh and India: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:00:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-roland-dominic-symbiotics.shtml?23930 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-13930 Programmes/Executive Life Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.symbioticsgroup.com/