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The Q4 2012 FDE breakfast briefing in Stockholm saw Peter Wallin, group CFO of Skanska, highlight how the construction giant is growing profitably and maintaining capital efficiency in a climate...
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Fleets ahead: driving cost-efficient fleet management Any large enterprise that operates a fleet of vehicles is looking to minimise its travel budget, and the finance function has a key role to play in that effort. Jim Banks talks to Holger Wiegand...
Skanska: Hardworking capital Peter Wallin, group CFO of construction and development giant Skanska and the keynote speaker at FDE’s December breakfast briefing, talks about why cash management and risk mitigation are...
Pfizer: Cut through the complexity of fleet management Technologies such as videoconferencing have reduced the need for corporate travel, but many companies still maintain large vehicle fleets across many countries, and face pressure to drive...
European business aviation heads east Private and business jet travel may have experienced some turbulence since the recession began, but as Fabio Gamba, head of the European Business Aviation Association, tells FDE, companies are...
Connecting cantons and managing mobility – Swisscom A pioneer in the field of corporate mobility management, Swisscom incentivises sustainable modes of transport, embraces teleworking and has even developed its own in-car technology. Nigel...
Pace of change: Pernod Ricard looks east for inspiration With sales topping €8 billion and ambitious plans to extend its reach still further into emerging Asian markets, French drinks giant Pernod Ricard continues to defy the global economic...
Upstream thinking provides a flood of ideas South West Water is changing the culture of improving the quality and quantity of the water it provides, and the finance team played a significant part in making the supply cheaper and...
The bigger picture: the CFO as business partner Heading the finance team in a large organisation means not only knowing the numbers, but also how they impact key business decisions. Jim Banks talks to Edward Parsons of APCO Worldwide about...
20 years of FDE (and counting) What were you doing 20 years ago? We remember it like it was yesterday. 1992 was a fascinating year in which to launch a financial magazine, with the Maastrict Treaty signed, the UK withdrawing...
A Schulman: Shaking up shared services When Patrick Speek was appointed the EMEA finance director at A Schulman in 2010, the challenge he faced was how to go about driving a successful change programme in a mature and stable...
