Wednesdays at 9:30 am (repeats 9 am Saturdays) Pete Forster with François Clerc invite Swiss-based executives to be our tour guides into the upper echelons of corporate Switzerland and beyond. Executive Life podcast feed Wednesdays at 9:30 am (repeats 9 am Saturdays) Pete Forster with François Clerc invite Swiss-based executives to be our tour guides into the upper echelons of corporate Switzerland and beyond. Executive Life podcast feed WRS WRS web@wrs.ch en Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:30:07 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 Olivier Kunz, head of Corporate HR at Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Ferring is a major player in the field of peptide use in medicine. It has offices in 47 countries and some 3,800 employees globally. WRS’s Pete Forster spoke to him about the challenges of competing for talent. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:00:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-olivier-kunz-ferring-pharmaceutical.shtml?19689 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9689 Programmes/Executive Life Pete Forster and François Clerc talk the business of sport with Chris McSorley, coach and manager of the Geneva Servette Ice Hockey club. When he joined them in the 2000 season they were a B league team. This year they almost won the A league. McSorely explains why discipline and team playing are the key qualities he looks for when building a successful team. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:15:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-chris-mcsorley.shtml?19580 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9580 Programmes/Executive Life Dr. Hamadoun Touré, Secretary General of the International Telecommunications Union, talks to Pete Forster and François Clerc about growing up in the deserts of Mali, being educated in the Soviet Union and traces his path from a successful private sector career to heading up a major international institution.   Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:15:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-dr-hamadoun-tour-itu.shtml?19470 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9470 Programmes/Executive Life http://www.itu.int/en/OSG/Pages/biography.aspx Jose Lorente is the European head of O-I. Each year they produce 30 million tons of glass containers in 78 factories spread over 22 countries. He is responsible for some 8,000 employees and told WRS’s Pete Forster and François Clerc about the delicacy of dealing with the internal culture of a huge international organization: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:15:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-jose-lorente-owens-illinois.shtml?19376 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9376 Programmes/Executive Life Zenith CEO Jean-Frédéric Dufour explains why his first job in Hong Kong changed the way he thinks about what is possible in business and reveals that his career in the watch industry started at a dinner party: Topics: swiss watches Wed, 26 May 2010 09:02:47 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-jean-frdric-dufour-zenith.shtml?19197 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9197 swiss watches Programmes/Executive Life WRS’s Pete Forster and François Clerc speak with Raanan Zilberman, CEO of Edens Springs, Europe’s leading bottled water provider: Wed, 19 May 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-raanan-silberman-edens-springs.shtml?19125 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9125 Programmes/Executive Life WRS’s Pete Forster and François Clerc speak with Pedro Simko, Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi Switzerland about how his name got attached to the infamous ad agency: Wed, 12 May 2010 07:55:27 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-pedro-simko-saatchi-saatchi.shtml?19031 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9031 Programmes/Executive Life WRS’s Pete Forster and François Clerc speak with IATA CEO Giovanni Bisignani about a career as an international executive that’s had him rubbing shoulders with a veritable who’s who of the business world—and the qualities it takes to be a “change agent” in an organisation like IATA.  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:20:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-giovanni-bisignani-iata.shtml?18631 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-8631 Programmes/Executive Life Daily Shows/The National You name it, the ISO has had a hand in it, be it the MP3 in your sound system to the credit card you used to buy it. WRS’s Pete Forster and François Clerc go inside with CEO Rob Steel: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:45:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-rob-steel-international-standards-o.shtml?18491 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-8491 Programmes/Executive Life Pete Forster and François Clerc pay a visit to Richard Riley, head of Yahoo! Europe, Middle East and Africa: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:45:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-rich-riley-yahoo.shtml?18407 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-8407 Programmes/Executive Life Pete Forster and François Clerc cross over to executive heights in the world of public service to speak to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations in Geneva: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-sergei-ordzhonikidze-united-nations.shtml?18327 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-8327 Programmes/Executive Life Daily Shows/The Wrap What does it take to bring a new car from idea to reality? Pete Forster speaks with one man who makes it happen: Pierre Loing, Vice President of Product Strategy and Planning at Nissan. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:00:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-pierre-loing-nissan.shtml?18219 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-8219 Programmes/Executive Life Pete Forster and François Clerc speak to Charly Saulnier, European President of Parker Hannifin. If its big and it  moves its likely to have a component from Parker Hannifin inside it as they are the biggest global player in the motion and control business.  Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-charly-saulnier-parker-hannifin.shtml?17283 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-7283 Programmes/Executive Life Pete Forster and François Clerc invite Ed Marsh, Head of Talent and Organisation Development at Nestlé for a chat. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:20:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-ed-marsh-nestl.shtml?17004 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-7004 Programmes/Executive Life Pete Forster and François Clerc meet Gerard Vittecoq, Group President of Caterpillar for a chat that takes in the reality of recession realities, sustainable devlopment and why it helps to be lucky in business. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/executivelife/executive-life-gerard-vittecoq-caterpillar.shtml?16858 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-6858 Programmes/Executive Life