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Learn from leading business leaders directly in
their own words on how they have transformed their profits and growth
How is it possible to create a £3 billion value business in an over supplied competitive market by focusing on creating value for your clients? |
 Andy
Homer is one of the pillars of the UK insurance industry, with a career that
has included CEO at AXA Insurance UK, President of the Chartered Insurance
Institute and now Group Chief Executive of the Towergate Partnership - an
exciting growth business that is reshaping the provision of Insurance
services in the UK. The Towergate business has grown from a start-up to
become Europe’s largest independent, insurance business. In this interview,
Andy Homer (Group Chief Executive) describes the strategies behind the
success of Towergate’s growth. He also shares interesting insights about the
turnaround of AXA UK from losses of £100 million per annum to profitability.
We were pleased to be one of the key advisors in this success story.
TO LEARN MORE CLICK HERE to listen to
Bill Metcalf interviewing Andy Homer
(CEO - Towergate) , one of the UK’s most innovative thinkers in
Financial Services, on how he has helped reinvent the Insurance business for
the benefits of clients, insurers and shareholders.
How do you create substantial value even when your industry environment is turning hostile and your key customers are multi-billion dollar giants? |
 With
the ups and downs of the business cycle, every firm will eventually face the
challenge of growing value whilst industry conditions have become
increasingly hostile. Joe Ripp discusses how he addressed issues of
increasing cost effectiveness, revenue growth and client service in helping
a mid-sized ($450 million annual revenues business) become a more valuable
business.
TO LEARN MORE CLICK HERE to listen to
Bill Metcalf interviewing Joe Ripp on the value generating strategies
he deployed to create a 60% market premium at Dendrite International.
Turning around multiple international businesses operating at the leading edge of Technology innovation is about as complex as it gets. And yet how can it be done? |
 Businesses set out to make profits, managers swear by them.
It’s all too easy to have a situation where every business unit is
claiming it’s doing a great job, but when you add it up in totality you
are making serious losses and your cash life blood is rapidly draining away.
There are many great management methodologies and analytical
techniques you could apply, from simple to complex. If you are the CEO, CFO
or Business head, how do you get to grips with a business in need of a
fundamental turnaround and your financial systems are unable to describe to
you what’s really going on in your business?
Philip Rowley (President and CEO of AOL Europe) faced such a
difficult situation when he took on the challenges of turning around AOL
Europe – and who went on to achieve astounding results with his
management team.
TO LEARN MORE CLICK HERE to listen to
Bill Metcalf interviewing Philip
Rowley (Chairman – AOL Europe) on how he succeeded in taking AOL
Europe from losing over $600 million per annum to profitability within 3
years.
When market growth apparently died in your market sector – how do you reinvent yourself to create new compelling customer propositions? |
 Is competition killing you in your market sector – with
profits and growth evaporating before your eyes? Mature markets can get
over-crowded, leaving you to battle to the death with competitors for what
little value is left on the table. What can you do to turnaround your
situation?
Martin Toogood has enjoyed a glittering career in retail
including BHS, Habitat & Heals, ILVA through to CEO of B&Q PLC.
TO LEARN MORE CLICK HERE to listen to
Bill Metcalf interviewing Martin
Toogood, one of Europe’s leading CEOs in the Retail
sector, on how has created compelling propositions and businesses to excite customers across
Europe.
Is it now time for you to call Close Quarter? |
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how these proven approaches can apply to you then please contact us at
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