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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

CFO Corner: Q&A With Lamborghini’s Paolo Poma

Automobili Lamborghini's CFO Paolo Poma explains to Global Finance how his unusual career path from engineering to the C-suite prepared him to lead the company in an era of tighter credit conditions.

Executive Interviews

Taiwan: Strength Under Pressure

Leaders from the Central Bank of Taiwan (CBC) and five banks active on the island discussed post-Covid supply chain challenges, inflation, and tensions with ChinaduringGlobal Finance'srecent roundtable.

Features

Venture Capital After SVB: Q&A With Kearney’s Ben T. Smith IV

Ben T. Smith IV, a longtime Silicon Valley executive and currently head of the Communications, Media and Technology practice atKearney,speaks toGlobal Financeabout the post-SVB venture capital industry and the pace of innovation.

Executive Interviews

Continuous Growth: Q&A With Mashreq Bank Group CEO Ahmed Abdelaal

Ahmed Abdelaal, Group CEO of Mashreq Bank, speaks to Global Finance about preparations for COP28 and the possibility of a recession.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

In With The New: Q&A With BNP Paribas Wealth Management Middle East And Africa CEO Masroor Batin

Masroor Batin, CEO of BNP Paribas Wealth Management Middle East and Africa, speaks about changes in MENA banking and complementarity with local banks.

Features

Looking Ahead: Q&A With Commercial Bank Of Qatar CEO Joseph Abraham

Joseph Abraham, CEO of Commercial Bank of Qatar, discusses the bank’s implementation of ESG principles and the effects of digital banking on the industry.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

CFO Corner: Alicia Mondolo, Tenaris

Tenaris CFO Alicia Mondolospoke with Global Financeabout the changing role of the CFO.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

The ‘Go Anywhere’ Strategy: Q&A With Cook & Bynum Co-founder Richard Cook

Richard Cook, co-founder of Cook & Bynum, a value and long-term investor with $300 million AUM, talks about searching for undervalued assets and the “on-the-ground research” approach.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Lamborghini’s Best Year Ever, Again: Q&A With CFO Paolo Poma

Are luxury cars untouched by economic slowdown and inflation? The latest results from Italian luxury automaker Lamborghini suggests so.<span style="font-size: 14px;">CFO Paolo Poma believes the company can even improve its profitability, despite economic headwinds. Global Finance spoke with Poma—who has been managing director and CFO since 2017—when he recently visited New York.</span>

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Executive Interviews

CFO Corner: Q&A With Lamborghini’s Paolo Poma

Taiwan: Strength Under Pressure

Venture Capital After SVB: Q&A With Kearney’s Ben T. Smith IV

Continuous Growth: Q&A With Mashreq Bank Group CEO Ahmed Abdelaal

In With The New: Q&A With BNP Paribas Wealth Management Middle East And Africa CEO Masroor Batin

Looking Ahead: Q&A With Commercial Bank Of Qatar CEO Joseph Abraham

CFO Corner: Alicia Mondolo, Tenaris

The ‘Go Anywhere’ Strategy: Q&A With Cook & Bynum Co-founder Richard Cook

Lamborghini’s Best Year Ever, Again: Q&A With CFO Paolo Poma

Depositors Spooked: After Credit Suisse, Who’s Next? Q&A With Accelerate Financial Technologies CEO Julian Klymochko

The Struggle For The Future Of Computing: Q&A With Chris Miller, Author Of “Chip War”

Fighting Fraud: Q&A With Guidehouse’s Ellen Zimiles