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Andrew joined TVS in 2013 and was appointed CEO Europe in September 2014 following a successful career as a Managing Director within a range of organisations from large international PLC’s to medium-sized privately owned companies. Andrew’s role has recently been expanded to include North America. TVS Supply Chain Solutions is a global provider of world-class,

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Stephen has been Group Chief Executive at The Vitec Group since 2009. Vitec is a leading global provider of premium branded products and solutions to the fast moving and growing “image capture and content creation” market. Customers include broadcasters, independent content creators, photographers and enterprises. Vitec employs around 1,800 people across the world in 13 different countries. 

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Guest blog from Sharon Curry – Partner, Trusted Executive Foundation:-

What brings on a personal crisis of trust?  It can happen in childhood, a careless parent, friend or worse.  Or in the teenage years, a vulnerability shared and betrayed.  It could come from a personal or professional naivety or a bad business experience.

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John has been with the FT Group for more than 30 years in both editorial and executive positions. Under his stewardship, the FT has expanded its global operation and developed its channels, gaining a wide reputation for boldness and innovation. The FT Group provides a broad range of business information,

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They say that the Chinese symbol for the word crisis is the same as that for the word opportunity. They are two sides of the same coin. In reviewing the results from the 2019 Edelman Global Trust Barometer, you can sense a shift from trust as a crisis,

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The Sureserve Group employs over 2,300 people, delivers award-winning projects across the UK in building, improving, maintaining and developing buildings and services for social housing, schools and colleges. The company generates annual revenues of £299.5m. In this interview, The Group CEO, Bob Holt OBE, talks about the importance of trust as the foundation for strong leadership to help businesses recover from past failure.

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Ciaran was appointed UK Managing Director of CBRE in January 2013. CBRE offers a broad range of integrated services, including facilities, transaction and project management. Ciaran played rugby for London Irish for ten years as a back row and professionally for three years. In this interview, Ciaran talks about his beliefs about trust as a sportsman and as a business leader,

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Peter was elected as Hill Dickinson’s first CEO in 2016 having been Managing Partner since 2006. Hill Dickinson is an international commercial law firm with more than 840 people, including 175 partners and legal directors. The firm acts as a trusted adviser to businesses, organisations and individuals across the world and from a wide range of market sectors.

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Howard was appointed Chief Executive of BSI Group in January 2009.  He has played a leading role in developing a new generation of standards to help organizations become better governed and more responsible.  In 2017, for the 18th consecutive year, BSI achieved record revenue of £473m and an operating surplus of £59.5m.

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Andrew Selley is the CEO of Bidfood UK who are a leading foodservice wholesale distributor and the preferred supply partner for over 60,000 customers across the UK. Andrew is also a Commissioner on the RSA’s Food, Farming & Countryside Commission. In this interview with the Trusted Executive Foundation,

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