Laurent Attias is living proof that you don’t need to change companies to succeed. While he’s spent his entire career so far at Alcon, he’s also enjoyed a wide and diverse range of roles, in a range of markets – and that breadth of experience has been a key factor in his rise to the top. He’s also proof that a successful career trajectory doesn’t always follow a straight line, and sometimes a sideways or even downwards move can be the best investment in your learning, and yourself. ...

Markus has been in the workforce from a young age. He entered the workforce at 16, in the punch card era of IT. Since then he’s worked in a wide range of countries across a wide range of industries, from investment banking to consumer goods, media and now in life sciences.He’s spent much of his career in emerging markets, drawn by the positivity, ambition and willingness to learn in these regions that still excites him after almost thirty years. This podcast illustrates how Markus built...

Growing up in a business-owning family, where business was the main topic of conversation at the dinner table, it’s perhaps no surprise that Peter Goldschmidt is today a highly successful CEO. But more surprising is the path he took to get there. Rather than a business degree, Peter’s interest in what makes people tick saw him study sociology instead. Since beginning his working life as a market researcher, Peter has succeeded in a range of different roles across different geographies.&n...

Moving at a young age from Seoul, Korea to Cleveland, Ohio, Julie Kim often felt different. Much of her successful career and life has been shaped by that experience of being an outsider. As the only non-medical doctor in her family, she has also forged a different career path. She started her career in consulting, where the fast pace and opportunity to work on difficult, complex problems was a good fit for her intellectual curiosity. But despite her perception of the pharmaceutical industry ...

David Murray’s path to the top has had a myriad of twists and turns. Beginning in the Oil & Gas industry in his native Aberdeen, David then successfully transitioned into senior roles in a diverse range of industries from financial services to automotive and now life sciences. He has also made a successful transition from blue chip multinational companies to the very different challenges of the Private Equity sector. Throughout these different (sometimes unexpected) roles, David’s ca...