Global Players

Global Players profiles some of the individuals that are acting as instruments of change on the global financial stage. With a focus on people in the news and influential decision makers, readers will be introduced to new perspectives on business and market developments through the lens of these global icons.

Meg Whitman The burden of expectations on Meg Whitman’s shoulders is heavy. Not only do the HP board and employees expect her to end the string of executive failures, but they also look to Whitman to provide the leadership that is key to the company’s turnaround strategy. Read more	John Key John Key dreamed of becoming the prime minister of his country, New Zealand, even before he turned ten. The former currency trader, brought up by his mother in a state house in Christchurch has indeed become the prime minister of New Zealand not just once but twice. Read more	James Albaugh After saving the revolutionary 787 Dreamliner project from the brink of disaster, Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, now has his eyes set on taking on Airbus's dominance in narrow-body jets with the new 737 MAX, as well as ensuring Boeing's continued leadership in the market for wide-body jets. Read more
Mariano Rajoy Mariano Rajoy takes over as the prime minister of Spain at a critical juncture in the European nation’s history. Unlike unelected technocrats in Greece and Italy, Rajoy and his party have the mandate of the Spanish people. Read more	Li Ka-Shing Li Ka-Shing landed in Hong Kong as a 12-year old penniless immigrant in 1940. Seven decades later, at 82, Li is Asia’s richest and most powerful businessman controlling two of the continent’s daring conglomerates. Read more	Mario Monti Mario Monti, an economist who is leading Italy’s technocrat government until the next scheduled elections in 2013, is considered a tough administrator, somebody who is not afraid to take unpopular steps. Read more