INSEAD Family Business
Family businesses are the backbone of economies around the world comprising the majority of all companies, 70% of global GDP and 60% of global employment. We explore the stories, challenges, and successes of global family businesses and the people behind them. Join editor & host Martin Roll as his featured guests share their inspiring stories and insights about the diversity of topics that matter most for the long-term management and success of family businesses across generations. Martin Roll is a Distinguished Fellow at the INSEAD Wendel International Centre for Family Enterprise and a global family business & family office expert. He is a Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company focusing on global family business & family office topics. The podcast aims to inspire family business leaders, professionals, and the next generations on how to build and foster the long-term success, legacy, and impact of family businesses. Topics will also include governance, leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation, family office, business in society and more. Read more about us: INSEAD Business School
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Keyth Pisani is the second generation of the family enterprise Corinthia Group, which is a leading international hotel developer, investor, and operator.
It was founded in Malta in 1962 when Keyth’s father Alfred Pisani opened a restaurant.
The family developed the restaurant into a hotel in 1968, and the Corinthia hospitality and real estate portfolio has expanded internationally since then.
Today, the holding company's over...
Timothy Cosulich is the sixth generation of the family enterprise Fratelli Cosulich Group, which was founded in Italy in 1857.
For several generations, the company has been a major player in many industries and sectors.
Today, the activities span more than 15 business units, 133 companies, and employ around 3000 people worldwide.
Fratelli Cosulich Group has a fascinating history and heritage, and is one of Europe’s legacy fam...
Séverine Mulliez and Séverine Tapié-Mulliez are cousins and members of the Mulliez family - one of the largest French business families known for their entrepreneurial spirit and culture.
The family controls the sportswear retail brand Decathlon, hypermarket chain Auchan and Leroy Merlin, a home improvement and gardening retail brand – to name just a few of the companies that you may have heard about.
Séverine and Séverine play act...
Julien Firmenich is the founder and CEO of Anaïs Ventures. It is a financial investment company incorporated in 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Anaïs Ventures manages a portfolio of direct investments in public and private companies across a variety of sectors.
Before Anaïs Ventures, Julien Firmenich worked for 15 years for Firmenich.
Firmenich was founded by Julien’s Great-Grandfather as a start-up in a garage in Geneva in 1895. It g...
Priscilla de Moustier is part of the Wendel family, and CEO of the family holding Wendel-Participations with 1300 family shareholders, created in 1871.
Founded in the Lorraine region in the east of France in 1704, the Wendel Group developed its business over more than 300 years including 270 years in iron and steel.
Wendel later turned its focus to long-term investing, establishing itself as a pioneer in private equity.
Today it is...
Mélanie Boissier is the fourth generation of their family enterprise Les Vignobles Boissier which was founded in France by her great-grandfather in 1946.
For 4 generations, the company has been a passionate and dedicated player in the French wine industry.
The company has a rich history and legacy and offers a wide range of products.
The fourth generation is now represented by Mélanie Boissier and her brother.
Linda Wes is the third generation of the family enterprise, Bons & Evers Group which was founded by her grandfather and 3 co-founders from another family in the Netherlands in 1949.
For 3 generations, the company has been a player in the non-ferrous metals industry.
The company has a rich history and legacy with extensive experience and expertise in hot forging and the machining of aluminium, brass, and copper alloys.
In 2019, ...
Lara Botta is the third generation of her family enterprise Botta EcoPackaging which was founded in Italy by her grandmother in 1947.
For 3 generations, Botta EcoPackaging has been a major player in the packaging industry. The company has a rich history and legacy and offers a wide range of corrugated cardboard and similar products.
The third generation is now represented by Lara Botta and her brother based in Milan, Italy.
Marie and Valentine Barbier-Mueller are the third generation of their family enterprise Société Privée de Gérance which was founded in Geneva by their grandfather in 1960.
For 3 generations, the company has been a major player in the real estate market in French-speaking Switzerland.
Backed by its rich history and the expertise of its 230 employees, the company offers a wide range of specialized real estate services from rental man...
Annette Brüls is a senior executive with more than 20 years of experience in the medical device industry, and she has been the CEO of Medela since 2018.
Medela is a global medical device company from Switzerland. It was founded in 1961 as a family company. Medela is still family-owned with Michael Larsson, the founder’s son, as the chairman of the board.
Annette Brüls is a non-family CEO in a family business, and also serves as a n...
Sylvie Khau is the third generation of her family enterprise L’Excellence Diamond which was founded in Cambodia in 1950.
The company has a rich history, legacy, and unique heritage, encompassing all aspects of a precious gemstone’s journey: from gem mining, wholesale, to jewellery crafting in the tradition of fine French artisanship.
The third generation is now represented by Sylvie Khau and her sister Sophie Khau. They are based i...
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