CEOs in Unchartered Territory

Pok Tzai Ming, Senior Executive Director of Strategy and Transactions, Ernst & Young

20-Sep-22 11:00

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Now that we’re transitioning into endemicity, CEOs around the region are shifting their focus from business preservation to business growth. Pok Tzai Ming from Ernst & Young joins to discuss how CEOs are using tools like mergers and acquisitions to boost capabilities in technology, talent and innovation, as well as ESG and sustainability strategies in their pursuit for growth.

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Categories: managing, Corporates, technology, entrepreneurs, SME

Tags: mergers and acquisitions, talent management, innovation, growth,

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