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Peter Vanham

Peter Vanham is Editorial Director, Leadership, at Fortune, based in Geneva, Switzerland. He writes about the global economy, sustainability, stakeholder capitalism, and ESG. He contributes to CEO Daily.

Exclusive: Hudson stores operator Avolta becomes first foreign company to open duty-free shops in Mainland China in 26 years

Exclusive: Hudson stores operator Avolta becomes first foreign company to open duty-free shops in Mainland China in 26 years

By Peter VanhamDecember 17, 2025

Jesper Brodin, chief executive officer of Ingka Holding BV, on the opening day of the new Ikea Oxford Street store in central London, UK, on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Does the UN need to be run like a business? Ikea CEO Jesper Brodin may get the chance

By Peter VanhamOctober 23, 2025

How high-cost Switzerland stayed a manufacturing powerhouse in the offshore era

How high-cost Switzerland stayed a manufacturing powerhouse in the offshore era

By Peter VanhamOctober 2, 2025

Jesper Brodin, CEO of the Ikea Group, stands in a showroom.

Inside IKEA’s CEO succession plan: a lengthy listening tour and a handover that will take months

By Peter VanhamSeptember 3, 2025

“Decarbonization is not just a climate plan, it is an economic strategy.” Why European competitiveness hinges on homegrown power

“Decarbonization is not just a climate plan, it is an economic strategy.” Why European competitiveness hinges on homegrown power

By Peter VanhamAugust 5, 2025

Photo: Patrice Louvet, chief executive officer of Ralph Lauren Corp., following an interview in London, UK, on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Louvet said demand for its signature clothing such as cable-knit sweaters remains strong, even as the fashion industry is buffeted by tariffs and an economic slowdown. Photographer: Jaimi Joy/Bloomberg via Getty Images

How the CEO of Ralph Lauren got the company through the ‘boiled frog phenomenon’ of going too wide, too cheap

By Peter VanhamJuly 21, 2025

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a press photo prior to a meeting with Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic at the EU headquarters on May 20, 2025 in Brussels.

Europe’s corporations enter new era of cooperation with E.U. to bolster competitiveness against the U.S. and China

By Peter VanhamJuly 7, 2025

L’Oréal’s CEO is betting on radical innovation in the age of AI

L’Oréal’s CEO is betting on radical innovation in the age of AI

By Peter VanhamJune 12, 2025

Nicolai Tangen, chief executive officer of Norges Bank Investment Management

Norges Bank Investment Fund’s Nicolai Tangen says this year ‘has been surprisingly not terrible’

By Peter VanhamMay 1, 2025

Dollar bills

The truth about the dollar’s decline: ‘You’ll either have to raise prices, or lower profits’

By Peter VanhamApril 25, 2025

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang holding an Nvidia GPU chip used for AI applications.

How CEOs should deal with Trump—even if it means ‘vaporware’ announcements

By Peter VanhamApril 16, 2025

US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak to the press as they stand next to a Tesla vehicle on the South Portico of the White House.

‘You wouldn’t invest in the U.S. now’: Foreign CEOs are finding it impossible to plan around Trump’s tariffs

By Peter VanhamApril 8, 2025

Photo: Marco Buti, director-general for Economic and Financial Affairs at the European Commission, arrives for a dinner during the Jackson Hole economic symposium, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, in Moran, Wyoming, U.S., on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. The world's two most powerful central bankers on Friday delivered back-to-back warnings against dismantling tough post-crisis financial rules that the Trump administration blames for stifling U.S. growth. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Marco Buti: Europe’s defense spending is a move towards ‘strategic autonomy’ from the U.S.

By Peter VanhamMarch 24, 2025

Photo: Andreas Schierenbeck CEO Hitachi Energy.

How Hitachi hedges against a global trade war

By Peter VanhamFebruary 6, 2025

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The Insider’s Guide to Davos

By Peter VanhamJanuary 16, 2025

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