Fast-tracked for management early on in his career at GE, Sylvain Mestrallet, E. 22, used his EMBA from HEC Paris to go from professional to powerhouse, developing the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to take worldwide responsibilities at work. After the program, he gained a better understanding of global markets, a more introspective and strategic… Continue Reading
For Jenni Toft, EMBA ’23, the question of whether to pursue executive management training was always a matter of where, not if, she would go. The Finnish-born-and-educated marketeer could always point to a track record of steady upward achievement. After learning about the marketing basics in her native Finland, she relocated to L’Oréal’s Nordic hub… Continue Reading
In today’s release of its ranking of the world’s top EMBAs in 2022, the Financial Times again placed HEC Paris among the world’s best programs. The newspaper’s annual shortlist of the world’s 100 best MBAs for executives is one of the most comprehensive standards of excellence in the industry. In this year’s installment, HEC Paris… Continue Reading
A glitzy punctuation mark on the end of an academic year marked by a gradual, heartening return to normal conditions, a school-wide three-day graduation ceremony saw the HEC Paris Classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022 descended upon Paris and Jouy-en-Josas to reconnect and to rejoice in all their accomplishments. Days for the EMBA’s Among them,… Continue Reading
Last week, Michelin Group CEO Florent Menegaux graced the stage at Bellon Auditorium along with a small panel that included representatives of each of the two HEC Paris MBA programs and EMBA Adjunct Professor Piers Cumberlege. Menegaux, a 25-year veteran of one the automotive industry’s most iconic firms, delivered a gripping treatise on steering the… Continue Reading
Having kicked off their program the middle of this month, the HEC Paris EMBA’s Class of 2023’s March track is well into the swing of their 15-18-month Executive MBA journeys. The 44-participant, heart-of-Paris-based track turned out nearly in full force. The intake hails from 24 different countries, with the three dominant industries represented in technology,… Continue Reading
Student Clubs are an integral part of any business school experience, HEC Paris MBA Programs is no different. Created and led by students, they offer opportunities for students to be proactive about pursuing their professional interests. This year, with collaboration across HEC Paris programs ramping up across the board, EMBA participants are lending their years… Continue Reading
“There’s nothing inherently new about the Metaverse– but it does signal the arrival of 3D for the mainstream.” Mike Pell, who helms the Microsoft Garage NYC, has been there, done that, when it comes to software. He’s been designing and coding since the dawn of the original Apple Macintosh in 1984. Among his calling cards… Continue Reading
After a lightning-quick 10 days, the Class of 2023’s January track wrapped up the first module of their 15-18 month EMBA journeys. The 64-participant track turned out nearly in full force, mostly in-person but also online, with all but 5 able to attend physically. The intake hails from 29 different countries, with 24% of the… Continue Reading
In a 2017 appearance on US business news network CNBC, Hubert Joly, then-CEO of American technology retail behemoth Best Buy, provided an inadvertent microcosm of his leadership effect and ethos. “We’ve become relevant again,” he beamed. It had been five years since his appointment as CEO. For the first time, Best Buy had been in… Continue Reading
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