CEOs’ Panel: Boards of directors and shareholders in corporate transformation
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The 2025 IESE-ECGI Corporate Governance Conference was held on March 31, 2025, at IESE Business School’s Madrid campus, co-hosted by IESE and ECGI.
In the closing panel "CEOs’ Panel: Boards of Directors and Shareholders in Corporate Transformation", five leading European executives explore how boards and shareholders are redefining the architecture of corporate transformation. Moderated by Jordi Canals (IESE Business School), the panel brings together Rosa García (Exolum), Janina Kugel (Kyndryl, TUI, Swissport), Emmanuel Lagarrigue (KKR), Juvencio Maeztu (Ingka – IKEA), and Eloi Planes (Fluidra) for a high-level dialogue on steering companies through systemic disruption.
With experience across listed firms, private equity portfolios, family businesses, and foundation-led governance, the panelists share practical insights on:
- balancing short-term pressures with long-term transformation
- embedding AI, digital capability, and sustainability into strategy
- managing geopolitical volatility and regionalizing supply chains
- aligning family, institutional, and private equity shareholders
- building trust-based governance rooted in clarity of purpose
