Helen Alexander, CBE has had a remarkable career in publishing (The Economist), is currently president of the CBI, non-executive director of Centrica and Rolls Royce plc, as well as trustee of the World Wide Web Foundation.
She was awarded a CBE for services to publishing in 2004. This week, I'll talk to industry veterans who are going to SES London or SES New York for the Nth time. So, the first timers can skip this post.
Her business career has seen her rise through the ranks of publishers Faber and Faber, The Economist Group where she increased the company's operating profit by 75 percent and culminated in her being awarded the CBE for services to publishing in...