FOREWORD W elcome to the May Issue of the Europe edition of Business Chief Europe ! On the cover of this month ’ s magazine , Yorkshire Building Society ’ s COO and Executive Director , Stephen White , discusses agility and innovation within the firm ’ s operations – complete with exclusive video content .
“ YBS has been around for over 150 years , and
I want to make sure it ’ s around for the next 150 years ,” says White . “ Therefore , we have to evolve .” In order to evolve , YBS has developed an innovation centre which takes pride of place within the business .
Business Chief also talks to the cofounder and Chief Procurement Officer at Denmark ’ s Tradeshift about its marketplace concept that works beyond the regular limits of procureto-pay .
Stephen White , Yorkshire Building Society
AB InBev , Accenture , CBRE , DNB , ERGO , and Paddy Power Betfair all feature in this month ’ s edition , with features regarding sustainability , procurement and digital transformation . This month ’ s City Focus looks at all Düsseldorf has to offer for business . The city ’ s award-winning architecture and the manufac- turing industry define the capital of Germany ’ s most populous state . For
May ’ s top 10 , Business
Chief looks at Europe ’ s top 10 Universities to study a Master of Business Administration .
Enjoy the issue ! Sophie Chapman
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