Business Chief Magazine September 2026 | Page 23

Emma Delaney JOB TO: CEO, OMV

Heidi O’ Neill

JOB TO: CEO, LULULEMON
The first female CEO in OMV’ s history, Emma arrives after more than 25 years at BP, with energy experience spanning West Africa, APAC and the Middle East. A key player in BP’ s net zero and customer initiatives, she now takes charge of the Austrian group’ s product and expansion strategies.
A leadership veteran with more than two decades across the fashion industry, Heidi will leverage her customer, marketing and management experience at Nike to help drive Lululemon’ s growth and cultural relevance. Additionally, she has served on the boards of Spotify, Skullcandy and Hyatt.

John Ternus JOB TO: CEO, APPLE

Neil Fiorentinos

JOB TO: CEO, BMW GROUP UK AND IRELAND
John joined Apple in 2001, out of hardware engineering, and helped develop some of its most iconic products, including the iPad, AirPods and several generations of iPhone. Tim Cook, now Executive Chairman, says John is the right person to lead Apple’ s future.
With existing knowledge of BMW’ s commercial operations, Neil applies three decades of international experience to the carmaker’ s UK and Ireland business, succeeding David George. Specialising in general management, emerging markets and sales strategies, and in the last 12 years has driven growth across Europe, Asia and Africa. businesschief. com
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