As the Vice President of Strategy Pricing & Interchange at Mastercard, Ana Maria Olaya Vargas epitomises reasoned and modern-day feminism, inspired by the mixing of cultures. Her journey has taken her from Bogotá to Paris, and indeed Audencia, where she earned a master’s degree in International Management.
Read MoreNot everyone is tempted to move halfway across the globe and start life again in a foreign country but it certainly was a decision that paid off for Annie. Let’s meet the international executive who tells us about her journey and why her granny-style trolley, her swimsuit and a healthy dose of adventurous spirit are some of its special features.
Read MoreAfter studying for her bachelor in The Netherlands with periods in Helsinki and Paris, before joining the International Master programme which took her to Nantes, Warsaw and Barcelona, Shirley declared she would never go back to live in her home town of Rotterdam in The Netherlands.
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Driven by the desire to learn and to put people first
At 36, Taghi has moved up the professional ladder with remarkable speed. At 21, when he was head of logistics for a firm specialising in luxury goods and design, the only way up was to take his CEO’s place.
Read MoreLike all Cambodian boys, Sorachna Honn was been raised to respect his elders and his teachers, to work hard and with integrity, to provide for his family and to remain humble and compassionate. Like many of them, he still embodies, at 40, the traditional Cambodian values, steeped in Buddhist traditions.
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