The Breakfast Grille

On the Breakfast Grille, Raj Lorenz the Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of GHL Systems. He discusses the electronic payment infrastructure business and how GHL Systems is structured around three core business segments: shared services, solutions services and transaction payment acquisition. Raj also talks about the company's return to the black and why he believes the turnarou...

Rod Young, Global Chairman and CEO of Cartridge World discusses on the Breakfast Grille: -- Cartridge World’s business model of refilling and remanufacturing printer cartridges -- quality control  -- possibility of diversifying -- his response complaints that remanufactured cartridges leak -- margins in this business -- moving with technology developments -- expansion plans and how Cart...

WTO braces for leadership race AFP March 31, 2013 The World Trade Organisation is bracing for the start of the race to lead the body that polices the rules of global commerce, a unique contest in the often-opaque sphere of international diplomacy. From April 2nd, the 158 WTO member states will start cutting a field of nine candidates for the post of director general, whose main task is to revive l...

On the Breakfast Grille, Henrietta Lovell the founder and director of The Rare Tea Company discusses how she left behind a successful career in corporate finance to start the company, sourceing fine hand-crafted teas across the world’s most remote estates direct from farmers and their tea gardens. She talks about how businesses can be both profit driven and socially conscientious and draws p...

In his book "Habit: the 95% of Behaviour Marketers Ignore", Dr Neale Martin a consumer behaviour expert debunks marketing myths that it's customer satisfaction and advertising creativity that drives buying decisions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malindo Air's CEO Chandran Rama Muthy comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the latest airline to take to the skies in Malaysia. Part of Indonesia's Lion Group, Malindon says what makes it different from the rest is that it is a "hybrid" airline, which offers low cost carrier fares but with full cost carrier frills. However, the landscape has remained tough for the airlines and the task is f...

CLIQ Energy CFO En Kamarul Baharin Albakri discusses:  - Reasons behind news reports of termination from role as CEO of Petra Energy;  - Track record in finance-related oil and gas;  - Quantum raised - Identity of placees;  - Portion of company owned by management;  - Initial investors - price paid - issues; - Management fee? -- Annual amount paid to management; ...

Tim Andriesen, Managing Director for Agricultural Commodities at Chicago Mercantile Exchange, discusses:  - Revenue model;  - Extent of business;  - SEA relevance, local commodities and the USD Palm Oil futures contract - lack of takeup - Ringgit CPO Futures contract is still more popular - issues;  - Sophistication in US market - SEA as a nascent but huge market - issues;&nbsp...

Roberto Verganti, Professor of Management of Innovation at Politecnico di Milano, and author of the book Design Driven Innovation, tells how to change the rules of competition by finding new meanings through product and service design. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

George O'Grady, the Chief Executive of the European Tour, discusses:  - Primary business model;   - Updated number of tournaments - total prize money;  - Contrast with the much richer PGA Tour - issues;  - Tournament venues - who decides where - when - etc;  - China - growing presence - WGC Shanghai -- issues - credibility - ranking points;  - Middle East Unrest - pla...

On the Breakfast Grille, Hussain Najadi the chairman and CEO of Arab Investments for Asia Kuwait Limited Group (AIAK). He talks about his rebellious youth in Bahrain: from the setting up the Bahraini Liberation Front (BLF), to staging one of the first street demonstrations in Bahrain, that culminated in him being expelled from the Kingdom. On his work in Malaysia, Najadi explains why he sold his s...

Daya Materials Bhd's group CEO Datuk Mazlin Junid comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the group's prospects and how it intends to stand shoulder to shoulder with the bigger players in the group. He talks about: - Daya Materials four year plan to reach RM1 billion in revenue by 2015, but addresses the fact that revenue for FY2012 actually came in lower year-on-year although margins improved...

Dr Mark Mobius, Executive Chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, talks on the Breakfast Grille about his view on the current run of the markets and how he expects it to play out in the coming months. In the interview he also talks about:  - About the current movements in the US markets; - Prospects in Latin America, which is the US' third largest trading partner, whose economy is on th...

On the Breakfast Grille, Naeem Shahab the chairman and CEO of Philips Group of Companies in Malaysia, explains the three main businesses: Lighting, Healthcare and Consumer Lifestyle He also discusses: -- potential for growth within each of the business lines -- the focus on health and wellness, going forward -- the Philips Lumileds facility in Penang and the potential for more investment in Malays...

Affin Fund Management Berhad CEO Datuk Mohamad Ayob Abu Hassan discusses:  - AUMS - reasons behind relatively small size;  - LTAT: Mandates - whether over-dependence;  - Performance - Targets - methodology; - Distribution? Agency workforce - branches;  - Products innovation - rollout plan;  - Target market? Malay / rural savings - Institutionals - non-Islamic market;&...

On the Breakfast Grille, Hansgrohe Prvt Ltd's MD KC Lee, which overseas the operations in Southeast Asia, talks about the companuy's growth prospects in emerging markets while remaining true to its "Made in Germany" brand. The company is best known in the sanitation space, with a product range that includes showers, taps and bathroom fixtures, and in 2011, the German parent registered a revenue of...

On the Breakfast Grille, Yuri Wahab the managing director of Cisco Systems (Malaysia) explains the 'Internet of Everything' and what it means for all of us. He also discusses: -- the Malaysian business and the wide portfolio of its products and services -- the Malaysian infrastructure and the coming rollout of 4G-LTE -- growing Cisco's presence in the SME/SMB market -- the SME/SMB mentality: price...

Travis Atkinson, the CEO of AmGeneral Isurance Bhd, talks on the Breakfast Grille on life post the RM1.67 billion acquisition of Kurnia. He talks about the challenges the insurance sector faces and how the company intends to growh going forward. He also addresses: - The teething problems that come with merging two insurance entities. He talks about changing mindsets and how the bring in both entit...

MGPA Head of Asset Management-Asia, Hugh Andrew discusses: - Story behind inception - James Quille - management buyout of Lend Lease Corporation's Global Property Investment fund unit in February 2004 - early stage PE tumult of fundraising - track record - cashflow; - AUMS - Asia / Europe footprint - breakdown; - Identity investors - time frame for holding - retention rates - 're-ups'; - Broad PE...

On the Breakfast Grille, Soren Ravn the managing director of Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd discusses: --  the company's FY12 results --  its dividend payout ratio --  improving production efficiency and product mix outlook for 2013 --  brand equity update and competition --  in-house brewing --  the performance of its latest imported premium beer: Somersby Apply Cide...

SGX-listed Super Group Ltd's Darren Teo, who heads Group Corporate Strategy & Business Development, comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the group's prospects in the highly competitive FMCG space. The group however, recently posted a good round of results where net profit grew by 27.7% to SG1810.4 million. He talks about - What will continue to drive the group's prospects in their key m...

Andrea Illy shares his passion for the family's eponymous coffee brand, and his distribution strategy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Breakfast Grille, His Excellency Miles Kupa, the Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia, discusses: --  the Malaysia-Australia relationship, especially in trade and economic co-operation --  the newly effective Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (1st Jan 2013) and  opportunities under the FTA --  Independent Senator Nick Xenophon's deportation from Malaysia on gro...

Munchy's Group's CEO CK Tan comes on the Breakfast Grille to talk about the current course of the group, which is best known as a manufacturer of biscuits, and how it intends to hold on to its market share of about 20%. According to published statistics, the value of the biscuit market in Malaysia is worth around RM1 billion per annum. He also talks about - How they are hoping to see double digit...

Tune Ins Holdings Bhd CEO Peter Miller discusses:  - IPO - lukewarm market -- election jitters - whether misgivings - issues;  - Institutional ownership - details;  - IPO proceeds - 'strategic investments' - details - valuations - prospects;  - Dividend payout ratio - visibility;  - Online: strategy;  - Conventional: strategy;  - Managing differing insurance 'eth...