The Signium Interview Podcast

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Fascinating and insightful leadership interviews with some of Irelands top CEO's and business leaders.

  1. 11/13/2025

    Episode 14 - The Signium Interview with Imelda Hurley, CEO Coillte

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    41 min

  2. 11/13/2025

    Episode 13 - The Signium Q&A with Imelda Hurley, CEO Coillte

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    11 min

  3. 11/29/2024

    Episode 12 - The Signium Interview with Kenny Jacobs, CEO daa

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    39 min

  4. 11/17/2024

    Episode 11 - The Signium Q&A with Kenny Jacobs, CEO daa

    Kenny Jacobs - CEO, daa answers business leaders’ questions on managing stakeholder relationships in daa, tips and trips for C level roles and leadership mistakes, lessons learned for next world catastrophe and his ideal dinner party guests, among other things.

    29 min

  5. 02/07/2024

    Episode 10 - The Signium Interview with Ken Bowles, CFO Smurfit Kappa Group

    “It’ll be culture, it’s got to be about how do we blend the good bits of Smurfit Kappa with the good bits of WestRock” Ken Bowles, CFO of Smurfit Kappa Group,  shares his insights on the recent announcement of the merger with WestRock creating the world’s largest packaging company with combined revenue of circa $34bn, EBITDA of $5.5bn and circa 100,000 employees across 42 countries.  Among other things, he shares his thoughts on the importance of culture within an organisation, Smurfit Kappa’s purpose to create, protect & care for people and the environment, his longstanding passion for sustainability and who he would invite to the ultimate dinner party! A graduate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Ken holds a first class MBA from UCD. He was appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer of Smurfit Kappa in April 2016.  He previously served as Group Financial Controller and held a number of other senior financial roles in the Group since joining in 1994. A passionate advocate for sustainability and environmental responsibility, Ken plays a crucial role in aligning Smurfit Kappa's financial strategies with its sustainability goals.  Some of his notable career highlights include the take private in 2002 and the merger with Kappa Packaging in 2005. The newly minted Smurfit Kappa went public again, marking the largest IPO in the paper packaging sector in 2007.

    36 min

  6. 02/07/2024

    Episode 9 - The Signium Q&A with Ken Bowles, CFO Smurfit Kappa Group

    Ken Bowles, Group Chief Financial Officer, Smurfit Kappa Group answers business leaders’ questions on aligning the culture and governance of SKG with WestRock post-merger, as well as looking at IP (Intellectual Property) due diligence, artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainability & ESG within the organisation.

    15 min

  7. 11/29/2021

    Episode 8 - The Signium Interview with Aengus Kelly, CEO AerCap

    “Never run out of cash, never run out of nerve.”  Aengus Kelly, CEO and Executive Director of AerCap, the largest owner of commercial aircraft in the world, shares his insights on the importance of Ireland as a global aviation finance hub, the future of the aviation industry post COVID and his views on the challenges facing the aviation sector in the race towards a more sustainable planet. A Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and a Master’s in Accounting from University College, Dublin, Aengus was appointed Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of AerCap in 2011. He previously served as CEO of AerCap’s U.S. operations (2008-2011) and was AerCap's Group Treasurer (2005-2007). Aengus started his career in the aviation leasing and financing business with Guinness Peat Aviation(GPA) in 1998 and its successors AerFi in Ireland and debis AirFinance and AerCap in Amsterdam. Prior to this he spent three years with KPMG in Dublin.

    36 min

  8. 11/29/2021

    Episode 7 - The Signium Q&A with Aengus Kelly, CEO AerCap

    Aengus Kelly, CEO and Executive Director of AerCap, the largest owner of commercial aircraft in the world answers business leaders’ questions on whether AerCap and other aircraft lessors will play a more significant role in aircraft specification in the future; the development and use of eFuels in the airline industry; the impact on China’s demand for new aircraft and the Chinese government’s ban on purchasing aircraft from Boeing; and how AerCap addresses diversity, equity and inclusion within its organisation.

    8 min
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Fascinating and insightful leadership interviews with some of Irelands top CEO's and business leaders.

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  • Creator
    Signium Ireland
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
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