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Thinking outside the box

November 1, 2006

Building success on talent and attracting the best resources to business families was the theme of this year’s 17th FBN Summit in Cannes. Suzy Bibko, reports back from another successful Summit where the Mayor of Cannes reminded us that dreaming big can pay off

Suzy Bibko is editor of Families in Business.

Building success on talent and attracting the best resources to business families was the theme of this year's 17th FBN Summit in Cannes. Suzy Bibko, reports back from another successful Summit where the Mayor of Cannes reminded us that dreaming big can pay off

Resilience and reincarnation

July 1, 2006

It would take more than a political uprising and a spate of bad fortune to dull the spirit and commitment of the Lopez family. Barbara Murray talks to chief executive Oscar about his father’s legacy, social responsibility and the ‘glue’ holding the Lopez family together

Barbara Murray is director of Family Business Solutions UK.

It would take more than a political uprising and a spate of bad fortune to dull the spirit and commitment of the Lopez family. Barbara Murray talks to chief executive Oscar about his father's legacy, social responsibility and the 'glue' holding the Lopez family together

"The Lopez family business, or the Lopez Group as we are referred to in our home country," says chief executive Oscar Lopez (pictured), "is never far from my consciousness".

Going public – in private

July 1, 2006

Suzy Bibko is editor of Families in Business.

Marilyn Monroe once said, "A career is born in public, talent in privacy". Interesting words to mull over in the context of family business, where both careers and talent are expected to be born and honed in privacy. But what happens when the family firm goes public?