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Out of the 2 more high profile angmoh expat CEOs (wolfgang and bocker), looking at where they subsequently landed, its pretty obvious now who is the greater talent i suppose?

(17-08-2016, 06:20 PM)weijian Wrote: [ -> ]Out of the 2 more high profile angmoh expat CEOs (wolfgang and bocker), looking at where they subsequently landed, its pretty obvious now who is the greater talent i suppose?

Sorry where did Bockers go?

(17-08-2016, 06:20 PM)weijian Wrote: [ -> ]Out of the 2 more high profile angmoh expat CEOs (wolfgang and bocker), looking at where they subsequently landed, its pretty obvious now who is the greater talent i suppose?

don't see how you can draw any conclusion. Both of them probably do not need to work for money. we don't know what are the other options they had and the reason(s) they landed where they are.

(19-08-2016, 11:41 PM)touzi Wrote: [ -> ]

(17-08-2016, 06:20 PM)weijian Wrote: [ -> ]Out of the 2 more high profile angmoh expat CEOs (wolfgang and bocker), looking at where they subsequently landed, its pretty obvious now who is the greater talent i suppose?

don't see how you can draw any conclusion. Both of them probably do not need to work for money. we don't know what are the other options they had and the reason(s) they landed where they are.

Well, I don't (even) try to conclude that they do not need to work for money. 
I also don't know what other options they had, but i reckon they are rational folks looking for the best job since both are in the prime of their career, and don't try to 2nd guess any other reason(s).

Here's what i used to make the conclusion (Wolfgang is 1 and Bocker is 2)
- Period of "unemployment" --> (1) 11 months (Jul 15 to May 16), (2)  8 months (Jan 16 to Aug 16)
- Profile of company (Both are unlisted though) --> (1) CEO of an Asian regional cosmetic distributor, (2) CSO of an e-commerce startup in China

(17-08-2016, 06:42 PM)Greenrookie Wrote: [ -> ]

(17-08-2016, 06:20 PM)weijian Wrote: [ -> ]Out of the 2 more high profile angmoh expat CEOs (wolfgang and bocker), looking at where they subsequently landed, its pretty obvious now who is the greater talent i suppose?

Sorry where did Bockers go?

hi green rookie,
you can find it here: http://www.valuebuddies.com/thread-7689-...#pid131647

Maybe because I am not from the private sector, both are like sama sama to me.

But from the eyes of a pure "outsider" I prefer Wolfgang than Bockers anytime

(21-08-2016, 10:10 AM)Greenrookie Wrote: [ -> ]Maybe because I am not from the private sector, both are like sama sama to me.

But from the eyes of a pure "outsider" I prefer Wolfgang than Bockers anytime

Not surprising. When a person is being dragged (negatively) into a discussion on the career move of the CEO of another company, he must be quite unpopular.

SingPost strengthens collaboration with Alibaba in eCommerce logistics
* Completion of Alibaba’s investment of S$86.2 million for a 34 per cent stake in SingPost’s logistics subsidiary
* Regulatory approval obtained for Alibaba’s second investment of S$187.1 million to raise its stake in SingPost to 14.4 per cent

Standard & Poor's announcement on SingPost's credit rating

Singapore Post long-term corporate credit rating lowered to 'BBB+' from 'A-' on Higher Tolerance for Leverage; Outlook Stable.

The stable outlook reflects its expectation that after recent high spending and cost inflation, the company's debt-to-EBITDA ratio will stabilize below 2.5x by end March 2018.

Can someone share why alibaba is buying at 1.74 to be issued new shares ( dilution ) when it could just buy from the open market at 1.45 ( no dilution ).

I understand that she can get a large block of shares in this way BUT why pay so high still?

Is it to do with some takeover code or something ? Very puzzling