Alexander Gedat

Alexander has successfully grown brands for over two decades, until recently as the CEO of Marc O‘Polo. He currently builds on his extensive expertise in business strategy, sustainable growth and leadership to coach fashion brands in their brand development.

Advanced Board Reporting, or How Controlling Can Enable Supervisory Best Practice

16th January 2020Alexander GedatStrategyFinance, Strategy

Change is becoming the only constant. What does it take for supervisory boards and CFOs to keep up with time and new requirements of advanced board reporting?

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How to Steer Brand Growth with Supervisory Management

15th November 2018Alexander GedatStrategyStrategy

Shareholders can toy with their investment by placing friends and family on the supervisory board or appoint a team of experts who will challenge and coach executive management towards quality growth and profits.

More and more investors opt for the latter and this post reflects on a few good reasons why.

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Brand Development for the Future: Back to the Basics

23rd August 2018Alexander GedatStrategyBrand Stores, Branding, Strategy

Successful brand development relies on getting three key factors right: having a unique selling proposition (USP), working with the right people, and creating simple and lean processes.

The brand development has grown in sophistication, but also in complexity. Every one of the 20 odd years I’ve worked in this industry has made clearer what allows some companies to succeed and what others lack. New distribution channels and fashionable management philosophies notwithstanding, focusing on these three success factors is essential.

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