Chapter 8  Financial Value Drivers

Financial value drivers focus relentlessly on the financial worth of their business: “What’s the business worth today?”

Financial value drivers recognize that business metrics are essential, but what really keeps them awake is the group’s valuation and where the next value-accretive deal might come from. They understand the metrics of their industry and are often highly skilled in identifying value-enhancing corporate transactions or realizing value from portfolio disposals. Xstrata chief executive Mick Davis illustrates this type.



Extracted from The Secrets of CEOs, © Steve Tappin and Andy Cave, 2008