The CEO Dialogue

Håkan Agnevall, President and CEO of Wärtsilä, talks to IMD President Jean-François Manzoni about transformation facing maritime and energy industries today.

Show Notes

As the chief executive of Wärtsilä, one of the world’s leading power technology and services providers for the maritime and energy industries, Håkan Agnevall has called on governments and companies to speed up decarbonization in these two sectors that account for roughly a third of the world’s carbon emissions.

Agnevall himself joined Wärtsilä as CEO in February 2021 from Volvo Buses, a subsidiary of the Swedish commercial vehicle maker where he was president for eight years. He took the helm at Wärtsilä at a unique time for the group, with a tough market situation heavily impacted by the pandemic.

In conversation with IMD President Jean-Francois Manzoni, Agnevall reflects on the multitude of demands placed on leaders of public companies and delves into the transformation facing maritime and energy industries today.

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What is The CEO Dialogue?

As President of the International Institute for Management Development - better known as IMD - Jean-François Manzoni has a direct line to some of the world’s most interesting and successful business leaders. In this new podcast, he shares that opportunity with you.In each episode, we’ll hear from a different CEO about the path that brought them to the C-suite, the insights they’ve gained at the top -- and the advice they’d like to pass on to the next generation.New episodes every other Thursday.