Vas Narasimhan
Newly appointed CEO of one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, he spent twelve hours stranded at Dublin Airport waiting for a Ryanair flight. He still tells the story of that afternoon.
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Kenta Kon
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Fernando Fernández
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