BizCliks October 2025 Power List: Leaders Shaping Global Industries
BizClik's October Power List Highlights Visionary Leaders Transforming Global Industries - From Schneider Electric to Google Cloud and EcoLab
From sustainable building transformations to AI-powered enterprise solutions, this month’s BizClik Power List celebrates eight leaders featured across our portfolio of global B2B brands. Each has delivered measurable impact in sectors including sustainability, supply chain, procurement , data centres, fintech, technology, and AI.
These executives are redefining the way we live, work, and connect - proving that innovation, leadership, and purpose can deliver results that matter for businesses, customers, and communities alike.
Explore the Power List below and read their exclusive interviews.
Schneider Electric’s CSO Esther Finidori featured in Sustainability Magazine Issue 58
Esther Finidori leads Schneider Electric’s global sustainability strategy, turning ambitious targets into measurable action across energy transition, circular economy and corporate citizenship. She also leads this month's issue, as the front cover star.
“We want to be helping them to build the capabilities they need to put sustainability at the core of their own strategy.”
Key Stat: Schneider Electric is targeting net-zero operations by 2030 for Scope 1 and 2 emissions a goal that covers sites and company vehicles across more than 100 countries.
Key Takeaway: By embedding sustainability into core business operations and setting bold, science-based targets, Schneider Electric is proving that large global corporations can decarbonise rapidly and responsibly.
Read the interview in Sustainability Magazine’s October Issue 58.
Shelley Salomon, VP at Amazon Business, featured in Supply Chain Digital
In this interview, Amazon Business Global VP Shelley Salomon reflects on a decade of innovation that has transformed corporate procurement. Speaking at Amazon Business Exchange (ABX) 2025 in London, she discusses how the company is driving smarter, more sustainable, and more resilient purchasing practices.
“We’re witnessing a real drive from our customers around wanting to buy more sustainable products from locally-owned and more diverse businesses and to gain enhanced supplier transparency and visibility.”
Key Fact: Amazon Business serves more than eight million global customers and works with hundreds of thousands of suppliers, offering organisations resilience through supplier diversity and responsible sourcing.
Key Takeaway: Amazon Business is positioning itself as a strategic procurement partner by combining supplier diversity, AI-powered spend management, and data-driven insights to help organisations buy smarter, build resilience, and operate more sustainably.
Read the interview in Supply Chain Digital’s October 2025 issue.
Andrew Roszko, CEO at JAGGAER, featured in Procurement Magazine
Andrew Roszko, CEO of JAGGAER, is charting a bold course as procurement and supply-chain worlds converge proving that technology, domain expertise and strategic clarity can redefine enterprise value.
“I’ve observed firsthand there’s this convergence between procurement and supply chain.”
AER
Key Stat: In his previous role at Descartes Systems Group, Roszko helped scale revenue from US $40 m to over US $700 m.
Key Takeaway: Leaders who combine operational insight with technical fluency are best placed to transform procurement platforms into fully-fledged supply-chain solutions.
Read the interview in Procurement Magazine’s October 2025 issue.
Oliver Parker, VP of Global Gen AI at Google Cloud, featured in Technology Magazine
Oliver Parker, Vice-President of Global Generative AI at Google Cloud, stresses that enterprise success with artificial intelligence comes down to strategy, not just tools.
“These AI systems started very much as chatbots… Now they can take action, remember context… This is still about designing business strategy first, not tool procurement.”
Key Stat: Organisations with a comprehensive AI strategy deliver an 80 % implementation success rate, compared to just 37 % for those without.
Key Takeaway: When AI is paired with clear strategic planning, change-management and leadership buy-in, it becomes a transformative business asset — rather than a costly experiment.
Read the interview
in Technology Magazine’s October 2025 issue. issue.
Philippe Rambach, Chief AI Officer at Schneider Electric, featured in AI Magazine
Schneider Electric’s Chief AI Officer, Philippe Rambach, is pioneering the integration of artificial intelligence into energy, infrastructure and industrial systems. In this exclusive interview, Philippe demonstrates how AI can both optimise operations and accelerate the sustainability agenda.
“It’s about asking what you want to achieve, what you want to provide in terms of value to customers and employees and then finding the right touch.”
Key Fact: Schneider Electric is using AI to help customers decarbonise, supporting the global transition from centralised energy production to complex, decentralised systems.
Key Takeaway: For Philippe, the focus should be on empowering businesses by providing more education on AI. While he acknowledges the impressive developments in AI’s capabilities, he stresses cautious and thorough understanding, rather than the act of 'ploughing ahead' with little to no thought.
Read the full interview in AI Magazine’s October 2025 issue.
Anna Kristín Pálsdóttir, Chief Development Officer at atNorth, featured in Data Centre Magazine
Anna Kristín Pálsdóttir, atNorth’s Chief Development Officer, shares the company’s Nordic expansion plans to prioritise sustainable data centre operations.
“We have to be prepared with a good foundation so that we meet changing needs rapidly and be at the forefront of applying innovation.”
Anna Pálsdóttir, Chief Development Officer, atNorth
Key Stat: “The Nordic data-centre market is preparing itself for extreme growth over the next five years, as businesses across Europe accelerate their AI investments.”
Key Takeaway: For Anna Kristín Pálsdóttir at atNorth, sustainable expansion means building modular, adaptable facilities on the right sites and doing so in a way that makes sustainability the foundation, not an afterthought.
Read the interview in Data Centre Magazine’s October 2025 issue.
Ashish Khanna, Senior Managing Director at Verizon, featured in Telco Magazine
As Senior Managing Director, Ashish Khanna leads Verizon’s Global Security Solutions team, delivering complex security consulting and solutions to enterprise clients worldwide. He has nearly 25 years of industry experience.
“Retailers have to move from a retail-grade security to a financial-grade security,” Ashish notes. “Telcos can position themselves as the essential enablers of that journey.”
Key Stat: Verizon Business secures 98% of Fortune 500 companies through its global network and managed security services.
Key Takeaway:
Ashish emphasises that enterprise security must extend beyond traditional perimeter defence to include supply-chain resilience.
Read the interview in Telco Magazine's October 2025 edition.
Emilio Tenuta, SVP & Chief Sustainability Officer at Ecolab, featured in Sustainability Magazine Issue 57
Ecolab CSO Emilio Tenuta on the importance of aligning sustainability with corporate strategy – and why water scarcity must be a boardroom priority
“What I value and love most about my role is helping companies unlock growth by managing resources more intelligently, especially water. It’s very rewarding to see how smart water resource management drives business growth and a broader impact in the world.”
Key Stat: Since 2019, Ecolab has helped its customers generate US $9.1 billion in cumulative value through solutions focused on water conservation and resource efficiency.
Key Takeaway:
Sustainability is now integral to business strategy — particularly when it comes to water. Emilio Tenuta emphasises that water scarcity is the “number one physical risk” companies face, so firms must treat water as a strategic asset, embed measurable outcomes into sustainability programmes and act collaboratively rather than in isolation.
Read the interview in Sustainability Magazine's October Issue 57.
Industry Leaders Redefining What’s Possible
This month’s October editions spotlight the depth and diversity of leadership across BizClik’s global portfolio from AI-driven cooling and sovereign data centres to procurement transformation and sustainability at scale.
Across our titles, these eight leaders showcase how vision, innovation, and execution are redefining industries and creating lasting value for businesses, communities, and the planet.
Read the October Editions Now:
Showcase Your Leadership with BizClik
Partner with BizClik to put your leaders and innovations on the global stage. Explore our media and event opportunities today.
FAQ
What are BizClik interviews?
Each month, BizClik’s portfolio of global B2B magazines features in-depth conversations with senior leaders shaping their industries. These interviews explore career journeys, leadership insights, market trends, and the innovations driving their organisations forward.
Which magazines publish these interviews?
All BizClik titles feature them, including Sustainability Magazine, Supply Chain Digital, Procurement Magazine, FinTech Magazine, Telco Magazine, Data Centre Magazine, Technology Magazine, and AI Magazine.
How are leaders chosen for a feature?
Executives are selected by our editorial teams based on industry impact, recent achievements, and alignment with each magazine’s audience. Many are invited through existing editorial relationships or via direct submissions from companies and PR agencies.
How can I or my company be featured?
If you’re a senior leader with a compelling story, recent innovation, or industry insight to share, you can pitch for consideration. Contact the relevant magazine’s editorial team via our BizClik Contact Page.
For more information, contact our team here.
Recent BizClik News
