LONDON, November 11, 2025 – CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, today announced the launch of its new podcast series, Executive Decisions, hosted by financial journalist and Squawk Box Europe co-anchor, Steve Sedgwick. The series offers audiences exclusive access to candid conversations with some of the world’s most influential business leaders and policymakers.
Focusing on “The decisions that defined their careers”, the podcast takes listeners inside the pivotal moments that have shaped top executives. Through in-depth interviews, Steve uncovers how leaders navigated risk, doubt, and conviction on their paths to success – reminding us that even those at the highest levels must wrestle with uncertainty and tough trade-offs.
The podcast kicks off with three leaders who have each reshaped their industries in distinctive ways: Ms Jo Malone CBE, the entrepreneurial force behind some of the worlds most loved fragrances; Christian Bruch, CEO of Siemens Energy, steering the company through the global energy transition; and Julia Hoggett, CEO of the London Stock Exchange, at the forefront of capital markets and financial innovation. Together, their stories reveal how creativity, conviction, and resilience drive decisions that are bigger than just themselves or their organisations.
The podcast continues with a compelling line-up of global leaders, including:
- Tim Adams, CEO, International Institute of Finance
- Victor Riparbelli, CEO, Synthesia
- Estelle Brachianoff, CEO, Veolia
- Hugh Brasher, CEO, London Marathon Events
- Andy Briggs, CEO, Phoenix Group
- Ilham Kadri, CEO, Syensqo
- Andrea Rossi, CEO, M&G
- Dominik von Achten, CEO, Heidelberg Materials
- Sir Nigel Wilson, Chairman, Canary Wharf Group
Steve brings over three decades of experience in financial markets and journalism. In his career at CNBC, he has covered key global economic events including G7, G20, and World Economic Forum meetings, while also serving as the network’s OPEC reporter. His expertise and access to top-tier decision-makers make him uniquely placed to lead this series.
“Executive Decisions is about more than just boardroom choices, it’s about human stories of leadership, resilience and foresight,” said Sedgwick. “These conversations show that defining moments often come with doubt and risk, but also with the potential to transform industries and careers.”
Executive Decisions will be available weekly on Tuesdays. Audiences can listen on all major podcast platforms and watch on CNBC TV on weekends.
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/executive-decisions-with-steve-sedgwick/id1843069047
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2gCAmxi0HJqW8m6CNjBDj9?si=cfd9863cc47e4223
About Steve Sedgwick:
Steve Sedgwick is a Presenter and Co-Anchor of CNBC’s flagship show ‘Squawk Box Europe’. The three-hour programme, hosted from London, is broadcast worldwide five days a week, and bookends the opening of European equity markets. ‘Squawk Box Europe’ is a must-see for financial professionals, C-suite executives and investors.
Sedgwick has spent over three decades in and around financial markets, first as a trader and then as a journalist.
Steve has attended high level international events for CNBC for over a decade including key G7, G8 and G20 meetings, as well as the St Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia and the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he also routinely moderates key panels on a host of subjects.
Steve is also CNBC’s OPEC reporter, covering major meetings and interviewing top OPEC oil ministers, non-OPEC ministers and heads of bodies such as the IEA and EIA.
Prior to joining CNBC, Steve worked for the UK Press Association on the City desk and at Dow Jones on the European Markets desk. At Dow Jones, Steve regularly broke market-moving stories and was a contributor to The Wall Street Journal Europe.
Before his career in journalism, Steve spent 11 years trading in the financial markets, specialising in equity and bond market derivative products
Steve studied politics at the University of London, with a focus on world economic development, IMF, World Bank and WTO; and journalism at the National Council for Training Journalists.
About CNBC
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