We traveled to Gothenburg to sit down with Jean-François Mady, CFO of Polestar.

We discussed the delicate balance between rapid global scaling and the roadmap to profitability:

1. On scale: “If you do not reach a sufficient scale, you will never be able to absorb the investment and the fixed costs of your organization.”
2. On agility: “If you want to transform a company like Polestar, which is still loss-making, speed really matters.”
3. On strategy: “The hardest trade-off is choosing not to grow. Because there are opportunities everywhere.”

Ze zijn de stille kracht achter Corda Campus in Hasselt en Terhills Resort in Maasmechelen. En de motor achter verschillende bedrijven in Limburg.

LRM is een investeringsmaatschappij met als missie de economische groei in Limburg te ontginnen en te stimuleren. In deze aflevering spreken we met Gert Vandewaerde over zijn rol als CFO binnen dit verhaal.

Passeren onder meer de revue:

1. Hoe maak je maatschappelijke relevantie meetbaar in je business case?
2. Hoe ziet hun huidige portefeuille eruit?
3. En welke rol speelt Gert zelf bij de deal making?

From a South African farm to the financial centers of the UK, Italy, and the US. From Pfizer to BEL20’s biotech gem.

We are joined by Karl Gubitz, CFO at argenx, to discuss scaling ‘the argenx way.’ Karl breaks down the company’s value chain and explains why we are currently witnessing a one-of-a-kind turning point in the industry…