Q1: Top 20 Dynamic European CEOs of 2024

“We offer to the average person to become part of a large international business project and thus provide him with the opportunity to participate in his profit,” says Aleš. “For long time we have been looking for the optimal way to create a functional two-way bridge between retail and corporate business.” Aleš adds, “We are far from the end of this journey, but we have built a decent foundation that works well. We are unique in that we are completely open to new, modern opportunities, thanks to our diligence and determination, we are able to seize them in time and share the benefits with all the involved clients.”

Cemacon has over 300 employees, and their performance as a team determines the company’s performance. Daniel cares about his people and invests time in the strategic alignment and harmonization of the management team. “Only by ensuring that all my colleagues are motivated, empowered, trained, that they are all connected to the company’s vision, that they work well as a team, can we expect to perform as a successful business,” adds Daniel. “And the sustainability of their jobs is given by the very fact that Cemacon achieves its goals. Basically, it’s a system of mutual conditioning, in which everyone must be aware of their responsibility. And the company’s results are subsequently translated into highly competitive individual benefits”.

Fabio de Concilio is the visionary CEO & Chairman of the Board at Farmacosmo, a leading organization dedicated to mental health and community support services. With a deep commitment to identifying and meeting customer needs, Fabio ensures that high standards are maintained across the board. His leadership is characterized by thoughtful decision-making and continuous innovation, inspired by a genuine understanding of customer requirements. He fosters a collaborative work environment, encouraging creative thinking and interdepartmental cooperation, which has been instrumental in Farmacosmo’s success. His dedication to improving the quality of life for customers and his strategic foresight have positioned Farmacosmo as a reliable reference point in the industry.

The primary motivation of Fernando Neves de Almeida, CEO of, Centrocar, is to deliver happiness. Happiness for all the company employees, meaning they should enjoy, love, feel well compensated, and be proud to work with the leader. As their business with Centrocar, happiness for the stakeholders must be profitable and repeatable in a way that we should be a reference in our sector. Happiness for the stockholder creates value exceeding their expectations. And happiness for himself, being an example for his employees, respected by the stakeholders, well paid by the stockholders, and loved by his family!!

According to DW (Deutsche Welle radio), Germany’s most popular cooking oil comes from the seeds of a bright yellow flowering member of the Brassicaceae family. This clan also include mustard, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and turnips. Known as rapeseed oil, this light and delicate oil is widely used in cooking and baking far beyond the German border. And one company has gained momentum owing to its clean, sustainable rapeseed oil offering.

It took Jacques-Olivier Joncoux five years to be ready to profoundly transform Sphering Group and adapt the organization to a new and ambitious vision. For Jacques-Olivier, it was a big responsibility to lead the family-owned French regional company that his grandfather created and instill the best technology and ideology for the greater good, at a European leading level. The pioneering leader is proud to benefit from a heritage of a hundred years of existence, engineering, and innovations.

Martin Vogl, Founder and CEO of YOUPLUS, is a strategizing guru because of his ability to outline and develop an idea for a future business model. He does so by onboarding and integrating others, and their creativity with the passion for contributing to this idea until a consistent and holistic strategy and concept is developed. In this planning process, Martin looks beyond daily business and encourages others to be brave and entrepreneurial. The environment he creates is highly inspiring for other teams and the entire organization.

Sergio Martínez Campos, CEO of Hispano Suiza, feels success is not overnight. It’s a continuous process of learning, winning, and then learning some more. Personally, Sergio is not one of those who are satisfied with the results from day to day, “when I reach a goal, I immediately set myself a new challenge that can make the team and the brand that we represent better,” he says. “But it is important to be grateful for the good things in life and enjoy the journey, even if sometimes the journey is not easy, that will make you appreciate the effort and passion with which I face things much more.”

The core of Divani Collection Hotels is its name and heritage. Built by Aristotle Divanis in 1958 to encourage tourism, Divani Collection Hotels are part of prominent heritage sites and vital scenic areas. Today, the Divani Collection Hotels is being led by Spiros Divanis, who has not only been mentored by the late Aristotle Divanis but also guided with the same love and passion. “I have been engaged with tourism since childhood, studying traits next to my father and working in rotation in almost every position within hotels,” says Spiros. “This inside knowledge led to my deep understanding of customer expectations and needs and how the industry works.”

Zain Ali, CEO of Centuro Global is both calm and methodical in his approach as a leader which has been tested particularly in 2020. With the onset of the coronavirus the company has remained on target to launch their new technology at the end of the year. Centuro Global was founded with the intention to provide a much-needed solution to key challenges faced by all scaling companies. With that at the forefront of decisions Zain makes for the organization, he is able to ensure that the company never goes off track. “As a lawyer by background working with multinational clients from multiple jurisdictions, I realized that all international projects have a multitude of moving parts with numerous advisers from different disciplines involved,” he explains