Seeking sustainability

摘要

What are Ricardo's core activities? Ricardo provides mobility and environmental solutions to a global customer base, and in doing so our aim is to allow people to live in a more sustainable fashion. We are mainly focused on the transportation and related industries such as automotive and rail, but we serve also the energy space, water, air quality and governmental regulation sectors. In your role as chief strategy officer, what are your key managerial responsibilities? My key responsibility is to ensure that the company has a cohesive long-term strategy - over a 5-10-year time horizon - which maximises the differentiated service offerings we deliver in the various market sectors in which we're engaged. My role encompasses our mergers and acquisitions activity and both technical and business innovation, and also looks at how we are transforming our operating capabilities for the long term. By addressing these issues, we will be able to run our business such that it is fit, agile and appropriate for the future. Digitalisation is of crucial importance and will affect almost every aspect of our business, from data analytics to virtual product development and virtual consulting.