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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Nils Pratley, Kalyeena Makortoff, Jasper Jolly, Heather Stewart and Sarah Butler

It’s tough at the top – but which business leader has the most at stake in 2025?

Composite image of Christine Lagarde, Allan Leighton, Kelly Ortberg and Carolyn McCall against a blue background
Christine Lagarde of the ECB, Allan Leighton of Asda, Carolyn McCall of ITV and Kelly Ortberg of Boeing. Composite: Bloomberg, Getty Images and PA

A year is a long time in business: enough time for things to turn sour financially, or to engineer a comeback. Here are our picks of the figures across all sectors who face a testing year with something big to prove in 2025

Daniel Křetínský, Royal Mail bidder

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