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Entrepreneur, CEO and author. Her book Wilful Blindness was chosen as one of Financial Times’ business books of the decade.

Entrepreneur, CEO and author. Her book Wilful Blindness was chosen as one of Financial Times’ business books of the decade.

Entrepreneur, CEO and author. Her book Wilful Blindness was chosen as one of Financial Times’ business books of the decade.

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