Summit Notebook
Exclusive outtakes from industry leaders
No gadgets please, we’re tech executives!
Tech managers are not just savvy about new technology but also own the coolest, most cutting edge gadgets, right? Think again, some of them have no use for gadgets at all, finding pleasure instead in century old paintings and (gasp) pen and paper.
Alain Dutheil heads the world’s second largest mobile chipmaker, ST-Ericsson, but told Reuters Technology Summit he is not a big fan of the gadgets that run on his company’s chips.
“I am not a gadget man. I prefer paintings,” Dutheil said. He is particularly fond of late 19th and early 20th century masters from his home region Provence, which he collects.
Warren East, who runs leading chip designer ARM, admits he too has little use for gadgets. “I am a pen and paper kind of man. I can’t live without my fountain pen, it goes everywhere.” He does own a BlackBerry but says it’s just a “work tool” for him.
KPN’s Stan Miller, responsible for the Dutch company’s international mobile business, has only one thing to say when asked what his favourite device is or which gadget he cannot live without: “I don’t do gadgets.”
I think its a good idea, people needs to be heard and sometimes look forward for professional advices on financial matter.
The main question is:
How much I will believe to my Private Banking Specialist?
- As much as I believe in my bank, and in these days this is not going up for sure. In these time of crisis, banks are moving from TRUST to DOUBTs Institutions.
This might help for better relationships management but the problems arise often from the executives of the bank, not from the specialist in the bottom level.