The Bottom Line returns

The OU/BBC series 'The Bottom Line' returns today on Radio 4.

Throughout the series that continues every Thursday at 8.30pm, Presenter Evan Davis will be hearing from the people at the top of the business world.

In the first programme Rachel Lomax, former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England and Non-Executive Director of HSBC Holdings, joined the round-table discussion to share her insights of the financial industry.

Episode two brings together Sir George Buckley, former chairman, president and CEO of US conglomerate 3M; Clara Gaymard, President and CEO of General Electric, France; and Ian Cheshire, CEO of Kingfisher, to talk expanding markets.

Future episodes will hear from Willie Walsh, CEO of International Airlines Group, holding company for British Airways and Iberia and Andy Street, Managing Director of John Lewis plc, as well as guests from across the globe.

To hear the latest discussions between Open University academics and the series guests go to OpenLearn.