Steve Tappin

Business profile

Global CEO confidant
Steve Tappin’s main focus is acting as the personal confidant to the CEOs of some of the largest, fastest-growing and most successful companies in the world. Recent Xinfu clients include Virgin, RenRen, Royal Sun Alliance, Morrisons, easyJet, Bain Capital and Deloitte.

Best-selling author
Steve wrote "The New Secrets of CEOs - 200 global CEOs on business, life and leadership" to understand how the best global CEOs lead today. It mainly focused on Western businesses. Steve’s next book comes out in April 2012 and explores how the top 100 Chinese Entrepreneurs lead today and can create world-beating, truly global businesses in the next decade. It's called "Dream Corporation, Dream Leader, Dream Life" and will be published in mandarin by Beijing University Press in partnership with the China Entrepreneur Club.

Inspiring Keynote Speaker
Steve is frequently asked to host or speak at some of the most prestigious business events in the world. Recent appearances include: Leaders in London, the China Entrepreneur Summit, the World Retail Congress, Leaders in India, Harvard Business School and Bejing University.

Leading CEO commentator
Steve publishes a monthly column in Fortune Magazine China and has also written for the Harvard Business Review, Time Magazine and CNN. He is happy to contribute to premier publications and broadcasters, when client work and travel permit; recent print features include the Financial Times, New York Times, China Daily, Economic Times (India). Steve frequently appears on the BBC, CNBC and Sky TV.

A personal note from Steve

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Read recent media profiles of Steve here.

"Steve really got the audience in our auditorium going. The CIPD conference is the biggest annual event for senior HR professionals in Europe. Steve opened our HRDs' eyes to how important understanding their boss' CEO type is. He showed them how to work with the CEO as a true talent champion by putting an emotive cause at the heart of the company and building a true fellowship amongst the top leaders in the business.

It was one of the best received sessions of the conference. Steve questioned and challenged the audience and at times had them on their feet!

It was Steve's second time at CIPD conferences - and his most compelling performance yet. Thank you!"

Tony Chapman, Conference Producer, CIPD

“At Best Companies, we help organisations to improve performance, by helping them to measure and better engage their people. We were delighted that Steve Tappin agreed to share a stage with global leaders at the annual CIPD conference.

I know the audience were anticipating something quite special and Steve didn’t fail to deliver. His and Xinfu’s bredth of experience of working with CEO’s is second to none, and his personal insights into what drives high performance were nothing short of a revelation to many of the senior delegates.

Working with Steve and Xinfu is not only a pleasure but a must if one is to understand, intimately, the mind of the CEO. Steve is able to achieve this because of his role as a trusted advisor and confidant to some of the world’s most admired leaders. Thank you for your continued support and friendship Steve.”

Wayne Clarke, Managing Partner, Best Companies Partnership LLP

"Steve's speech was the centrepiece of a major event for our key CEO clients. He didn't disappoint: he spoke with passion, warmth and global insight. He really challenged our clients to think again about how to win."

Vladimir Todorović, Erste Bank Serbia

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Recent speaking feedback

"Steve did a keynote for us on Day 1 of the prestigious Leaders in London forum alongside Jack Welsh, Gary Hamel and Daniel Goleman. He shared his unique experiences of working with some of the top CEOs in the world and gave very practical guidance with both passion and impact."
Colette Leong-Son, Director, Leaders in
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Latest from Xinfu

CEO pay: value for money? BBC Business Daily get Steve’s take on the furore
As the controversy over Stephen Hestor’s pay at RBS continued to rage, Justin Rowlatt turned to Steve for an independent perspective on CEO’s remuneration. You can listen to Steve explain the difference between rewarding great CEOs for sustainable value creation with overpaying for average or poor performance here: The full interview is at 09.00 –...

26 January 2012