Nicola Downing, Author at Elite Business Magazine

Nicola Downing

Nicola is responsible for Ricoh Europe's successful operations across all Ricoh subsidiaries in Europe, Middle East and Africa. She formerly held the role of Chief Financial Officer at Ricoh Europe, where she was responsible for all support functions across EMEA. She was recognised with the Highly Commended award for CFO of the Year at the 2018 Women in Finance Awards. She is a qualified solicitor, holding a Bachelor of Laws degree from University College London.

Why the battle for talent will be won or lost over hybrid working

Nicola Downing

Dec 24 '21

All businesses share a simple principle: they are only ever as good as their people. To stay ahead of the competition, businesses need the very best people on board. The pandemic beamed the brightest of spotlights on this.

Saving sustainability: not just another business buzzword

Nicola Downing

Jun 24 '21

Certain buzzwords and phrases will stick with us forever. Some are genuinely useful, while others less so. What do we really mean when we promise to ‘reach out’ or call for ‘blue sky thinking’, anyway?

Employee wellbeing doesn’t need more lip service – it needs action

Nicola Downing

Dec 7 '20

Everybody wants to start the working day on a good note. But at a time when bad news seems to come in droves, finding that ray of positivity can prove tricky.