UK: IMCO's global perspective.

Antony Brown, the winner of IM's annual essay competition, talks to the chief executive of IMCO, Graham Stanford, about the firm's philosophy.

Manufacturing company IMCO is poised to become one of the global giants of the 21st century. It started its rise to world prominence in the late 1890s and early 1900s through its strong corporate branding, global product strategies and progressive management principles. Today IMCO is a multi-billion ecu company with interests throughout the world. It has a strong presence in many countries including Spain, Czechoslovakia and Ukraine. I talked to Graham Stanford who was recently appointed as IMCO's chief executive.