The Orange Code: How ING Direct Succeeded by Being a Rebel With a Cause

Kuhlmann, Arkadi; Philp, Bruce

 
9781423373513: The Orange Code: How ING Direct Succeeded by Being a Rebel With a Cause

Synopsis

Traces the success story of ING Direct, from its beginning as a concept to its growth as a global business, and outlines the unconventional business strategy behind the online bank.

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About the Author

Arkadi Kuhlmann is the founding CEO of ING Direct, which has become the country′s largest Internet–based bank. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of ING Direct Canada. Kuhlmann is active in a number of charitable organizations including the ING Direct Kids Foundation. Prior to starting ING Direct, he was president of North American Trust. Before that, he was president and CEO of Deak International in New York and professor of international finance and investment banking at Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix, Arizona.

Bruce Philp is a writer and branding consultant with nearly thirty years′ experience in the field, working with some of the world′s most famous consumer brands. Philp cofounded GWP Brand Engineering, ING Direct′s agency of record since its beginning, where he is today Chairman and a working consultant. He also teaches and writes for a variety of publications as well as his branding blog www.brandcowboy.com. For more information or to contact the authors, please visit www.theorangecodebook.com.

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Praise for THE ORANGE CODE

"ING Direct led by founding CEO Arkadi Kuhlmann is here to stay and has begun to change the color of money from green to orange for a lot of Americans." TOM CARPER, U.S. Senator, former governor of Delaware

"Kuhlmann and Philp show how innovation linked to a lived set of values and an uncompromising focus on the customer can power an organization to extraordinary success in a short period of time." CHAD HOLLIDAY, Chairman and CEO, DuPont

"The Orange Code is a refreshing look at how the intangibles of leadership, corporate culture, brand, and customer experience can blend together to form a new class of assets." CHRIS MATTHEWS, CEO, The Hay Group

"An incredible story of determination, focus, and maybe a little luck!" KEVIN O′LEARY, Chairman, Gencap Funds Inc.

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ISBN 10:  0470287233 ISBN 13:  9780470287231
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2008
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