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“Is this your very best effort?” said Bob, as I handed him my report whilst gently pushing the document back towards me. It was 1992, a confidence challenge and a pivotal moment in my career. Bob was my line manager in my very first job as a new graduate. I pulled the document back and spent a few days improving the content, asking peers for review and sleeping on it. I was 22 and the paper was important. It was about electrical protection characteristics on the interface of

London, UK, August 2025 – Polar is delighted to announce the appointment of Hermann Deres as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Hermann brings more than 15 years of experience in leveraged finance and CFO leadership, with a strong track record of scaling capital-intensive, private equity-backed companies. Most recently, he served as CFO at Germany’s largest senior living real estate platform, where he oversaw a €1.8 billion development pipeline across more than 60 entitie

We’re excited to launch the first episode of our Polar Podcast series! In each episode, members of the Polar leadership team share their...