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Esben Christensen
Partner & Managing Director, Head Turnaround & Restructuring, United Kingdom
London
As we move into the second quarter of 2026, it is increasingly clear that disruption is no longer a cyclical event that businesses can ride out – it has become a structural feature of the operating environment.
The latest findings from our 2026 Disruption Index reinforce a crucial shift: disruption has normalised. Leaders are not facing fewer shocks; rather, they have developed a higher tolerance for volatility. The danger is that this masks growing internal fragilities in capability, alignment, and resilience – the fault lines that can often precede distress.
In this edition, we explore the findings of our signature global study in more detail and double-click on the chemicals industry – a sector already under pressure that may further intensify due to ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty.
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