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Global Council for Business Resilience (GCBR)
The World’s Crisis-Readiness Ecosystem
Where real experience meets global resilience.
The Risk is Real
In today's volatile business environment, disruptions are becoming the new normal. The Global Risk Report 2025 highlights increasing threats from conflicts, extreme weather, and misinformation, all amplified by technological advances. Yet most businesses remain dangerously underprepared.
30%
EBITDA loss over a decade due to supply chain disruptions
3.7 Years
Average frequency of major disruptions affecting businesses
90%
Of companies lack full resilience capabilities
12 Months
Average recovery time after a major crisis event
services
We are a global ecosystem helping businesses, governments, and leaders prepare for disruption — and come out stronger.
Five Pillars of Crisis-Readiness Excellence
Leaders Behind Our Mission
Our Advisory Board unites visionary leaders, innovators, and change-makers from around the world. Together, we co-create bold solutions, share wisdom from diverse journeys, and guide the Global Council for Business Resilience toward a future where businesses — and societies — can thrive in uncertainty.
Maryna Peikova
President/Wartime CEO/Resilience Catalysts
A wartime CEO and global strategist with 20+ years of leadership in FMCG, Retail, and Crisis resilience. She builds bold ventures and resilient ecosystems, transforming adversity into opportunity across 60+ markets.
Annalie Killian
Strategic Advisory Board/Change Catalyst/Network Orchestrator
Annalie is a globally recognised change catalyst and network orchestrator, with experience ranging from post-apartheid economic rebuilding in South Africa to driving innovation for Fortune 500 companies and startups across Sydney, New York, and Paris. She brings a rare blend of foresight, strategic insight, and execution discipline.
Giovanna Questioni
Strategic Advisory Board/Transformation Leader
Global business and transformation leader with 20+ years’ experience driving omnichannel excellence and AI-powered innovation for iconic brands across EMEA, North America, and Asia. A champion for women in leadership, she blends strategic foresight with a proven track record in retail, digital acceleration, and cross-cultural growth
Nina Mimica
Strategic Advisory Board/Strategic Innovator
C-suite executive with 18+ years of international experience across retail, telecom, appliances, and advertising. She brings expertise in strategy, transformation, and innovation, with a passion for mentoring and community impact.
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Why Now?
Crises are accelerating – from war to cyber attacks to climate disruptions. Boards are actively seeking continuity and resilience tools, and ESG and risk standards are evolving rapidly. Yet retail and FMCG businesses face these challenges without tailored resilience solutions.
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Mission & Vision
GCBR transforms how the world thinks about crisis readiness
Our Mission
To unite global stakeholders in building the world's most comprehensive crisis-readiness ecosystem, transforming how humanity prepares for, responds to, and recovers from crises through collaborative intelligence, standardized measurement, and coordinated action
Our Vision
A world where every organization, community, and nation possesses measurable, world-class resilience—where crises become catalysts for growth rather than sources of devastation.
Our Values
Real-World Expertise
We believe theory alone isn't enough. Our solutions are built on lived experience and tested in the most challenging business environments.
Impact-Focused
We measure our success by the resilience we build in our clients. Their ability to withstand and thrive through disruption is our bottom line.
Adaptive Innovation
We combine cutting-edge AI with practical business wisdom to create solutions that evolve alongside emerging threats.
Sector-Specific
Resilience is not a generic concept — it must be rooted in the reality of each sector. At GCBR, we reject one-size-fits-all playbooks and instead design precision-built strategies for the industries most exposed to disruption.