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Parish council planning and environment committee meetings are usually quite a dull and sleepy affair. But for the people of Handforth in Cheshire, one such event turned into an explosive trail of insults, power grabs and chaos as councillors lost control of what was meant to be a very simple agenda. Footage of the absurd meeting … Read more
Issa brothers name former M&S chief Lord Rose as chairman of their EG petrol station empire By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 January 2021 The brothers who have bought Asda for £6.8billion have appointed retail veteran Lord Rose as chairman of their petrol … Read more
Appointment of former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp as the next chairman of the BBC is approved by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee The former Goldman Sachs banker faced questions from committee on Thursday Committee chairman Julian Knight said Mr Sharp ‘impressed’ the MPs Mr Sharp was chosen by the Government as its … Read more
HENRY DEEDES: We don’t know much about him other than he made stacks at Goldman Sachs, and is pals with Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
Bad blood boiled over just before Christmas at the Hurlingham Club — despite the fact it’s where the Duchess of Cambridge takes Prince George for tennis lessons. So intense was the ill-feeling that the club’s new chairman, the Earl of Snowdon’s cousin Luke Nunneley, felt obliged to berate certain unnamed individuals who, he said, routinely … Read more
Remain-backing Ocado chairman warns that extra Brexit costs will be passed on to customers and Britain will see ‘short-term’ food shortages due to new customs rules Lord Rose, chairman of Ocado, said customs rules to see ‘some’ food shortages He claimed difficulties of Brexit-related customs rules to be felt by consumers Comments come as Twitter … Read more
Multi-millionaire ex-Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp who used to be Rishi Sunak’s boss will be next BBC chairman Richard Sharp could be announced in the role as soon as Thursday, say reports The Ex-Goldman Sachs banker used to be the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s boss He has spent the last year as an unpaid economic adviser … Read more
News executives ‘kept Princess Diana’s Panorama interview hidden from BBC chairman Marmaduke Hussey over fears his wife Lady Susan – lady-in-waiting to the Queen – would inform the royal family’ Head of Panorama at the time Steve Hewlett and Richard Ayre, controller of the BBC editorial policy, reportedly concealed the controversial interview in 1995 It … Read more
Mastercard’s Richard Haythornthwaite to succeed Stuart Rose as Ocado chairman By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 18 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 18 December 2020 Mastercard’s Richard Haythornthwaite has been named Ocado’s chairman, replacing Stuart Rose. Haythornthwaite, chairman of the financial giant, will join in January as an independent director … Read more
Controversial payment firm Klarna hires Silicon Valley guru Sir Michael Moritz as its chairman By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 23:15 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 23:15 GMT, 1 December 2020 Swedish payments firm Klarna has appointed Sir Michael Moritz as its chairman Controversial payments firm Klarna has appointed a veteran investor … Read more