"Dominic Chappell Dominic Joseph Andrew Chappell (born 28 November 1966) is a British businessman and former racing driver, who has been declared bankrupt on two occasions. In 2015, his company, Retail Acquisitions Ltd, purchased the now collapsed retail chain British Home Stores from Philip Green for just £1 GBP together with a £10,000,000 equity injection into BHS Group Ltd. 13 months later the company was placed into administration resulting in the closure of 164 stores and the loss of 11,000 jobs. Chappell was born in Sunbury on Thames, Surrey in 1966. He was educated at Millfield School in Somerset. Chappell"
"Palace. S. P. Hinduja Srichand Parmanand Hinduja (born 28 November 1935) is an Indian-born British billionaire business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the primary shareholder and chairman of Hinduja Group of companies. As of May 2017, together with his brother Gopichand he is the UK's richest man. Since the 1990s, he has been consistently ranked among the UK and Asia's wealthiest people. In May 2017, Hinduja topped the ""Sunday Times"" Rich List with an estimated wealth of GBP 16.2 billion ($21 billion). Based on the rich list compiled by Asian Media & Marketing Group, Hinduja's wealth is estimated at"
"S. P. Hinduja Srichand Parmanand Hinduja (born 28 November 1935) is an Indian-born British billionaire business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the primary shareholder and chairman of Hinduja Group of companies. As of May 2017, together with his brother Gopichand he is the UK's richest man. Since the 1990s, he has been consistently ranked among the UK and Asia's wealthiest people. In May 2017, Hinduja topped the ""Sunday Times"" Rich List with an estimated wealth of GBP 16.2 billion ($21 billion). Based on the rich list compiled by Asian Media & Marketing Group, Hinduja's wealth is estimated at GBP"
"Gopichand Hinduja Gopichand Parmanand Hinduja (born 29 February 1940) is an Indian-born British billionaire businessman, the co-chairman of the Hinduja Group. As of March 2018, together with his brother Srichand he is the UK's richest man. Since the 1990s, he has been consistently ranked among the UK and Asia's wealthiest people. In May 2017, Hinduja topped the ""Sunday Times"" Rich List with an estimated wealth of GBP 16.2 billion ($21 billion). Based on the rich list compiled by Asian Media & Marketing Group, Hinduja's wealth is estimated at GBP 19 billion ($24.7 billion). The ""Forbes"" List in March 2018 ranked"
"taking him to Hong Kong, Egypt and the Falklands. In December 2015 Boswell was criticised for having previously received an £18,000 interest-free loan from US energy company Phillips 66 while working for them as a contracts manager. Earlier in 2015, Boswell had tabled a motion in the House of Commons, calling for Chancellor George Osborne to close the ""Mayfair tax loophole"" tax avoidance scheme. An SNP spokesperson stated that Boswell had always declared his interests, and was committed to ending tax avoidance schemes. In January 2016 it was announced that Boswell would be investigated by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards"
"Philip Hampton Sir Philip Roy Hampton (born 5 October 1953) is a British businessman, and the current chairman of GlaxoSmithKline. Originally he joined RBS as the deputy chairman on 19 January 2009 and was promoted to chairman on 3 February the same year. He has previously held the chairman role at J Sainsbury plc, parent company of the Sainsbury's chain of supermarkets, and the role of group finance director of a number of blue chip companies including Lloyds Banking Group plc, BT Group plc, BG Group plc, British Gas plc and British Steel plc. before becoming the first chairman of"
"controversy. This included a petition signed by over 100,000 people addressed to Richard Branson and Virgin Care, demanding that they ""return the NHS’s money, and never sue the NHS again"", as well as criticism in Parliament from Shadow Health Secretary Jonathon Ashworth, who claimed that the NHS is already ""underfunded"" without having to make payments to private health companies. Virgin Care Virgin Care is a private provider of services to the National Health Service in England. It owns 24 GP-led provider companies that provide NHS services through networks of GP surgeries; and community-based NHS services. The company was known as"
"flats in the block, each one worth close to a million pounds. He also has a country estate, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. His son Angad Paul, CEO of Caparo plc, died after falling from his Marylebone penthouse flat on 8 November 2015. A police statement stated they considered there to be no suspicious circumstances. Swraj Paul, Baron Paul Swraj Paul, Baron Paul, PC (born 18 February 1931) is an Indian-born, British-based business magnate and philanthropist. In 1996 he was appointed a life peer by Conservative Prime Minister John Major, and sits in the House of Lords as a crossbencher with the"
"is a fucking Irishman."" Green issued an apology later after customers threatened to boycott his stores. Green bought BHS for £200m in 2000, but the firm performed poorly so he sold it for just £1 in 2015. By April 2016 BHS had debts of £1.3bn, including a pensions deficit of £571m. Despite the deficit of £571m, Green and his family collected £586m in dividends, rental payments and interest on loans during their 15-year ownership of the retailer. Referring to the conduct of Green, Angela Eagle, the shadow business secretary, said: ""In this situation it appears this owner extracted hundreds of"
"their UK taxation liability. As a result, Sir Philip has become the target of activist group UK Uncut, initially in November 2010, for his history of corporate tax avoidance. The group targeted Sir Philip specifically as a UK Government advisor. He became the focus of anger over the programme of government cuts that campaigners said could be avoided if tax dodging was stamped out, bringing in some £25bn a year to the public purse and reducing the national debt. On 4 December 2010, campaigners staged a sit-in at Arcadia's flagship London Topshop store in Oxford Street. In Brighton, a few"
"to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Blavatnik was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to philanthropy. Leonard Blavatnik Sir Leonard ""Len"" Blavatnik (, , ""Leonid Valentinovich Blavatnik""; born June 14, 1957) is a post-Soviet oligarch, British-American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He made his fortune through business via diversified investments in myriad companies through his conglomerate company, Access Industries. As of January 2018, Blavatnik was the wealthiest man in the United Kingdom, and the 50th wealthiest in the world, with a net worth of US$21.2 billion. In 2017, Blavatnik received a knighthood for services to philanthropy."
"look into possible misconduct. The company's liquidation raised political questions about the award of UK Government contracts to a financially-troubled business, and about Private Finance Initiative projects and wider privatisation of public services. At Prime Minister's Questions on 17 January 2018, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn challenged Prime Minister Theresa May over Carillion, asking why over £2bn of contracts had been awarded to Carillion even after the company had issued three profit warnings. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling faced calls to resign, having awarded a major HS2 rail contract to Carillion in July 2017. Particular concerns were raised about the National Health"
"bank transaction fees). Just days after putting BHS into liquidation, and with its £571m pension deficit absorbed by the UK government's Pension Protection Fund, Chappell was said to be considering re-purchasing some parts of the firm. Reporting on this development, the BBC's Business editor Simon Jack noted: ""Sources at BHS treated the announcement with bewilderment. Other very senior retail sources used more colourful language. His credibility has taken a very serious knock. The details that have emerged about Dominic Chappell and his fellow directors' extraction of millions in professional fees has attracted widespread criticism"". On 2 September 2016, another Chappell"
"they feared Mr Hester and much of the board would have quit if the payment had been vetoed by the government as the majority shareholder. Hampton made the decision to turn down his £1.4m bonus before the uproar over Stephen Hester's bonus. Philip Hampton Sir Philip Roy Hampton (born 5 October 1953) is a British businessman, and the current chairman of GlaxoSmithKline. Originally he joined RBS as the deputy chairman on 19 January 2009 and was promoted to chairman on 3 February the same year. He has previously held the chairman role at J Sainsbury plc, parent company of the"
"not binding on the government. Following his paying £363m into the BHS pension scheme in 2017, and a decision in 2018 not to ban him from being a company director, it appeared that he would not be stripped of his knighthood on this occasion. In October 2018 ""The Daily Telegraph"" reported that ""a leading businessman has been granted an injunction against ""The Telegraph"" to prevent this newspaper revealing alleged sexual harassment and racial abuse of staff"". The following day, in the House of Lords, Labour peer Peter Hain exercised parliamentary privilege to name Green as the subject of the allegations."
"ever in Australia. PwC in the UK is being investigated by the Financial Reporting Council over its conduct in relation to the audit of BHS for the year to 30 August 2014. PwC completed their audit of financial statements in which BHS was described as a going concern days before its sale for £1 to a consortium with no retail experience. BHS collapsed the following year with a substantial deficit in its pension fund. In 2016, United States federal judge rejected PwC's bid to dismiss a $3 billion lawsuit accusing the accounting firm of professional malpractice for helping cause the"
"senseless human victimisation and suffering that has occurred before us."" The BBC later apologized for the behavior of the audience. Philip Lader Philip Lader (born March 17, 1946), the former U.S. Ambassador to the UK, was chairman of WPP plc (including Ogilvy & Mather, J. Walter Thompson, Young & Rubicam, Burson-Marsteller, Hill & Knowlton and 110 other companies, with 205,000 employees in 112 countries). As a senior adviser to Morgan Stanley, he has served on several of its investment committees and boards of its private equity portfolio companies (including Songbird plc/Canary Wharf), in addition to investment banking responsibilities. He is"
"Leonard Blavatnik Sir Leonard ""Len"" Blavatnik (, , ""Leonid Valentinovich Blavatnik""; born June 14, 1957) is a post-Soviet oligarch, British-American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He made his fortune through business via diversified investments in myriad companies through his conglomerate company, Access Industries. As of January 2018, Blavatnik was the wealthiest man in the United Kingdom, and the 50th wealthiest in the world, with a net worth of US$21.2 billion. In 2017, Blavatnik received a knighthood for services to philanthropy. Blavatnik was born in Odessa, Soviet Ukraine, to a Jewish family. He attended Moscow State University of Railway Engineering, but did"
"Demos from 2005 until June 2008. Mackenzie became the chief executive of non-ferrous in BHP Billiton in November 2008. He succeeded Marius Kloppers as the CEO of BHP Billiton on 10 May 2013. Mackenzie was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2014. His nomination reads Mackenzie speaks five languages. He met his wife, Liz, whilst they were students at St Andrews. Andrew Stewart Mackenzie Andrew Stewart Mackenzie (born 20 December 1956) FRS is a Scottish businessman, CEO of BHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company. He succeeded Marius Kloppers on 10 May 2013. In 2014, he was paid"
"Simon Arora Simon Arora (born November 1969) is a British billionaire businessman, CEO of the retail chain B & M. Simon Arora was born in November 1969. He studied law at Cambridge University. Arora worked as an analyst for McKinsey, 3i and Barclays. In 1995, he went into business with his younger brother Bobby Arora, importing homewares from Asia and supplying them to UK retail chains, before buying B & M in 2004, which was then a struggling grocery chain based in Blackpool. Jointly with his brothers Bobby and Robin, they have a net worth of £2.3 billion. He is"
"control over company directors' appointments and pay. Philp was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 European membership referendum and is on record supporting grammar schools. In May 2016, when debating the Government's Starter Homes Initiative, Philp was accused by housing charities of failing to understand how a couple buying a house for the first time cannot afford a £10,000 deposit. Responding to criticism, he stated 'No one says it is easy, the average age of a first time buyer these days is about 30 so people have 10 years to save £5,000.' Following the 2017 General Election, Philp was"
"to Home Secretary Theresa May demanding a full independent inquiry with six other MPs: Tim Loughton, Tom Watson, Simon Danczuk, John Hemming, Tessa Munt and Caroline Lucas. The Prime Minister, David Cameron, initially rejected the call but was subsequently forced to concede, after 145 further MPs added their names to Goldsmith ""et al.""'s letter. In December 2015, Goldsmith voted in support of the government's plans to expand the aerial bombing of Islamic State targets. He also endorsed a government bill that would have restricted trade union's abilities to strike. Goldsmith is known to be one of the wealthiest MPs in"
"– billionaire businessman, co-founder of Moneysupermarket.com, dropped out, John Rishton – former CEO of Rolls-Royce plc, Richard Scudamore – CEO of the Premier League, Sir Andrew Witty – former CEO of GlaxoSmithKline, John Timpson – Chairman of Timpson, Ruth Yeoh – Executive Director of YTL Singapore. In politics and public service: Paul Dibb – Australian strategist and former Director of the Joint Intelligence Organisation, Tuanku Bahiyah – 5th Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia (Queen of Malaysia), Jeremy Browne – Minister of State for the Home Office, Anthony Joseph Lloyd – Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester, Najib Razak –"
"a degree that George Philip Jr. now ran three companies; George Philip & Son Ltd., Philip and Company Ltd. based in South John Street, Liverpool, and Philip, Son and Nephew, based in South Castle Street, Liverpool. Over the following 20 years the companies continued to prosper greatly under the helm of George Philip Jr. On 30 May 1902, George Philip the younger aged 78 died, leaving an estate valued at £112,314 16s 7d gross (2018 equivalent value would be over £13 million), including the personal net value of £78,914 16s 4d. ‘The funeral of Mr. George Philip (Jr.), who died"
"2006 to 2011 he was chief executive of United Utilities (succeeded by Steve Mogford), and was the chairman of the shipbroker, Clarkson. He advised the British prime minister David Cameron on issues such as corporate responsibility. In addition, he has supported several charity projects including Sentebale and ""Hope Through Action"". On 3 January 2018 Carillion, a company chaired by Green, announced that the Financial Conduct Authority was investigating the timeliness and content of the company's announcements from December 2016 regarding its financial situation. On 15 January 2018 Carillion was put into compulsory liquidation amidst widespread condemnation of its debt position"
"England. Its main office locations are in Australia, the U.S., Canada, the UK, Chile, Malaysia, and Singapore. The company's shares trade on the following exchanges: BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc were renamed BHP Group Limited and BHP Group Plc, respectively, on 19 November 2018. In 1998, BHP hired American Paul Anderson to restructure the company. Anderson successfully completed the four-year project with a merger between BHP and London-based Billiton. In July 2002, Brian Gilbertson of Billiton was appointed CEO, but resigned after just six months, citing irreconcilable differences with the boards. Upon Gilbertson's departure in early 2003, Charles"
"Philip Hammond Philip Anthony Hammond (born 4 December 1955) is a British Conservative politician serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer since 2016 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Runnymede and Weybridge since 1997. Hammond was born in Epping, Essex, and studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at University College, Oxford. He worked from 1984 as a company director at Castlemead Ltd – a healthcare and nursing company. From 1995-97 he acted as an adviser to the government of Malawi before his election to Parliament. He was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet by David Cameron in 2005 as Shadow Secretary of"
"billion (around US$13 billion), placing him sixth in the list and making him the third-richest British citizen. The Duke died on 9 August 2016 after suffering a heart attack. The title then passed to his son, Hugh Grosvenor. The Grosvenor family's first development was in Mayfair, Central London, in the early 18th century; the second big development came around 100 years later and was in another exclusive part of London – Belgravia, developed by the family after the end of Napoleonic Wars and the conversion of Buckingham Palace – which is just one mile East. After developing the two parts"
"regulations and that all its arrangements were agreed with HMRC. In 2017, ""The Guardian"" disclosed details from the Paradise Papers that Queen Elizabeth II had invested some money in the company over a 12-year period via the Duchy of Lancaster. BrightHouse (retailer) Caversham Finance Limited, trading as BrightHouse, is the largest rent-to-own company in the United Kingdom, with over 270 stores. BrightHouse is a trading name of Caversham Finance Limited which is owned by private equity firm Apollo Management. In October 2017, the company was ordered by the financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, to pay 249,000 customers £14.8m due"
"stand shoulder to shoulder with victimised workers at the Ritzy cinema and across the Picturehouse chain."" Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn have also voiced their support for the campaign. In July 2017 MP Helen Hayes raised the issue of the dispute with Theresa May at Prime Minister’s Questions. Film stars and celebrities such as Sir Patrick Stewart, Richard Curtis, Lindsay Duncan, Sir Mark Rylance Ken Loach, Mike Leigh and Eric Cantona have lent their support. Following a staff protest during the 2017 BFI London Film Festival, high-profile UK industry figures signed an open letter"
"above. The others were related to his involvement in procurement of arms in 2010 and 2013. In November 2017 an investigation conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism cited his name in the list of politicians named in ""Paradise Papers"" allegations. At the end of the 1990s, Prince Khalid had business contacts with French electronics group Thomson-CSF. Khalid is the chairman for the committee of the Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz International Prize for Water. He is chair of board of trustees of Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Foundation. He is also a member of the board of trustees of"
"became one of India's best known business tycoons alongside such names as Tata, Birla, and Ambani. In 2012, the Group acquired the US firm Houghton International, the world's largest metal fluids manufacturer, for $1.045 billion. Hinduja's business approach is conservative and opportunist, investing in diversified business sectors ranging from oil & gas, banking & finance, and IT to real estate, energy & chemicals, power, and media & entertainment. In 2014, Hinduja was the UK's wealthiest person, with an estimated wealth of GBP 11.9 billion ($20.04 billion) according to the ""Sunday Times"" Rich List. As of March 2016, ""Forbes"" ranks SP"
"the back of charities"". However, The Health Lottery's public accounts confirm that, as of 2017, the company had not made a profit since inception. In December 2017, Sir Henry Bellingham, MP, North West Norfolk, led a debate in Westminster Hall with members of Parliament representing 5 parties from across the United Kingdom on the ""‘Future of Society Lotteries, the Health Lottery and limits on prize values’"". The debate concluded that the much-needed changes to the prize limits of these lotteries - to £1m - would receive widespread support - not just from the Government benches but from the entire House"