"Post's profits to C$281 million (£183 million), despite a 5.1 per cent drop in revenues, resulting in a two-year extension to her original five-year contract. However, in her last year of tenure, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers marked her fourth anniversary with a report card, with the CUPW's President Denis Lemelin commenting: ""If you compare the four years before Greene with the four years under Greene's management, the numbers show that injuries have gone up 15.4% and grievances have gone up 59.3%."" On May 27, 2010, Greene was appointed Chief Executive-designate of Britain's Royal Mail. Replacing the departed Adam"
"Great Britain are now owned by Philip Green and his company Arcadia for Topshop and BHS. David Sears may have inherited some business acumen from his ancestors and helped Nova Group in Japan develop their language school business to be placed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In fact they were business partners for 14 years with the Super Nova Racing Team. Sears has also been involved as a director of Thunderball, a mining company in West Africa and more recently has helped Dr. Doug Linman create the MQ Corporation in the USA and UK to launch Solar Liquid Power as"
"bachelor's degree in 1983. She then studied Business Psychology at the London School of Economics, graduating in 1985. Green spent her early career in the electronic components industry, working in Europe, the United States and Asia. She was managing director of Macro Group, and then appointed president of the Asia/Pacific sector of Arrow Electronics from 2002 to 2006. She was chief executive officer of Premier Farnell, a global electronics distribution business, from 2006 until 2012. She became CEO of Thomas Cook Group on 30 July 2012, succeeding Manny Fontenla-Novoa who was CEO from 2003. She obtained this position by cold"
"Green, CEO, who joined the business in 2006. In 2007 the firm launched its Greater China business, Premier Electronics, with a warehouse and distribution centre in WaiGaoQiao. Towards the end of 2008 the group began the closure of Cadillac Electric (part of the group's Industrial Products Division). During the course of 2008 thegroup acquired Hynetic Electronics, an Indian distributor, and in early 2009 it acquired Microdis Electronics, an electronics distributor based in Poland. On 24 September 2009, it announced the acquisition of CadSoft Computer GmbH, developer of EAGLE electronic design automation software, which it later sold in 2016. On 17"
"""The Telegraph"" said that the allegations would ""reignite the #MeToo movement against the mistreatment of women, minorities and others by powerful employers. Opposition MPs, including Labour MPs Frank Field and Jess Phillips, and Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable, called for a revocation of Green's knighthood. Philip Green Sir Philip Nigel Ross Green (born 15 March 1952) is a British billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Arcadia Group, a retail company that includes Topshop, Topman, Wallis, Evans, Burton, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins and Outfit. The now-defunct BHS chain was also part of the group. Green has been involved in a number"
"It is the biggest manufacturer in Britain. The company was formed on 30 November 1999 by the £7.7 billion merger of two British companies: Marconi Electronic Systems (MES) – the defence electronics and naval shipbuilding subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc (GEC) – and British Aerospace (BAe) – an aircraft, munitions and naval systems manufacturer. BAE Systems is the successor to various aircraft, shipbuilding, armoured vehicle, armaments and defence electronics companies, including the Marconi Company, the first commercial company devoted to the development and use of radio; A.V. Roe and Company, one of the world's first aircraft companies; de"
"Moixa Moixa is a British technology company, founded by Simon Daniel and Chris Wright in 2004, which focuses on energy innovation. It makes the Moixa Smart Home Battery and provides GridShare software to manage distributed fleets of batteries, electric vehicles and other storage devices. The company has raised about £15 million in investment – around two thirds in equity and the rest in contracts and grants. ITOCHU Corporation, one of Japan’s largest trading houses, invested £5 million in Moixa in December 2017 and the two companies agreed a strategic partnership to market GridShare in Japan. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO),"
"around £60 million to £80 million. Humphrey Cobbold took over from Peter Roberts as the CEO and Peter Roberts has, in turn, become the Executive Chairman, with Adam Bellamy continuing as the CFO. In November 2017 it was bought by Los Angeles-based Leonard Green & Partners for £600 million. It has a 2-star accreditation from Best Companies and a BCI score of 696.6. PureGym PureGym Limited is a chain of no frills fitness clubs in the United Kingdom. The chain is based in Leeds and has gyms across the UK. It is Britain's largest gym chain by membership, being the"
"Philip Green Sir Philip Nigel Ross Green (born 15 March 1952) is a British billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Arcadia Group, a retail company that includes Topshop, Topman, Wallis, Evans, Burton, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins and Outfit. The now-defunct BHS chain was also part of the group. Green has been involved in a number of controversies throughout his professional career, including his actions prior to the demise of BHS. In October 2016, the House of Commons approved a measure to ask the Honours Forfeiture Committee to strip Green of his knighthood for his role in the downfall of BHS."
"Government with commercial relationships with third parties. Green won Company magazine's ""Most Eligible Bachelor of the Year 1990"". Daniel Green (English businessman) Daniel Green (born October 1966) is an English businessman who has worked in the retail industry and the supply of household solar energy equipment. Green was a financial supporter of Theresa May's prime ministerial campaign. Green was the founder of discount retailer Brand Centre which was sold to Moss Bros Group in 1999. In 2006, Green sold his retail kiosk business to Sky plc for in excess of £25 million, and HomeSun Ltd, a solar distribution company, to"
"United Kingdom. Taveta's assets include: As a result, Taveta (and hence Green) controls 12% of the UK clothing retail market, making Taveta the second-largest operator in the sector. The leader, Marks & Spencer, has been the target of three unsuccessful takeover bids from Taveta. Green's wealth stems from her relationship with her second husband, British retail magnate Sir Philip Green. The arrangement between the married couple (with working-week London resident Sir Philip as the CEO or Chairman of all companies, while Tina Green remains the sole shareholder via Jersey-based Taveta Investments, but resident in Monaco) means that the couple minimise"
"calling chairman Frank Meysman. During her time as CEO, Green helped grow Thomas Cook Group's market worth from £148m to more than £2bn and helped increase the company's share price 829pc. In November 2014, it was announced that Green was leaving with immediate effect, and that Peter Fankhauser, the COO would take over as CEO. Following the announcement of Green's departure, the company's share value dropped by more than £350m. Despite the deaths of Christianne and Robert Shepherd occurring in 2006 before she was appointed, Green announced in June 2015 that she was donating a third of her £5.7m Thomas"
"Daniel Green (English businessman) Daniel Green (born October 1966) is an English businessman who has worked in the retail industry and the supply of household solar energy equipment. Green was a financial supporter of Theresa May's prime ministerial campaign. Green was the founder of discount retailer Brand Centre which was sold to Moss Bros Group in 1999. In 2006, Green sold his retail kiosk business to Sky plc for in excess of £25 million, and HomeSun Ltd, a solar distribution company, to Aviva Investors in 2012 for £100 million. Green opened the first Brand Centre in Enfield, North London, now"
"originally found liable for £6 billion, but negotiated the amount to be paid down to under £2 billion. However, the National Audit Office said that the settlement represented reasonable value for the British taxpayer. The Arcadia Group's shops including Topshop, BHS, and Burton have been targeted as the group is owned by Tina Green, the wife of Sir Phillip Green. Tina Green is a resident of Monaco and was able to receive a dividend of £1.2bn from the group free of UK income tax in 2005. Boots was targeted on 30 January 2011 as the protesters claimed it avoided UK"
"FTSE 100 Index, but was bought by Sir Philip Green in 2000 and taken private. The company became part of Green's Arcadia Group in 2009. Following a number of loss-making years, the company was sold to the consortium Retail Acquisitions Ltd in March 2015 for the nominal price of £1. In April 2016, the company entered administration following unsuccessful attempts to continue trading. It was eventually wound down, and all stores were closed by late August 2016 following failed attempts to find a buyer. The overseas franchises and digital business were sold during the administration period to Al Mana Group,"
"million. It announced and offer to acquire Plant Impact, an agricultural bioscience business, for £10 million in February 2018. The company's products include: These products are sold to other manufacturing companies. Croda has factories in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, the United States, Brazil, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Korea, and Japan. Croda International Croda International plc is a British speciality chemicals company based at Snaith in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company was founded by George Crowe in 1925 at Rawcliffe Bridge to manufacture lanolin, a natural protective fat"
"UK, on the A30, opposite the Staines Reservoirs, is the UK's fifth largest contract caterer. Cisco Videoscape (previously NDS Group before 2012), on the A308 in Birch Green, makes software for digital set-top boxes worldwide for the pay TV industry. High Wycombe is known historically for its furniture industry, and has the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers. Hyundai UK and Tetra Pak UK are at Wycombe Marsh on the A40, and Dreams, the UK base of Ariston (now owned by Indesit), Wilkinson Sword, Merisant UK, and Staples are based in High Wycombe; Cofely (energy services) and Rank Hovis"
"investment from Barclays. In 2016, the company reported revenue of £71 million and proved there is a place for a premium-priced business card printer in a digital age. Moo.com MOO (moo.com) is an online print and design company headquartered in London, England. MOO offers a variety of business cards and other printed materials to customers in over 190 countries, and has six locations across the United Kingdom and United States. The company was founded in 2006 by CEO and Founder Richard Moross (MBE). MOO serves businesses of all sizes, from start-ups and independent designers to larger organisations including Google, AirBnb,"
"Stephen Greene (social entrepreneur) Stephen Greene is the CEO of the international pro-social media company Rockcorps. As head of RockCorps, he has overseen the production of over 40 volunteer-exclusive concerts worldwide, featuring music artists such as Lady Gaga, Diddy and Rihanna. In 2012 the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, appointed Greene as Executive Chairman of the independent management body of the National Citizen Service. The appointment was emblematic of the Prime Minister’s ""Big Society"" policy efforts, helping provide teens with social and technical skills through their involvement in community work. Stephen Greene continues to serve on the Boards of Directors"
"Humphrey Cobbold Humphrey Michael Cobbold (born Nairobi, Kenya 1964) is the current Chief Executive Officer of Pure Gym - the UK’s largest Gym operator. He joined the business in 2015 when there were 84 gyms and has steered growth of the business to over 200 facilities in 2018. He oversaw the sale of the business for the founder (Peter Roberts) and investors from CCMP to Leonard Green & Partners in November 2017 for over £600m. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of Wiggle Ltd - a UK-based online retailer of cycling and triathlon related products. He is a former"
"Fortune Global 500 list with a turnover of $ 72.766 billion and net profit of $ 1.545 billion (2018). In 2018 Amer was ranked as 2nd largest private manufacturing enterprise and 3rd private enterprise within China. In 2015, American molybdenum mineral development, exploration, and mining company General Moly announced a strategic partnership with Amer International Group. According to the terms of the partnership, Amer acquired 40 million of Moly's shares and procured a $700 million loan for the development of the Mt. Hope Project. The company was also in talks to buy English football club Southampton for £246 million in"
"is also a major investor. Individual investors include Sam Laidlaw, former CEO of Centrica; Ian Marchant, former CEO of SSE; Brian Count, former Chief Operating Officer of RWE npower; and Lady Barbara Judge, chairman of the Institute of Directors and Athene Capital. Moixa’s chairman is David Thomlinson, former UK Managing Director of Accenture. The company has offices in London and Manchester. Since the company’s first pilots in 2010, Moixa has installed home batteries in nearly 1,000 UK homes with a combined nine million hours of operation. It expects to launch trials in Japan, Europe and the US in 2018. The"
"her own line of designer shoes under the Topshop brand in 2012, and Brandon. Tina Green Christina ""Tina"" Green, Lady Green (b. 1948 or 1949), is an English billionaire businesswoman, who is based in Monaco. She was born in England (not South Africa as is sometimes suggested) to a father who ""worked in the wine trade"", and travelled widely when young. Married to British retail businessman Sir Philip Green, her second husband, Tina Green owns all of the family shares in Jersey-registered Taveta Investments. As a result, she has been referred to as the wealthiest and second-wealthiest woman in the"
"and Professor Green. Around the same time, EMI announced restructuring plans to cut between 1,500 and 2,000 jobs and to reduce costs by £200 million a year. As a result, the UK chief executive Tony Wadsworth left EMI shortly after the buyout. By the fall of 2008, the firm's investment in EMI was clearly troubled with a large debt load and weak earnings In early 2009, Terra Firma wrote down the value of its investment by €1.37 billion, approximately 46% of its original value. However, Terra Firma and Hands personally continued to put new money into the company in order"
"Gael Force Group, Jamie Murray-Wells of Glasses Direct, Michael Korn of KwickScreen, Laurence Kemball-Cook of Pavegen, Richard Reed of Innocent Smoothies, and James Watt and Martin Dickie of BrewDog Shell LiveWIRE offers two business awards; the monthly £5,000 Shell LiveWIRE Smarter Future Awards and an annual £25,000 Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The Shell LiveWIRE Smarter Future Programme launched in 2015 with aim of supporting start-ups that provide solutions to the UK's future transport, food, energy, or natural resource challenges, or make our urban environments cleaner and more sustainable places to work and live in. So far"
"and historical predecessors (this is not a comprehensive list): GlaxoSmithKline Emma Walmsley became CEO on 31 March 2017 and is the first female CEO of the company. The company has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. As of August 2016 it had a market capitalisation of £81 billion (around $107 billion), the fourth largest on the London Stock Exchange. It has a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange. GSK's drugs and vaccines earned £21.3 billion in 2013. Its top-selling products that year were Advair, Avodart, Flovent, Augmentin,"
"was also reported to be seeking to sell Dobbies Garden Centres, Giraffe Restaurants and Harris + Hoole to concentrate on its main supermarket business. On 27 January 2017, it was announced that Tesco had reached an agreement to merge with Britain's biggest wholesaler Booker Group to create the UK's largest food group, there are however concerns over market dominance with Tesco being Britain's largest food retailer and Booker being the UK's largest wholesaler. It was announced in March 2017 that Trevor Masters, International Chief Executive, would be leaving in May after 38 years with the company. On 1 April, Tony"
"is Franke UK, the world's largest manufacturer of domestic sinks and Simon Carves (process engineering), and Renold plc is an international chain company based on the B5166, off the Manchester Airport spur of the M56. Amazon have a fulfilment centre off the A538 west of the airport, south of the Hale Four Seasons Roundabout of the M56. N Brown Group (JD Williams) is one of Britain's main clothing manufacturers and retailers, and based in central Manchester near the A62/A665 junction and Sir Owen William's Daily Express Building, and owns well-known brands. Gazprom Energy is on Quay Street (A34) towards the"
"to his friendship with chairman Bill Kenwright, but states that has no intention of formally investing in the club. He arranged for another friend, Planet Hollywood's owner Robert Earl, to purchase shares from former director Paul Gregg during a struggle for control of Everton in 2004. He offers business advice to the club alongside Tesco CEO Terry Leahy and helps negotiate player transfer fees with agents. Green became the target of activist group UK Uncut in November 2010 for alleged corporate tax avoidance. The group targeted Green specifically as a government advisor. Taveta Investments, acquired by Arcadia in 2002, is"
"into administration with Ernst & Young. It was sold to the private equity firm EPIC for an undisclosed amount on 23 December 2008. In January 2014 the company was taken over by Mark Dunhill as CEO. In 2016 Whittard added a sit-down tea bar to its flagship store in Covent Garden. The company has 55 retail stores across the United Kingdom employing around 420 people, and provides international sales through its transactional website. The company has international stores in countries including United Arab Emirates, Australia, Chile, Cyprus, Kuwait, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Poland, China, and Romania. Whittard of Chelsea Whittard"
"registered in the name of Green's wife. As a Monaco resident, the company faces a significantly lower tax liability than if she were a UK resident. When Green paid his family £1.2 billion in 2005, it was paid for by a loan taken out by Arcadia, cutting Arcadia's corporation tax as interest charges on the loan were offset against profits. Arcadia has been criticised for the pay and conditions of both overseas and UK workers by anti-sweatshop groups such as Labour Behind the Label, No Sweat and the student activist network People & Planet. Green denied allegations in ""The Sunday"
"Gaming, Playtech, Realistic Games, SG Digital, Core Gaming, Relax Gaming, Just for the Win, GamesLab, Gamevy, Fuga Gaming, Iron Dog Studios, 1x2 Gaming, Inspired Gaming and RabCat. Mr Green & Co AB is the parent company of the group, where the online casino Mr Green (Mr Green Ltd) is the largest company. The parent company, Mr Green & Co AB, is based in Stockholm, Sweden. Per Norman, former chief technology officer at Swedish media business Modern Times Group (MTG), was named president and chief executive of Mr Green & Co in 2015, replacing the departing Mikael Pawlo in the role."
"Arcadia Group Arcadia Group Ltd. (formerly Arcadia Group plc and Burton Group plc) is a British multinational retailing company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It owns the high street clothing retailers Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Topman, Topshop, Wallis and the out of town chain Outfit, which sells lines from the other group chains. The group has more than 2,500 outlets in the UK, concessions in UK department stores such as Debenhams, Selfridges, as well as several hundred franchises in other countries. The company is majority owned by Taveta Investments, itself owned by Tina Green, the wife of Sir"