Hints and tips:
...He has chaired Ashley Tabor-King’s Global media group for 15 years. That suggests Allen is good at getting along with founders....
...Park brought his radio expertise, Allen his corporate skills and Tabor-King his family’s wealth and an entrepreneurial spirit....
...One of the messages to Mr Tabor included a picture of the gates of Auschwitz, where more than 1m Jews were murdered....
...… 2 Allen Banks, Northumberland Start/Finish: Allen Banks car park Length of walk: 5.5 miles Walkers’ pitstop: The Bowes Hotel, Bardon Mill Family rating: Further reading: http://tinyurl.com/ya9jf6f...
...Last year, Mr Allen, 51, was appointed chairman of the newly-formed Global Radio, owned by Michael Tabor, the UK gambling and horseracing billionaire....
...Ashley Tabor and Charles Allen, respectively Global’s chief executive and chairman, will move across to take on the same roles at GCap in the interim....
...Charles Allen, the former chief executive of ITV who is chairman of Global, and Ashley Tabor, its chief executive, had courted GCap since before Christmas....
...Then, almost out of nowhere, the family-owned H Bauer Publishing swept up Emap Radio for £422m, forcing Mr Tabor and Mr Allen to turn their attention to GCap....
...The Takeover Panel this month gave Global, which is chaired by former ITV chief executive Charles Allen, until March 26 to formalise its bid....
...The privately held company that bought Chrysalis Radio’s stations, including Heart and Galaxy, last July for £170m is run by Ashley Tabor, the 30-year-old son of Michael Tabor, one of the principal investors...
...Mr Allen estimated that figure at £18m-£20m....
...What’s more, Global’s chief executive is Ashley Tabor, son of Monaco-based Michael Tabor....
...Its chief executive is Mr Tabor’s son Ashley, with Charles Allen, the former chief executive of ITV, as the chairman....
...Waiting in the wings is an offer of 190p a share from Global, a privately-held company backed by Michael Tabor and a group of Irish investors who own companies such as Barchester Healthcare....
...The letter was signed by Ralph Bernard, chief executive of GCap Media, Ashley Tabor and Charles Allen, respectively chief executive and chairman of Global Radio, and Alun Cathcart, the chairman of Emap Radio...
...Mr Tabor said: “We completely understand Phil’s decision to pursue other interests at this stage of his career....
...Now he is chairman of Global Radio, alongside chief executive Ashley Tabor....
...Mr Tabor’s son Ashley is expected to become chief executive of Global Radio....
...In a note to his staff, Mr Riley said he had not been pushed out by the new privately financed owners, led by Charles Allen, the former head of ITV....
...Global Radio, chaired by Charles Allen and believed to be backed by Michael Tabor and Irish investors John Magnier and JP McManus, are thought to be interested in Emap’s radio operations....
...Whichever direction his captain Charles Allen sends him in, Mr Park is well-equipped to cope....
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