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...“This reminds me of when Arthur Andersen went out of business because it’s the same kind of crisis of confidence with everyone bailing out,” said Paul Gillis, an accounting specialist and a professor of...
...The bank provided a loan, which was backed by a personal guarantee and collateral from David Brown, then the chief executive, and Martin King, the former director of investor relations....
...Woods’s decision was driven by fiscal reasons as much as those to do with the game, says David Lightner, a tax and investment specialist with FSM Capital, who worked with Woods’s agency IMG at that time....
...It has lit up the careers of unsung golfers, such as the Irishman Paul McGinley, this year’s European captain, the cheerful Italian Constantino Rocca, and the quiet Englishman David Gilford, and given them...
...It would be surprising to me if this goes very well,” said Paul Gillis, professor at Guanghua School of Management at Peking University....
...However David Webb, a corporate governance expert in Hong Kong, said there have been a number of problem companies listed in Hong Kong over the past few years....
...“We are tending to utilise a two-name strategy there,” says David Fairfull, ShineWing Hall Chadwick chairman....
...Some Apple investors, led by Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn, have been pushing the company to pay out more of its $137bn cash pile, something founder Steve Jobs long resisted....
...Colin Gillis, tech analyst at BGC Partners, said: “Competitors are using price as a lever to get traction in the market....
...David Walkley, analyst at Canaccord Genuity, said the downward guidance by Apple may prove conservative....
...“Our members are more engaged and focused as a result of that campaign,” said Michael Gillis, a spokesman for the AFL-CIO, the peak union body, in Ohio....
...“Some will just be people who are out of control and can’t get the job done,” said Paul Gillis, a professor of accounting at Beijing University....
...The ex-Tesco executive and former head of Figleaves, the lingerie website, started work on Monday, replacing Neil Gillis....
...“We may find we trade very healthily and don’t need to do a rights issue,” said Neil Gillis, chief executive, who steps down from his post next month....
...“The fact that Blacks is still here is testament to Neil’s efforts,” said David Stoddart, retail analyst at FinnCap. “Three years ago, there was a good chance it wasn’t going to last....
...Ms Reynolds will join Blacks “towards the end of the summer”, replacing Neil Gillis, the turnround specialist who announced in February that he would leave the lossmaking retailer....
...Mr Gillis will work his six-month notice period and hopes his next job will be another turnround situation....
...Ashley earlier dismissed suggestions that he was supportive of Blacks’ chief executive Neil Gillis following a clear-the-air lunch....
...David Stoddart retail analyst at Altium Securities, said: “There is the issue of a lack of appetite for a purchase at this part of the cycle, and the lack of appetite for lending to retail.”...
...“I’m actually an optimist,” said Mr Gillis. “People actually like spending money and they’ve got used to it.”...
...Principle, which is Blacks’ fourth largest shareholder, had demanded an outsider be appointed but David Bernstein, chairman, said he had not bowed to pressure in choosing Mr Gillis....
...“I am delighted we have engaged someone of Neil’s ability to join Blacks Leisure,” said David Bernstein, chairman....
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