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...His industry career, starting at the US group Kimberly-Clark, appeared conventional enough until the 1980s, when James Goldsmith spotted his potential as a coldly effective hatchet man....
...(FT latest + FT investigation) Farewell ‘Chainsaw Al’ Dunlap This is a must-read obituary by Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson about a ruthless American asset stripper who caught the eye of the UK’s James Goldsmith...
...Possibly the most notorious exponent in recent times was “Chainsaw” Al Dunlap, an ex-lieutenant of the late Sir James Goldsmith. He entitled his memoir Mean Business, which says it all....
...His son James, 44, prefers to own casinos than play in them....
...James Davis, chief financial officer of the Stanford group, also has declined to co-operate....
...James A. Dunlap Jr and Associates LLC, a Georgia firm, filed its suit on behalf of a Colorado charity....
...Similarly, “Chainsaw” Al Dunlap’s book Mean Business is a case study in conceit and delusion....
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