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...When John Quinn, the renowned Los Angeles-based lawyer and art collector, joins our Zoom call, I’m surprised to find he’s in his car. Has he been working from there?...
...Finishing off the evening was Constellations by Emma O’Halloran, winner of Morrison’s Next Generation contest, with a newly commissioned opera on the programme for next month’s Prototype Festival in New...
...The first resulted in a commission for a full-scale opera by the Ireland-born, Princeton-trained Emma O’Halloran, which is to be heard at Prototype in 2022, then taken to Galway courtesy of the Irish National...
...John Neal, the former boss of Australia-based insurer QBE who lost his job last year following a shock profit warning, has been appointed as the new chief executive of Lloyd’s of London, the insurance market...
...Halloran, took his own life....
...The company has had its present chief executive since 2012, after more than a decade of acquisitions under Frank O’Halloran. John Neal has changed the focus from top-line growth to margin improvement....
...Under former CEO Frank O’ Halloran, who retired in 2012, the Aussie insurer raced through more than 40 acquisitions over 12 years....
...John Neal, who became chief executive last year, has so far been able, with some reason, to blame his predecessor. Now the story is turning to how he can fix the legacy....
...The company expanded through more than 40 acquisitions in 12 years under Frank O’Halloran, former chief executive, but some of those US deals are now at the heart of its problems....
...John Neal, who took over as chief executive last year from Frank O’Halloran, said US premiums would be $600m less than what he had forecast at the start of the year as QBE cut back heavily on underperforming...
...“The bank’s collection includes a lot of works by well-regarded living artists,” said James O’Halloran, managing director at Adam’s....
...Under Mr Neal’s predecessor, Frank O’Halloran, QBE completed more than 75 acquisitions in 10 years, creating a sprawling global insurance business....
...Now John Neal, the new chief executive, wants to turn what had become a portfolio of independent insurance businesses into a functioning global group. About time....
...Chief executive John Neal recently succeeded Frank O’Halloran, who declared that he “did not chase organic growth”....
...Under Frank O’Halloran, its longstanding chief executive, who stepped down in August, QBE went through 14 years of expansion, making more than 140 acquisitions in Europe and the US....
...His successor, global underwriting head John Neal, has been groomed by Mr O’Halloran, who himself followed an acquirer. Profits through acquisition are simply what QBE does....
...By John Casey, Lex publisher...
...Last week, Columbia Business School held a conference on the interface between business and politics, where Sharyn O’Halloran, a Columbia professor, revealed that businesses have recently been spending $3.5bn...
...Chris O’Halloran, who runs Belfast Interface Projects, which helps a series of initiatives on the peace line, says: “It takes resources. There’s no getting away from that....
...“Out of town, there’s very little on offer,” said Matt O’Halloran, Islandrive’s founder....
...Piano music by Philip Glass and Dustin O’Halloran inspired this piece, whose décor also included three big white panels that slithered around hiding and revealing dancers....
...Peter Halloran, Pharos president, told the newswire talent was in short supply and Dougherty had often identified opportunities well before the market recognised them....
...John Mulcahy, the Suncorp chief executive who will head up the merged entity, said his priority would be the appointment of senior executives....
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